Opinion
Opinion: Congress Should Respect Puerto Rico’s Vote for Statehood
Tony Mele |
‘In the past eight years, Puerto Rico residents have repeatedly voted against continuing under the current territory status.’
education
Opinion: This Fall, New York City Schools Should Return to Better Than ‘Normal’
Selena Carrión |
‘We need to have the audacity to be bold, because our students need us now more than ever. Normal wasn’t working, not just for marginalized communities, but for most.’
Education
Opinion: Project-Based Learning Can Jumpstart a New Educational Era for NYC Schools
David C. Bloomfield |
‘Broad use of PBL/PBA in the city’s schools could jumpstart New York’s post-pandemic educational era away from the drill-and-kill, standardized test-based techniques of the last 20 years, invigorating teachers and students when motivation and a sense of success are so needed.’
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: How to Address COVID-Related Mental Health Needs of NY’s Latino Communities
Rosa M. Gil |
‘New York had a child mental health crisis long before COVID-19. It is imperative New York State and New York City make child mental health a priority, especially for the Black and brown children disproportionately devastated by the pandemic.’
Education
Opinion: It’s Time to Invest in NYC’s Community Colleges
Nicola Blake |
‘One thing that is quite clear is that this past year has amplified the need to better serve students at the community college level–students who are the economic engine of New York.’
gun control
Opinion: Job One for NYC’s Next Mayor is Tackling Gun Violence
Zellnor Myrie |
‘City Hall can and must go beyond the typical fixes of past administrations, and work to address gun violence in two ways: with bespoke strategies tailored to individual neighborhoods and with a comprehensive citywide approach.’
Election 2021
Opinion: This Election Will Create More Diverse Representation in NYC—Thanks to Ranked Choice Voting
Rosemonde Pierre-Louis |
The City Council, where only 14 women serve in a chamber of 51, is poised—for the first time—to become a majority female body with 29 women currently leading in their respective races.’
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: ICE Must End Local Transfers, Release Detained Immigrants
Jennifer Grant, Perry McAninch and Morganne Barrett |
‘ICE has abruptly moved at least 50 locally detained immigrants without notice. In many cases, detained individuals have simply disappeared.’
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: Justice-Involved New Yorkers Need Access to Higher Education
Camilla Broderick |
‘As New York City looks toward investing in opportunities for people with justice involvement, it is imperative that they fund higher education services as a part of reentry. We must break down the barriers to opportunity for justice-involved people now more than ever.’
Opinion
Opinion: NYC Needs a Proactive Plan to Protect Asian Americans From Hate
Peter Koo and Jo-Ann Yoo |
‘Without the help from city leaders in securing the $10 million in new initiative funding, we are stuck in this reality—a status quo where, every day, Asian New Yorkers are afraid to go to the park, to work, to the grocery store
