CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: The Only Essential Workers They Care About Are the Cops
Mustafa Sullivan |
‘COVID-19 took the mask off this truth: The only essential workers this country cares about are cops.’
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Heartbreak for Hispanic Businesses Impacted by Looting
Fernando Martínez for El Diario |
‘I made a big sacrifice when I got into debt two years ago to start this business,’ one bodega owner whose shop was ransacked told El Diario. ‘I did it for my family’s well-being, but also for the community.’
Bronx
Bronx and Other Hard-Hit Communities Cry Out for COVID-19 Resources
Abigail Savitch-Lew |
As an increasing number of reports reveal COVID-19 is having a disproportionate impact on low-income, majority minority areas of New York City, leaders in the South Bronx and in other communities have been demanding a more targeted response.
Bronx
NYC to Get New Hub for Locally Grown Food
Harry DiPrinzio |
The new Bronx distribution facility for regional food will boost supply and potentially lower price, backers say.
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Deep Disagreements Ahead of Key Hearing on Bronx Jail Site
Ayana Smith and Mariela Mariano |
The division between people who support the de Blasio administration plan to site a new jail in the Bronx to facilitate the closing of Rikers and those who don’t is about a lot more than the location.
Bronx
CityViews: Dream of an NYC Ferry System that Navigates a Course of Economic Equity
Lauren Nye |
‘We cannot simply hope that this economic development project organically ensures those most in need for economic opportunities are connected with them.’
CIty Limits Investigative Internship Program
De Blasio’s Soundview Ferry Gets High Marks
Deanna Garcia and Jeanmarie Evelly |
The ferry is a big hit in the Bronx neighborhood, though there are concerns about parking.
Bronx
De Blasio Administration Doing Outreach Ahead of Likely Second Bronx Rezoning
Sadef Ali Kully |
The outreach effort precedes a likely rezoning push expected late next year.
Bronx
Most Opponents of Proposed Bronx Jail Want No Jails, Period
Harry DiPrinzio |
While many Bronx politicians oppose the specific site the mayor has targeted for a new facility to partly replace Rikers Island, a vocal coalition of protesters is calling for an end to jails and policing as we know it.
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Work, Drama, Love and Struggle: A Day in the Life of the Aging Bronx
CUNY Street News Team |
A team of students from the Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY spent a day talking to senior citizens in the Bronx, where—as in the rest of the city—a grayer future is coming.
