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“Real families were counting on that money, because the QueensWay is desperately needed in our community. It would provide a green space for kids in 28 schools—many of which, like…

ByAmy Kui 2Comments

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Oct 2025

2025 Elections Climate and Environment Government Health Land Use and Development Opinion Politics Transportation

Opinion: Funding Infrastructure That New Yorkers Deserve

“The private sector can bring creative solutions, technical expertise, flexibility and long-term commitment that are often difficult to marshal within traditional public systems.”

ByTom Wright

ByBetsy Smith 2Comments

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Mar 2025

Climate and Environment Featured Government Health

The Fight to End Plastic Turf Zeros in on NYC Parks

A bill recently introduced in City Council would prohibit the Parks Department from installing new swaths of artificial grass, citing the environmental and health impacts.

ByMariana Simões 1Comment

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Jun 2024

Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness

NYC Plans to Expand Public Restrooms. Will it Benefit Homeless New Yorkers?

While city officials cited the importance of restrooms for all residents of the city, highlighting the needs of young children and older New Yorkers, homeless people also rely heavily on…

ByAnastasia Tomkin 2Comments

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Apr 2024

Government Opinion Transportation

Opinion: As Congestion Pricing Approaches, QueensLink Must Move Forward

Whether in Ozone Park, Richmond Hill, Woodhaven, Forest Hills, or Rego Park, the sentiment was the same: parks are great, but transit is needed more. If there is the opportunity…

ByAndrew Lynch

ByNoelle Hunter

ByJasper von Seeburg 0Comments

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Feb 2024

Government Opinion Transportation

Opinion: In the ‘Year of Greenways,’ Let’s Insist on Equity

“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…

ByHunter Armstrong

BySharon Pope-Marshall

ByEdMundo Martinez 1Comment

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Dec 2023

Climate and Environment Government Opinion Politics

Opinion: Mayor Adams, Don’t Trash Our Parks

“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…

ByAdam Ganser 0Comments

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Nov 2023

Housing and Homelessness Immigration Labor News

Outside Randall’s Island Tent Shelters, Immigrants Cook to Sell or Share

Over the last several weeks, shelter residents and volunteers said they’ve seen increased enforcement around cooking and vending at the site, including an operation on Oct. 17 in which the…

ByDaniel Parra 0Comments

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Sep 2023

ARTS and CULTURE Justice Opinion

Opinion: How America’s Green Spaces Nurtured Hip-Hop’s Rise

“The need for parks where everyone feels welcome is vital. The COVID-19 pandemic underscored the value of greenspaces, as people of all backgrounds flocked to local parks to safely exercise…

ByJocelyn Imani 0Comments

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Sep 2023

Government Opinion

Opinion: Cricket Stadium Proposal is Wrong Fit for Van Cortlandt Park

“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.”

ByGary Axelbank 0Comments

Opinion: Fighting for the QueensWay We Were Promised