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Opinion: NYC’s ‘Right to Counsel’ program in dire need of funding life raft
Provider staffing shortages have left people alone to navigate housing court.
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Opinion: New York's public safety and affordable housing crises are inextricably linked
Amid stalled budget talks, it’s time we treat them as such
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Opinion: Good Cause is good economic development
Rising market-rate rents are driving workers out of the city and hurting the state’s overall economy. Albany can stanch the bleeding by including Good Cause Eviction legislation.
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Editor’s note: New LIRR concourse at Penn Station offers preview of what’s to come
The $700 million completed section of the transit hub has been welcomed by commuters.
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Opinion: We can’t give up on closing Rikers
The city can still close the jail by 2027 if it invests in alternatives to incarceration and supportive housing.
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Opinion: Set aside 1% of school funding for arts education
As New York City Mayor Eric Adams calls for fiscal discipline, art and music classes should be preserved – especially for underserved students.
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Opinion: AAPI groups are in need of support to combat hate
Here’s why the state needs to allocate $66.5 million in funding for Asian-led and Asian-serving organizations statewide through the AAPI Equity Budget Coalition.
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Opinion: Adrienne Adams must bring bill to end home care workers' 24-Hour workday to a vote
What good is a women-majority City Council that won’t protect the lives of immigrant women of color?
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Opinion: New York must pass the Access to Representation Act for immigrants facing deportation
The legislation would ensure migrants have a right to a lawyer when appearing before an immigration court.
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Opinion: How walkable streets strengthen New York's neighborhoods
Prioritizing pedestrians improves public health and makes cities more resilient.
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Opinion: What would Hugh do?
A few things Gov. Kathy Hochul can learn from the state’s 51st governor as she navigates the challenges of budget season.
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Editor’s note: Peaceful demonstrators upstage Trump’s arraignment
While the former president was demanding the spotlight, his supporters and those protesting him engaged in civil discourse before a national audience.
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Opinion: Don’t give up on public campaign financing
A small-dollar public campaign finance system can help prevent the kind of political corruption I investigated a decade ago.
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Opinion: I ran for Manhattan DA against Alvin Bragg. Here's what I think of the Trump indictment.
Unless he threatens the judge’s life, he won’t spend a single night in jail or prison.
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Opinion: Mental health emergencies deserve compassion, not criminalization
This year’s state budget must include funding for a pilot program that sends trained counselors, not armed police officers, to respond to mental health crises.
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Opinion: More people will die at Rikers if Hochul rolls back bail reform
We are family members of people who died at Rikers. If Rikers had killed white people, the governor would close it, not condemn more people there.
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Opinion: It’s time for New York to lead by example and decarbonize state facilities
Such an effort should start with this year’s state budget and focus on getting 15 of the top polluting facilities shovel-ready by 2025.
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Editor’s note: Today’s New York City isn’t the hell I knew 50 years ago
Rhetoric would have you think it was falling back on hard times.
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Opinion: Why New York deserves a reproductive healthcare services training and education grant program
Including $6 to 8 million in the final state budget for such an effort will ensure that medical interns and residents are properly trained in medical and surgical abortion procedures.
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