Op-Ed | It’s time to crack down on New York City’s toll-dodgers
Congestion pricing toll camera in Manhattan near the Brooklyn Bridge. Photo by Lloyd Mitchell March means budget season…
Op-Ed | NY’s human services workforce is done waiting for partial justice
Photo: Human Services Council Every morning in New York, before most of us have poured our first cup…
Ed | The Brooklyn Hospital Center is abandoning nurses and patients • Brooklyn Paper
The Brooklyn Hospital Center must contribute to nurses’ health funds, write nurse Jean Wells and Assembly Member Phara…
Op-Ed | IOLA funding cuts: A direct threat to New York’s seniors
At JASA, we’ve spent over five decades as New York City’s premier nonprofit championing older adults, providing housing,…
Too many disconnected youth: Let’s close the generational gap in the Bronx – Bronx Times
Bervin Harris is a Bronx-based youth development leader and the Founder, President, and CEO of Renaissance Youth Center.…
Op-Ed | A defining moment for Sunnyside Yards — and New York’s economy
Sunnyside Yards. (Photo by Mark Hallum) When the Mayor of New York City and the President of the…
Op-Ed | Our homes are not political leverage
In 1993, a commission convened under Mayor David Dinkins reached a blunt conclusion that New York City’s property tax system, “not…
Op- Ed | As budget talks begin, Albany must protect New York’s I/DD care system
The New York State Capitol in Albany. Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto When I started as a Direct Support…
Op-Ed | How education makes New York safer
At every level of government and in communities across New York, one question keeps coming up: How do…
Op-Ed | New York City’s Paratransit system is essential to helping New Yorkers get where they need to go
MTA New York City Transit President Demetrius Crichlow riding a bus in Queens. Marc A. Hermann / MTA…
Op-Ed | Reclaiming creativity: The case for music education in NYC schools
New York City has always been a beacon of creativity, a place where art, music, and culture shape…
Op-Ed | Instacart’s new junk fee is a choice – and New Yorkers are paying for it
Last month, New York City’s strengthened delivery worker protection laws finally took effect. After years of organizing and advocacy,…