“To achieve an equitable school system, we must unite and build a coalition stronger than those who would seek to frighten and silence us. More parents must step up to run for the community board to create a multitude of voices and perspectives.”
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: In the ‘Year of Greenways,’ Let’s Insist on Equity
Hunter Armstrong, Sharon Pope-Marshall and EdMundo Martinez |
“This absence of unified design and management can compound inequality. Where some areas of the city have seen the lion’s share of the city’s attention, other areas have been and are in danger of continuing to be completely left behind.”
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: Mayor Adams, Don’t Trash Our Parks
Adam Ganser |
“While these budget cuts will impact every park and every New Yorker across the city, there’s no secret who will be most impacted: New Yorkers who don’t have resources and who don’t have money to escape the summer heat. Families that depend on parks.”
Bronx
Opinion: Cricket Stadium Proposal is Wrong Fit for Van Cortlandt Park
Gary Axelbank |
“This is not a story about cricket, its popularity, and whether New Yorkers would support the expansion of it. The issue here is the proper use of public parkland.”
Health and Environment
Beach Season is Here. How Clean is the Water in NYC?
Mariana Simões and Ryan Pullido |
Last season, the city’s 25 beaches saw a total of 244 closures, either because water quality exceeded the city’s safety standards—determined by testing for the bacteria found in fecal matter—or because of excessive rainfall, which increases the likelihood of pollution entering local waterways. That’s up from 94 such closures during the 2021 season.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: How Paris is Out-Swimming New York City
Kara Meyer |
“As yet another hot and humid summer approaches, exacerbated by the prospect of rising temperatures, we have fewer public pools per capita than any other major U.S. city and 520 miles of waterfront. As Paris reclaims its riverbanks for public recreation, here we sit in the Big Apple, surrounded by the Hudson, Harlem, and East Rivers, with zero access for swimming.”
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: It’s Time to Think Outside the Box to Solve the Shelter Crisis
Robert Mascali |
“It is time for the governor and the legislature to step up to the plate and start acting like a partner to Mayor Eric Adams instead of a spectator. In fact, in recent years the state has been reducing its support for the city’s shelter system by not keeping up with its financial obligation.”
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: Who Gets to Enjoy NYC’s Open Streets?
Jackson Chabot and Chelsea Dowell |
“This program was a lifeline for New York City during the pandemic, and now it needs more resources and structural support to reach its full potential.”
Community Benefits Agreements
Bronx Students Ask: What Kind of Neighbors Are The Yankees?
CUNY Lehman College Podcasting Team |
In 2009, the new Yankee Stadium opened, replacing what used to be a park. Since the Yankees were getting public land, the city said they needed to give back something. How did that go? Journalism students at CUNY Lehman college investigate.
Sports & Fitness
NYC’s 75-Year-Old Ukrainian Soccer Club Plays in Brooklyn, with Hearts in Kyiv
David Brand |
The Ukrainian Sports Club was founded in 1947 as tens of thousand of Ukrainian migrants settled in New York. Today, the team competes in the historic Cosmopolitan Soccer League and continues to serve a special function for generations of immigrants.
Una Ciudad sin Límites
Cientos de nuevos equipos deportivos llegan a las escuelas de Nueva York tras demanda por equidad racial
Jeanmarie Evelly |
El Departamento de Educación y el Public Schools Athletic League (PSAL por sus siglas en inglés) están llamados a crear 200 nuevos equipos en los próximos dos años, como parte de un acuerdo sobre el acceso desigual a los deportes para los estudiantes negros y latinos.
