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Opinion: Segregated K-12 Schools are a Threat to Democracy

“Democracies cannot function when entire groups of people are insulated from the realities of those they don’t understand. By reframing the issue as an urgent threat to democracy, we may…

Government Opinion Politics

Opinion: How NY Democrats and Gov. Hochul Can Win Back Young Voters

“While record youth turnout across the country enabled Democrats to hold the U.S. Senate and make gains in swing districts barely won by President Joe Biden, the New York vote…

Government Justice Opinion

Opinion: One Easy Fix Could Help Thousands of Recent Venezuelan Immigrants

“Simply by re-designating Temporary Protected Status to include recent arrivals from Venezuela, thousands of asylum seekers would have their legal posture drastically altered, for the better. The Department of Homeland…

Government Justice Opinion

Opinion: Do We Want to Solve Violence, or Crime?

“For decades politicians have focused on reducing crime while communities end up with nothing that actually solves violence—and often with strategies that make it worse.”

Government Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development Opinion Politics

Opinion: More Housing is the Progressive Choice

“More housing at any income level lowers nearby rents. We progressives should therefore be fighting for new housing with every bone in our bodies.”

Justice Opinion

Opinion: Rikers Crisis Demands Federal Receiver

“A hearing in federal court could decide whether or not the city, under Mayor Eric Adams, will maintain control of Rikers. The feds should take over.”

Education Government Justice Opinion

Opinion: Teaching Kids About Domestic Violence Earlier Will Make NY Safer

“Reaching children at much earlier ages to teach them about healthy relationships and how to identify abuse will provide them with the foundations to safety and resiliency and provide our…

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Opinion: Close the Loophole Letting Landlords Displace Rent-Stabilized Tenants

“It is somewhat common for landlords to attempt to circumvent the legal approval process to alter rent-stabilized apartments by cutting out the middleman.”

Government Housing and Homelessness NYCHA Opinion Transportation

Opinion: E-bike Battery Regulation Isn’t Anti-immigrant or Anti-worker. It’s Common Sense.

“We aren’t helping delivery workers by forcing them to charge unsafe, unregulated equipment in their apartments. We need more regulation to protect these hard-working riders and their neighbors, not less.”

Government Housing and Homelessness NYCHA Opinion

Opinion: An All-of-the-Above to Fix NYC’s Housing Crisis

“We’re long past the point where we can squabble over one solution versus another. We have so many tools at our disposal—far too many of them sitting around gathering dust.…

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