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Opinion: Expanding SNAP to Restaurants Can Feed New Yorkers & Boost Small Businesses

“A reimagined SNAP should reflect the realities of modern food consumption and the economic potential of small restaurants. By broadening the program’s reach, we not only nourish individuals but also…

Government Health Opinion

Opinion: The Air We Can’t Afford—New York Needs Cap-and-Invest

“My official diagnosis is severe asthma, but what it really represents are the consequences of environmental injustice.”

Government Justice Opinion

Opinion: The NYPD’s Troubling Practice of Removing Women’s Hijabs at Protests

“It’s time for the Adams Administration to acknowledge that recognizing the problem is just the beginning; meaningful reforms must follow—ones that not only uphold the law but also protect religious…

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

Opinion: Gov. Hochul Must Do What Eric Adams Won’t—Solve NYC’s Affordability & Climate Crises

“Through a tax on the mega-rich, the Livable New York Act would fund 100,000 units of deeply affordable housing and transition every building in New York off of fossil fuels…

Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: Asking the NYC Mayoral Candidates for a Real Discussion on Family Homelessness

“Some families live in the shelter system that is meant to be temporary for years. We need concrete responses and leadership, not just campaign slogans, regarding candidates’ plans to address…

Government Health Housing and Homelessness Justice Opinion

Opinion: New Yorkers Support Community-Based Safety Solutions. You Just Have to Ask.

“When polls only ask people how they feel about ‘tough-on-crime’ solutions, they receive only validation for those very solutions.”

Climate and Environment Government Health Opinion

Opinion: Children, Parents & Grandparents Call for Hochul to Move Faster on Climate Action

“While I cannot always prevent pollution from entering my kids’ lungs, I can call on Gov. Hochul to move forward with cap-and-invest and pass strong climate legislation.”

Government Health Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: Older New Yorkers Built This City—Now They’re Going Hungry

“New York needs a comprehensive, modernized infrastructure to get food to hungry older adults and a system that goes beyond the outdated model of providing just one meal per day,…

Government Health Justice Opinion

Opinion: Courageous Response Must Follow New York’s Latest Prison Death

"One concrete action—NY State Assembly Bill 2025-A767—would establish a Youth Justice Innovation Fund to make funds available to community-based organizations for services and programs with the purpose of preventing youth…

Government Health Opinion

Opinion: Rescues Ask the Hard Questions Up Front to Minimize Revolving Doors at Animal Shelters

“Small, volunteer-led, donor-dependent rescues like ours receive virtually zero assistance from local governments, which make no secret of the fact that they rely on rescues to address their stray animal…

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