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Opinion: Young Women Are At a Crossroads. We Must Empower Them to Action.

“We all have a responsibility to foster the next generation of female leaders, but women in particular need to empower our younger female peers by serving as mentors and role…

Opinion: Bringing Affordable Housing to NY’s Market More Quickly, and Less Expensively

“A detriment to building sufficient affordable housing is the long and laborious path projects must go through to reach completion.”

Education Opinion

Opinion: Unseal New York City’s ‘Black Box’ of School Curriculum Data

“Unlike other data that reveals key insight on educational improvement—such as student attendance, academic performance, class size and the credentials of teachers and leaders—what curricula is being used in city…

Government Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: How Exclusionary Zoning Perpetuates Segregation in New York

“In the 2020 Census, the New York City metro area was found to be running just behind Milwaukee and Detroit as the third most segregated region of the country according…

Economy Education Government Opinion Politics

Opinion: We’re NYC High School Students. We Want a New Deal for CUNY

“CUNY matters, education matters, youth voices matters. We already are worrying about the climate crisis, systemic racism, homophobic and transphobic policies, and more. Please take one thing to worry about…

Education Government Opinion Politics

Opinion: New York’s Budget Needs to Boost Wages for Childcare Workers

“In New York, poverty wages and lack of healthcare access reduce the availability of child care for families and lead to high turnover, destabilizing the lives of young children when…

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Opinion: New York’s Suburbs Need Social Housing

“The suburbs need to do their part in providing housing. But relying on the same old market tactics that created this crisis in the first place won’t solve the problem…

Government Justice Opinion

Opinion: Helping Asylum Seekers in New York’s Immigration Courts

“For many asylum seekers like me, the United States is a beacon of hope, providing refuge and safety from the violence many of us experience at home. Yet the sense…

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness Opinion Politics

Opinion: To Deliver for New York’s Working Families, Mayor Adams Needs a Trifecta of Change

“If Mayor Adams wants to make a positive impact on the city and take his ‘working people’s agenda’ beyond rhetoric, he needs to embrace a trifecta of change that establishes…

Government Health Housing and Homelessness Justice Opinion Politics

Opinion: Forced Hospitalization is the Wrong Approach to Mental Health

“This policy, while likely formed with good intent, is short-sighted and places more strain on a system that is close to breaking. It also shifts focus and continues to villainize…

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