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Opinion: NYC’s Next Mayor Should Prioritize Land Use and Zoning Projects

‘It’s crucial for the mayor to make difficult decisions about how certain neighborhoods are zoned and rezoned. He should have the courage of his convictions—and, where needed, be unafraid of…

Economy Government Opinion

Opinion: What Real Marijuana Justice Could Look in East New York, Brooklyn

‘In other states that have established a legal marijuana market, large corporations with significant capital make up the bulk of the market share while BIPOC communities have seen little, if…

Education Opinion

Opinion: As College Classes Resume, New York Must Invest in Ending Student Hunger

‘College campus food pantries have short hours of operation, lack physical space, and regularly run out of food. Already strained, many have been stretched to a breaking point under the…

Government Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: Let’s Have a Compassionate Conversation About NYC Homelessness

‘For every supportive housing slot there are six applications. Nearly 45,000 New Yorkers, including 14,000 children, fill the shelter system. What we need now is the political will to invest…

Education Opinion

Opinion: Curb Learning Loss at NYC Schools With a Culturally-Responsive Curriculum

‘I want our children to be good ancestors and citizens of the world, to see the beauty in all voices and stories. But to do that, they need to see…

Economy Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: A Truly Equitable SoHo/NoHo Rezoning Should Focus on More Housing, Not Office Space

The need for new housing, especially affordable, in these high-opportunity neighborhoods is much more acute than the need for more commercial space.

Economy Opinion Transportation

Opinion: Unresolved Issues with Cuomo’s $2.05 Billion LaGuardia AirTrain

‘Will there really be 9,000 daily riders? Does a cost benefit analysis justify investing $2.05 billion for this project, long-championed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who will no longer be in…

Justice Opinion

Opinion: NY Must Overhaul Statute of Limitations Laws for Childhood Sexual Abuse

‘On Aug. 14, the New York Child Victims Act’s two-year civil sexual abuse statute of limitations “window” will close, and older victims whose claims had previously been time-barred will be…

Justice Opinion

Opinion: Solitary Confinement by Any Other Name is Still Solitary, and Needs to End

‘New York City officials claim people in “alternatives to solitary” will have at least 10 hours of daily out-of-cell time, with counseling and programming. But their actual plan involves people…

Justice Opinion

Opinion: To Improve Public Safety in NYC, Send Fewer People to Jail

‘Jail separates people from work and family, jeopardizes stable housing, and subjects them to violence, especially in inhumane environments like Rikers. Incarceration must be the option of last resort, used…

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