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Opinion: Homeless People are Worthy of Housing — It’s Time to Stop the Stigma

‘Stigmatizing and criminalizing homeless people is just another tool the real estate industry uses to maintain status quo and maximize their bottom lines. The stigmatization must stop — we need…

Opinion: City’s Plan to Expand Street Vendor Permits Must Protect Our Brick-and-Mortars, Too

‘To be clear, we support the food vendor community and their place in our neighborhoods. The food is as delicious and diverse as the city itself. But reform on what’s…

Government Opinion

Opinion: It’s Time for NYC to Put Trash in its Place—And Off Our Sidewalks

‘Major cities all throughout the world have a modernized and efficient approach to trash collection, and New York City is still lagging. We should make the most out of our…

Education Opinion

Opinion: Want to Have a Say in City Schools? Join a Community Education Council

‘We need more parents to run so that each CEC’s economic diversity reflects that of the district. Without such diversity, whole swaths of a school district may be voiceless.’

Education Opinion

Opinion: NYC Students Need Music Education Now More Than Ever

‘Fifty-five percent of city public schools didn’t have a music educator, even before the COVID-19 pandemic…one aspect of that rebuilding must be integrating music as a core subject in the…

Justice Opinion Transportation

Opinion: NYC Subways Urgently Need More Cops

‘The math is simple. In a time when less people are riding the subway due to the COVID-19 pandemic, crime is more likely to occur due to the lack of…

Government Opinion

New Yorkers React to Biden’s Inaugural Address: ‘I Wept’

City Limits asked residents working across different sectors of New York City policy for their reactions to President Joe Biden’s inaugural speech Wednesday.

Health Opinion

Opinion: New York’s Family Caregivers Should be Prioritized for the COVID-19 Vaccine

Family caregivers are direct care workers. We are essential workers. We are unpaid home care workers doing the same job as hospital and nursing home staff, but without pay, labor…

Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: Top-Down Comprehensive Planning Will Further Empower Those on Top

‘Upon close examination, the speaker’s proposal falls short and leaves the door wide open for the continuation of City Planning’s top-down, developer-driven rezonings by offering them a new shroud of…

Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: Any Plan to Convert Empty Offices to Housing Must Center Inclusivity, Affordability

‘It’s clear that New York City is going to face changes in how—and where—people live and work. However, any program to convert empty office spaces and hotels to housing must…

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