CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: Trump’s Visa Ban Will Hobble NYC’s Recovery
Brian Kavanagh |
‘This move could not come at a worse time for the city, which is reeling from the economic blow wrought by the coronavirus pandemic.’
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: Now More Than Ever, NYC Must Revamp its Housing Program
Maria Diaz Gonzalez |
The COVID-19 pandemic has pushed the city to the brink of a housing crisis. It is time for the city to design housing policies that retain the people who are the heart, the lungs, and the soul of New York City
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: Lives Hang in the Balance as Courts Resume In-Person Work
Martha Lineberger |
‘Re-opening the New York City courts to non-emergency, in-person appearances right now is an unnecessary mistake. It is a mistake that will have fatal consequences.’
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: Why Crack Down on Revel, but not Cars?
Cody Lyon |
‘If safe streets are still front and center of the Vision Zero mayor’s mind, why not forward stricter policy and regulatory measures that makes similar demands of automobiles and their manufacturers?’
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: Fairness Requires that NYC Pause the Gowanus Rezoning
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‘Gowanus residents have the same right to meaningful civic engagement as other neighborhoods that were rezoned.’
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: Religious Leaders Call to Release People Facing COVID Risks from Prisons & Jails
Barat Ellman |
‘As people of faith, it is our moral duty to speak up for incarcerated people and their families. We call upon the governor and the New York State legislature to move quickly to release people vulnerable to COVID-19 from prisons and jails.’
Budget
Opinion: NY Faces Three More Years of Harmful Budget Cuts Unless Legislative Leaders Act Now
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We look forward to voting for second passage of the Budget Equity Act next year, then working with community groups across the state on a public education and organizing campaign to persuade the voters to approve it on November 2, 2021.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: How NY Can Stop the Exploitation of Construction Workers Like Me
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‘I know many Black women and formerly incarcerated New Yorkers who struggle to re-enter our economy and society while working in exploitative nonunion construction jobs like the one I had at Hudson Yards.’
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: Given Risk of Tech Abuse, Online Learning Must Include Sex Ed
Stephanie Nilva |
‘As the city plans for a return to schools, comprehensive sex education for students, with a focus on healthy relationships, needs to be part of those plans.’
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: COVID Gives NYC a Chance—and Urgent Reasons—to Redesign its Transit System
Keith O Connor and Luke Bridle |
‘What solutions can we implement now to provide the reliable transit that New York City needs for its recovery—especially its most underserved communities?’
