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Opinion: How Mamdani Can Bring the Ethos of ‘Pothole Socialism’ to the City’s Bureaucracy

“The city faces long overdue reforms, but change is difficult, messy and requires thoughtful, innovative and bold approaches.”

Climate and Environment Economy Education Government Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: New York’s Green Economy Must Deliver Economic Justice

“Every major climate investment should consider the workers and skills required, the employers expected to hire, and the pathways needed to connect New Yorkers to the work.”

Climate and Environment Economy Government Land Use and Development Opinion Transportation

Opinion: Bill to Overhaul Last-Mile Deliveries Would Hurt Businesses Like Mine

“Policymakers hear ‘last-mile delivery’ and may picture a giant corporation. I picture my employees.”

Government Health Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: Legionnaires’ Disease Keeps Coming Back. What Can NYC Do Differently?

“While other issues, such as aging infrastructure, further compound the problem, the very design of cooling towers allows for the atomization of particles that can wreak havoc when inhaled.”

Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Opinion Politics

Opinion: Now that CityFHEPS Fight is Over, Let’s Make Sure Vouchers Work

“A rental assistance program cannot prevent homelessness if administrative problems lead to the very evictions it was designed to avoid.”

Government Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development Opinion Politics

Opinion: Sharing Power And Lessons in Co-Governance From The Bronx

“Again and again, Bronx residents refused to accept other’s decisions about our communities, and that history has shaped much of how we think about governance today.”

Climate and Environment Government Health Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development Opinion Politics

Opinion: This Climate Week, The Future Is Still Within Our Control

It’s easy to fall into despair when looking at our climate realities. Here’s why taking climate action in New York City is still more important than ever.

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness Justice Opinion Politics

Opinion: 15 Years After Occupy, We Must Remember the Power of Collective Action

“A group of radical activists took over a tiny park near Wall Street and did the seemingly impossible: They got thousands of disaffected, cynical, frustrated people—including me—to believe that a…

Climate and Environment Government Health Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: Legionnaires’ Disease is Preventable—With Comprehensive Water Management

“The bill follows policies and regulations in place in other states, and codifies recommendations from national experts. New Yorkers deserve to know the water they drink and use every day…

Climate and Environment Government Health Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development Opinion Transportation

Opinion: Next-Day Delivery Shouldn’t Mean Polluted Air

“An indirect source rule (ISR) would be a win-win for the people of New York, especially for environmental justice communities that have been overburdened by the unregulated surge of mega-warehouses.”

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