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Opinion: How Eric Adams’ Administration Can Prioritize Climate Change and Protect NYC

‘Mayor Adams can make New York City a global leader in the fight against climate change and transition to a green economy. His administration must advance environmental priorities that will…

Housing and Homelessness Justice Opinion

Opinion: How Income Requirements Harm NYC Voucher Holders

‘Realtors and landlords are finding ways to reject voucher holders with essentially no consequence through the setting of exorbitant income requirements.’

Government Justice Opinion

Opinion: Remembering the Wayne Barrett I Knew

“Wayne was an absolutist—moral, faithful, tea totaling, tenacious—a believer in redemption, with reportorial standards beyond reproach. No short cuts, no cheap rumors—only shocking facts; never going with a piece unless…

Economy Education Government Opinion

Opinion: Mayor Eric Adams Shouldn’t Just Listen to Students—He Should Employ Them

By training and paying students to support their peers on the path to college, not only do schools reduce their student-to-counselor ratio, they also make an investment in the student…

Government Justice Opinion Politics

Opinion: NYC Needs a Mayor’s Commission on Asian American and Pacific Islander Affairs

‘AAPI New Yorkers deserve to be heard in the halls of power, and we need a mayor who will recapture our diverse communities’ support and confidence.’

Government Opinion

Opinion: The New Administration Must Invest in Older New Yorkers—& The Nonprofits Serving Them

‘We implore the new administration to seriously consider the Human Services Council #JustPay campaign, and ensure that all New York City contracted employees, who on a daily basis perform critical…

Government Opinion Politics

Opinion: Andrew Cuomo’s Resignation Shows Democracy in Action

‘With enough popular momentum, politicians and offices will change their positioning based on constituent demands. It is contemptible to call these feedback loops a mob or a witch hunt. On…

Government Justice Opinion Politics

Opinion: NYC Deserves Better Than a Mayor Who Supports Solitary Confinement

‘Our new mayor should know solitary confinement does not curtail violence in jails, decarceration does. The people of New York deserve so much better than a limited imagination of this…

Government NYCHA Opinion Politics

Opinion: At Midnight, a New Year Begins—and History Gets its Hands on Bill de Blasio

“From the vantage point of future decades, his many flaws and huge mistakes—all so apparent to us who have watched his day-to-day mayoralty—are unlikely to be as visible as the…

Climate and Environment Government Opinion

Opinion: Climate Attribution Technology is Vital in the Fight for Environmental Justice

‘Acknowledging the inequitable distribution of climate change’s damage is an important step, but we must do better. Those with the fewest resources should not have to shoulder the full burden…

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