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Opinion: The Problem Facing NY’s Construction Industry Isn’t Labor Shortage

‘The accusation that the labor shortage is to blame for non-accredited programs’ plummeting recruitment numbers is just smoke and mirrors. Such programs pose as accredited apprenticeships that strive to combat…

Government Opinion

Opinion: Medicare Advantage is a Disadvantage for New York’s Municipal Retirees

‘While Medicare Advantage plans are required to cover everything covered by original Medicare, they aren’t required to cover them in the same way or for the same price.’

Education Government Opinion

Opinion: A Tuition-Free CUNY is an Investment in New York’s Recovery

‘Winning a New Deal for CUNY would benefit literally hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers—an affordable high quality education right here in NYC can lift up families while creating a…

Government Housing and Homelessness Justice Opinion

Opinion: It’s Time for NYC to Pass The Fair Chance for Housing Act

“Criminal records pose lifetime barriers, especially in the search for housing, where background checks are prevalent and landlords have nearly unfettered discretion to deny people with conviction records.”

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Opinion: Unpaid Family Caregivers Need More Support

‘More than 41 million Americans are also struggling with fewer resources while working as unpaid family caregivers for long, often undetermined, time periods. And at least one million of these…

Climate and Environment Health Opinion Transportation

Opinion: NY’s Air Pollution Could Be Clouding Our Minds, Too

‘Research has brought to light the disturbing effects air pollution has on our health which can have a lifelong impact on an individual. Behavioral issues and decreased IQ have the…

Government Health Opinion

Opinion: New York’s Approach to Ending HIV/AIDS Must Center Harm Reduction

‘While the HIV/AIDS epidemic may not look like it did 30 years ago, little has changed in recent years to eradicate the virus. We are still fighting the same battle…

Government Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: Gowanus Rezoning Shows How We Can Plan Together For a Fairer NYC

‘This plan did not start in a developer’s office, or at City Hall. It started through community planning, a series of public conversations that generated core principles for what inclusive,…

Government Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: Universal Rental Assistance Could Help End the Homelessness Crisis

‘Currently only 25 percent of eligible households receive the housing voucher, meaning that nearly everyone in need of aid does not receive it. The impact of fully funding vouchers would…

Government Opinion Transportation

Opinion: It’s Time for Permanent, Equitable 24/7 Open Streets

‘The limited Open Streets we have are not distributed equitably. There are no active Open Streets in any of the six community boards that have the fewest residents living near…

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