CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: Adams’ Admin Should Invest More in Legal Services For Asylum Seekers
Raiza Guevara |
“Seeking asylum has become nearly as difficult as getting here in the first place.”
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: City Council Must Act to Keep NYPD Radio Transmissions Public
Andy Ratto |
“An independent, informed press is an essential check against the police, and it is critical that police radios remain open for journalists to monitor police actions and breaking news events.”
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: Closing the Loophole in NYPD Stop-and-Frisk Oversight
Terron Belle |
“The federal monitor overseeing the NYPD stop and frisk reforms has repeatedly warned that officers are under-reporting stops, leading to a likely massive undercount. In my case, this meant that I was not able to identify the officers who stopped me, since they never filled out the required stop report.”
ARTS and CULTURE
Opinion: Recognizing Queens’ Hip-Hop Legacy, 50 Years Later
Nantasha Williams |
“The Bronx may have birthed hip-hop, but Queens embraced it with open arms and nurtured its growth. As the phenomenon spread through New York City, Queens quickly established itself as a hotbed for talent, nurturing the creativity of aspiring artists who would later become legends.”
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: Protecting New Yorkers From the Injustice of Wrongful Convictions
Greg Mingo and Anthony Sims |
“Collectively, we spent 69 years in prison for crimes we did not commit. We are now outside of prison because we were granted clemency and parole, respectively, but having yet to be exonerated, in many ways we are still not free.”
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: 103 Years After Women’s Suffrage, We’re Still Fighting for the Power of Our Vote
Maryam Mohammed-Miller |
“We still see some of the same voting suppression tactics due to the systemic racism embedded in our voting system. Black women and communities of color continue to fight for the right to vote, work that is especially important as different states throughout the country are actively advancing regressive legislation that will end that right for many.”
Bronx
Opinion: Towards a ‘City Island of Yes’
Lauren Nye |
We cannot continue to uphold zoning for “character” to such an extent that we leave communities stunted for growth AND community members on the streets and in unstable situations.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: Feeding Hungry People is Not Enough
Gregory Silverman |
“People experiencing food insecurity deserve more than the calorie-dense, ultra processed bare minimum. That means choice of food and access to options should not solely be a privilege of the wealthy.”
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: ICE Detention is Incarceration by Another Name
Sristee Acharya and Amín Fernández |
“As we go into an election year, it is vital that New York prioritize passing legislation that will protect immigrants across our state, like the Dignity not Detention Act, and stop using our resources to detain immigrants.”
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: First, Let’s Try Housing
Iriane Narcisse |
“A better approach to tackling homelessness in New York City would be to just give unhoused New Yorkers housing.”
