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Opinion: NY’s Mitchell-Lama Housing Should Be Preserved, Not Dismantled

“Dissolving our building’s Mitchell-Lama status would be a small but significant injustice in an already deeply unequal city. Shareholders who have long benefitted from the program would be autonomously divesting…

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness Opinion Politics Transportation

Opinion: The Penn Station Plan is a Job Well Done. It’s Time We Acknowledge That

“The one thing that unites all New Yorkers is our collective disdain for the derelict old Penn Station. That’s why it makes no sense why some would come out against a…

Government Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: Supportive Housing is NYC’s Best Tool for Addressing Homelessness

“Shelters are not a stand-alone solution and just because we remove homeless people from our subways and streets doesn’t mean they have found a home.”

Economy Government Opinion

Opinion: Helping Black, Women-Owned Businesses Succeed in Hard Times

“When I noticed very few places in my own neighborhood in Brooklyn where the community could come together to connect, despite the conventional image of an entrepreneur looking nothing like…

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: ‘Housing First’ is Not Enough to End NYC Homelessness

“We need a continuum of care that meets the individual needs of homeless New Yorkers where they are, whether it’s a single mother, an out-of-work man, someone exiting incarceration with…

Government Opinion

Opinion: Mayor Adams, Please Ask NYC to Mask Up

“I am deeply concerned that New York City is taking the foot off the brakes at the exact wrong moment.”

Government Justice Opinion Politics

Opinion: Rejecting the Notion of a ‘Feminist’ Jail for Harlem

“Do New York City’s leaders intend to build a new jail every time an old one fails, as it always will? In a city which boasts some of the world’s…

Economy Government Opinion Politics

Opinion: Gov. Hochul, Hold Amazon Accountable this Prime Day

“As Amazon gets richer, workers are waiting for protections they needed yesterday, and the state has an important role to play. Gov. Hochul can demonstrate her leadership and prove that…

Government Justice Opinion

Opinion: Banning Solitary Confinement in NYC Jails is Long Overdue

“Scientific research very clearly demonstrates that solitary confinement is torture. It also shows that it is counterproductive in achieving its goals because it often increases an inmate’s violent behavior.”

Education Government Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: ‘Fair Futures’ Expansion Will Change Foster Youths’ Lives

‘As a young woman who has been in and out of the foster care system my whole life, I’ve had to face many challenging situations alone before my Fair Futures…

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