climate change
Opinion: National Grid Has No Place in NYC’s Climate-Resilient Future
Aaron Eisenberg |
‘Gas is incompatible with New York’s future. Despite knowing this, National Grid continues to push for more gas infrastructure.’
Opinion
Opinion: NY Must Act to Stop ‘Warehousing’ of Vacant Affordable Apartments
Roberto Rodriguez, Liz Haak and Sue Susman |
‘While New York City is experiencing a severe shortage of affordable housing and increase in homelessness both before and amidst the pandemic, landlords are holding thousands of affordable units off the market.’
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: City’s Move to Vacate UWS Hotel Shelter is Adding ‘Trauma on Top of Trauma,’ Resident Says
Shams DaBaron |
‘After hearing that I would be kicked out of the Lucerne, I felt traumatized – dehumanized at the thought of being moved from shelter to shelter like a pawn on a chessboard during a global pandemic.’
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: NY Must Contend with its System of ‘Passive’ Voter Suppression
Ivelisse Gilestra |
‘Research has found that as many as 50 percent of formerly incarcerated New Yorkers who are re-enfranchised mistakenly think that they remain ineligible to vote.’
Mapping the Future
Opinion: Councilmember Relies on Misleading Data in Push for Unjust Gowanus Rezoning
Elyse Shuk, Nora Almeida, Jack Riccobono and Katia Kelly |
‘This planned rezoning is part of the all-too-familiar de Blasio approach of targeting working class neighborhoods, industrial hubs, and communities of color for luxury condo development.’
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: Filling Out the Census is an Act of Political Power
Samantha Tweedy |
‘For so long, some of us have been told – in a million big and small ways – that we don’t have a place at the table. We’ve witnessed decades of voter suppression that continues to plague our nation today, but we cannot let the census follow suit by robbing entire communities of our fair shake.’
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: NYC’s Growing Income Inequality Threatens Pandemic Recovery
Bijan Kimiagar and Jack Mullan |
‘To overcome the wounds of this public health crisis, the city and state need additional funding to address the social and economic vulnerabilities that existed prior to the pandemic, which are heightened now and risk widening income inequality even further.’
cancel rent
Opinion: Senate Housing Chair Must Help ‘Cancel Rent’
Sasha Wijeyeratne, Ava Farkas, Steve Herrick, Honda Wang and XingJian Li |
‘Tenants are accruing debt that they will not be able to repay. The latest CDC guidance is not comprehensive or long enough and we need state leaders to act.’
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinión: Los neoyorquinos tienen hambre. Restaurantes y supermercados pueden ayudar.
Shaun Abreu |
‘La ciudad de Nueva York no necesita ir muy lejos para aumentar los recursos alimentarios para los necesitados: debería incentivar a los supermercados y restaurantes a donar el exceso de comida preparada que de otra manera se desperdiciaría.’
Age Justice
Opinion: Toleration of Age Discrimination Must End. You Can Help End It
Ray Karlin |
There’s a role for government officials, employers and workers in ending a very common form of employment discrimination: ageism.
