CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: A Subway Ban Amounts to Exile for Sex Offenders
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‘An all-out ban on access to public transportation would create enormous barriers to successful reentry and rehabilitation.’
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Opinion: Commission Must Tweak—Rather Than Transform—the Balance of Power in NYC
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Let public advocates focus on being ombudspersons, not policy makers. Strengthen the borough presidents’ land-use power. Put Council members in charge of community boards. And more.
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Opinion: Charter Debate is a Moment for NYC to Change—or Confirm—its Identity
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The 2019 charter revision could do more than tinker with the mechanisms of power in the city. It could reshape how neighborhood identity, borough loyalty and citywide vision shape our common future.
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Speaker Wants Mayor in Charge of Transit, 50 Miles of New Bike Lanes Each Year
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Corey Johnson also says he plans to introduce legislation that would require the Department of Transportation to issue a ‘a comprehensive master plan for city streets’ every five years, He also wants to ‘reimagine’ the BQE.
Max & Murphy: Council’s NYCHA Point-Person Has Open Mind on the Monitor and Infill Development
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But Alicka Ampry-Samuel took issue with City Hall appointing a person with no housing expertise as interim head of the housing authority.
Affordable Housing
City Council, Skeptics Spar Over New Round of Housing Bills
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The de Blasio administration defended its housing lottery system against claims of opacity and unfairness.
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City Council’s Appointments Skew Toward Whites, Manhattanites
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The early statistics on Speaker Johnson’s appointments mirror the record on the other side of City Hall, where Mayor de Blasio’s hiring practices indicate major racial disparities.
HOUSING and DEVELOPMENT
Community Board Rejects De Blasio’s Bay Street Rezoning, Demands Changes
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The conditions set by the board included 20 acres of public open space, construction of new schools, additional ferry services and making the proposed renovations to the Cromwell recreation center a separate project with its own funding.
Mapping the Future
De Blasio’s Sixth Year in Office Could Feature Three Neighborhood Rezonings
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The mayor in 2015 set a goal of rezoning up to 15 neighborhoods in a drive to create more density and more affordable housing. Five rezonings have passed and at least three are likely to move forward in 2019.
HOUSING and DEVELOPMENT
Track the 18 Tenant Protection Bills Now Before the City Council
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The proposals cover everything from buyouts to building-code violations, construction dust to housing-court process servers.