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The Dream Vs. The Bullet: An MLK Day Call

A week after the shootings in Arizona, and on the day honoring a slain civil rights leader, the head of an anti-gun violence group calls for action against high-power weapons.

Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Did City's Industrial Policy Manufacture Defeat?

Industrial jobs are disappearing throughout America, but they’re vanishing faster in New York. In this op-ed, questions about what City Hall could have done—and still could do—differently.

Government Opinion

New Year's Resolution For NYC: Get A Strategy For Growth

A former councilman and leading land-use lawyer says the city will need a better plan if it is going to make a strong recovery after the recent recession.

Government Opinion

The Unkindest Cut: Why Are We Slashing Youth Shelter Beds?

A Brooklyn councilman argues that there must be a better way to balance the city’s books than cutting $1.5 million from the program that provides beds to runaway and homeless…

Housing and Homelessness Opinion

All I Want For Christmas Is A Subway To Staten Island

Gridlock Sam outlines his transit dreams for New York’s future: the return of streetcars, more bus rapid transit and even a pedestrian bridge from Manhattan to Brooklyn.

Education Opinion

Education Reform 101: An Urban High School That Works

What does it take to turn around a failing high school? One Brooklyn principal says individual attention and group support are key.

Opinion

The Case For Cathie Black

Amid mounting criticism of Mayor Bloomberg’s pick of Cathie Black to head the city’s schools, three former mayors, a bevy of business leaders and the administration itself mount a defense.

Education Opinion

Wanted: A Chancellor Equal To The Challenge

In this op-ed, the head of the City Council’s education committee lists the qualifications of a New York City schools chancellor—and argues that Cathleen Black does not meet them.

Government Opinion

Living Dangerously … at the Library?

In the age of the Internet and an era of shrinking government budgets, are public libraries worth taxpayers’ dollars. A conservative policy analyst—and former library worker—says “yes.”

Government Opinion

Vote 'No' On A Mayoral Power Grab

New York City’s 17-year term limits saga continues with a ballot question in Tuesday’s election. But the more obscure Question 2 might be more important—and perilous.

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