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Opinion: Reform Flood Insurance so New Yorkers Know Their Risk

As sea level rise and extreme rainstorms increase, the impact of flooding will only get worse if we don’t help New York communities become more resilient. One way to do…

Opinion: Making Sure Formerly Incarcerated New Yorkers Know Their Voting Rights

‘During the three months we set up shop in Harlem every Saturday, we encountered scores of people who thought that because they had a felony conviction and/or they were on…

Economy Government Opinion

Opinion: NY Is Not Anti-Business. But It’s Not a Pushover, Either

‘The narrative that New York is anti-business, triggered by the recent defeat of the Industry City proposal, is not only misleading, but simplistic.’

Climate and Environment Opinion

Opinion: National Grid Has No Place in NYC’s Climate-Resilient Future

‘Gas is incompatible with New York’s future. Despite knowing this, National Grid continues to push for more gas infrastructure.’

Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: NY Must Act to Stop ‘Warehousing’ of Vacant Affordable Apartments

‘While New York City is experiencing a severe shortage of affordable housing and increase in homelessness both before and amidst the pandemic, landlords are holding thousands of affordable units off…

Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: City’s Move to Vacate UWS Hotel Shelter is Adding ‘Trauma on Top of Trauma,’ Resident Says

‘After hearing that I would be kicked out of the Lucerne, I felt traumatized – dehumanized at the thought of being moved from shelter to shelter like a pawn on…

Government Opinion

Opinion: NY Must Contend with its System of ‘Passive’ Voter Suppression

‘Research has found that as many as 50 percent of formerly incarcerated New Yorkers who are re-enfranchised mistakenly think that they remain ineligible to vote.’

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Opinion: Councilmember Relies on Misleading Data in Push for Unjust Gowanus Rezoning

‘This planned rezoning is part of the all-too-familiar de Blasio approach of targeting working class neighborhoods, industrial hubs, and communities of color for luxury condo development.’

Economy Government Opinion

Opinion: Filling Out the Census is an Act of Political Power

‘For so long, some of us have been told – in a million big and small ways – that we don’t have a place at the table. We’ve witnessed decades…

Opinion

Opinion: NYC’s Growing Income Inequality Threatens Pandemic Recovery

‘To overcome the wounds of this public health crisis, the city and state need additional funding to address the social and economic vulnerabilities that existed prior to the pandemic, which…

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