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Opinion: Let’s Transform NYC’s Waterfront Street-Ends for Equitable Water Access

‘Places to enter and exit the harbor safely in canoes, kayaks, rafts, sailboats, and rowboats, to educate by interacting with the water—or just to touch the water—remain strangely scarce for…

Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: Local Law 97 is a Public Health Necessity

‘Cleaning up our buildings in the decades to come isn’t just about creating thousands of good jobs, or combating environmental racism, or fighting climate change. It’s also about improving public…

Government Opinion

Opinion: To Reach New York’s Most Vulnerable, Vaccines Must Literally ‘Hit the Streets’

‘To reach those currently experiencing homelessness, it is essential for organizations with longstanding visibility to be empowered and unrestricted to vaccinate in non-traditional settings. Imagine a popup clinic under the…

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Opinion: Adopting a Clean Fuel Standard Will Clean New York’s Air

‘In New York, the transportation sector alone is responsible for 36 percent of the state’s greenhouse gas emissions, and that number is growing.’

Government Opinion

Opinion: Park Season is Almost Here. It’s Time for NYC to Reinvest in Open Space.

‘Now is the time to realize a new era for parks, a vision for recovery with green open spaces at the center of our new urban landscape. The first step…

Opinion

Opinion: For the NY State Budget We Need, Tax the Ultrawealthy

‘It is time for New York to act like the economic powerhouse that it is. Right here and right now, we can generate the recurring revenue we need to create…

Education Health Opinion

Opinion: NYC Schools Can Help Close the COVID Achievement Gap With Tutoring

‘Essential government-funded youth programs could be repurposed to transform the current potpourri of citywide services into a comprehensive public-private partnership focused on creating a rigorous academic tutoring system, with education…

Housing and Homelessness NYCHA Opinion

Opinion: The $4 Billion Housing Blueprint for New York City’s Next Mayor

‘We call on the next mayor to invest… $2.5 billion for affordable housing rental and homeownership opportunities and $1.5 billion for the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA), and to…

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Opinion: Cuomo’s Proposed Budget Cuts Would Hurt New York’s Children

‘Cuomo is proposing cuts to two vital funding streams that have worked for years to keep New York’s children safe…It is irresponsible and immoral.’

Justice Opinion

Opinion: NY’s Cannabis Legalization Plan Must Prioritize Communities Hurt Most by Criminalization

“While Cuomo’s plan acknowledges the social equity imperative of legalization, it allocates only $100 million in tax grants to communities most harmed. That’s a step – but it’s not enough.”

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