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‘In our conversations with Gen Z New Yorkers about what keeps them from the polls, they cite three main factors: socioeconomic barriers, a sense of personal or community disenfranchisement, and…

ByMaya Vesneske

ByOlivia Brady 0Comments

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Mar 2020

Opinion

Opinion: Youth Homeless Are Falling Through Cracks in COVID-19 Response

‘Providers have had to close four drop-in centers, some have rolled services back to the most basic pieces, and still others have ceased overnight hours.’

ByCraig Hughes 0Comments

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Mar 2019

Health Opinion

Opinion: New York City Students Need Wellness Education

‘Put simply, setting aside time for meditation each week makes people better learners and better human beings. Isn’t that what we want for all our children?’

ByRafael Espinal 1Comment

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Oct 2018

In Depth Investigations Justice

The Kids are Leaving Rikers. Is it Really a New Day for Juvenile Justice in NYC?

Not so fast. With Raise the Age going into effect this week, the city’s 16- and 17-year-olds in custody are just moving from one jail to another.

ByHarry DiPrinzio 10Comments

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Jul 2018

Opinion

CityViews: Black, Female and Neglected, 19th-Century Hero Became Students’ Cause

‘Now the nation faces an issue of preserved history through the debate over the removal of Confederate statues. My class decided that we should not minimize history but instead add…

ByTiara Coleman 1Comment

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Jul 2018

Opinion

CityViews: Weep Over the Death of a Child in the Bronx. Then Act.

‘Before this happens again, all the elected officials, school teachers, journalists, priests, ministers and rabbis should look in the mirror, and assume the responsibility for human life we have been…

ByRaymond Schroth 3Comments

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Jun 2018

Opinion

CityViews: NYC’s Youth March to Sound the Alarm on Climate Change

‘We betray our values by neglecting the global and pervasive threat climate change poses to humanity.’

ByIlana Cohen

ByAmy Torres 4Comments

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May 2018

Opinion

CityViews: New York’s Sex Ed Classes Need to be About More Than Sex

‘If we are truly committed to building a future where all people, regardless of gender, are empowered to live with agency and free from violence, it starts with comprehensive sex…

ByAlessia Milstein 0Comments

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Nov 2017

Education Health In Depth Investigations

City Youth Football Teams Unfazed By Study’s New Concussion Alarm

A study finding that tackle football before age 12 creates life-long health risk doesn’t appear to be generating much soul-searching by private youth teams. And the public school system, whose…

ByChristian Vasquez 13Comments

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May 2017

Government

Next 100 Days: Proposed Cuts Pit President Trump Against Youth of Cypress Hills

If you want to understand the likely impact of the president’s proposed cuts to federal programs, you need look no farther than a Brooklyn neighborhood where those initiatives make a…

ByAdam Wisnieski 0Comments

Opinion: Want Young People to Vote? Let Them Organize Themselves

Opinion: Youth Homeless Are Falling Through Cracks in COVID-19 Response

Opinion: New York City Students Need Wellness Education

The Kids are Leaving Rikers. Is it Really a New Day for Juvenile Justice in NYC?

CityViews: Black, Female and Neglected, 19th-Century Hero Became Students’ Cause

CityViews: Weep Over the Death of a Child in the Bronx. Then Act.

CityViews: NYC’s Youth March to Sound the Alarm on Climate Change

CityViews: New York’s Sex Ed Classes Need to be About More Than Sex

City Youth Football Teams Unfazed By Study’s New Concussion Alarm

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