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Opinion: Excise Taxes Can Help Fund Needed Addiction Treatment in NY

“Alcohol sales in New York generate $12 billion annually, yet currently contribute nothing directly to address the very problems alcohol can create.”

Government Health Opinion

Opinion: Aging with Dignity Means Getting Managed Long-Term Care Right

“Funding for Managed Long-Term Care (MLTC), the Medicaid program that allows low-income seniors and people living with disabilities to receive care at home, is rewarding plans serving the healthiest populations…

Climate and Environment Government Health Land Use and Development Opinion Transportation

Opinion: How Last-Mile Delivery Can Reduce NYC’s Congestion

“The goal shouldn’t be to freeze this industry in place. It should be to accelerate the transition already underway—more walkers, more e-bikes, more waterfront freight, more operators building career ladders…

Economy Education Government Housing and Homelessness Opinion Politics

Opinion: Corporate Democrats Who Refuse to Tax the Rich Are Protecting Their Donors. Vote Them Out.

“Now is the time for new leaders to fight for working people. A more affordable New York starts with changing who represents us in Albany and passing policies that unrig…

Government Health Opinion

Opinion: Fulfilling New York’s Legal and Moral Obligation to Support Children’s Behavioral Health

“In the poorest zip codes in the state, from Brownsville to Buffalo, children are languishing on waitlists as their mental health deteriorates, heightening the risk of hospitalization, institutionalization, and even…

Climate and Environment Government Health Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: Expanding the J-51 Tax Incentive is Key Co-ops Staying Affordable—And Becoming Sustainable

"By passing the expanded J-51 proposal in this year’s budget, the governor and legislature have a chance to help co-ops afford the energy upgrades mandated by Local Law 97, keep…

Economy Government Health Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: SNAP Incentives Don’t Match How New Yorkers Actually Shop

“Updating these programs to reflect how people actually buy food would allow a promising idea to finally operate at the scale New York’s food insecurity requires.”

Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: Helping Formerly Unhoused Older New Yorkers Age With Dignity

“Supportive housing has given me so much. I take comfort in knowing that if I have a problem, there’s someone I can go to right away. Every senior deserves the…

Health Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: New York’s Mental Health Crisis Demands We Invest in Programs That Work

“The issue is not whether these programs work, it is whether we are willing to scale and coordinate them to create an effective continuum of care.”

Climate and Environment Government Health Land Use and Development Opinion

Opinion: Why Nuclear Expansion Should Be a Nonstarter for New York

“Hochul knows the risks of restarting Indian Point are unacceptable to downstate New Yorkers. But her planned nuclear buildout upstate is also unacceptable for the same reasons.”

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