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NYC should keep capital money flowing for culture
Infrastructure for arts institutions is a smart investment.
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NY and its neighbors need a tri-state coronavirus tax compact
With increased telecommuting, taxation for suburbanites could get complicated, so states should work together.
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State revitalization bonds can spark economic recovery
New York should take a page from FDR’s playbook.
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NYC requires a leaner, tech-driven government
The budget shortfall makes efficiency essential.
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How missed appointments or curfews can lead to COVID-19
New York should stop locking people for minor parole violations during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Andrew Yang risks New York lives for a symbolic primary
This is what happens when dilettantes start to play with politics.
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New York needs a plasma pipeline
Recovered COVID-19 patients can donate blood that helps to fight the virus. Let’s pay them to do it.
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Doctors’ offices are in danger of going under
The COVID-19 pandemic increases costs and decreases revenues for doctors. The state should help.
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The Republican plot to kill New Yorkers
Trump and McConnell lay the groundwork to force New York to open up too early.
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New York City should freeze teacher salaries
Public schools will be hit by the fiscal crisis, and teachers have gotten big raises already.
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Why Washington has failed New York
The federal government has many high-placed New Yorkers. It still failed to deliver enough aid to the state.
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Prosecutors should protect workers from white-collar crime
Workers are struggling and street crime is down, so here’s how prosecutors can shift their focus.
New York State
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Upstate to New York City: Drop dead. Literally.
When it comes to lending unused ventilators, area politicians say only #upstatelivesmatter.
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Conservative amateur sleuths deny New York hospital crisis
Apparently, you can tell how many ICU beds are open from across the street.
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Pass campaign finance reform in the state budget
Reducing the influence of big money in state politics can still happen.
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Keep the parks open
Closing them to slow the spread of COVID-19 would do more harm than good.
Education
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How de Blasio failed students in failing schools
The mayor of New York City should have followed on his predecessor’s path in education policy.
Rikers Island
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Don’t leave people to die from COVID-19 on Rikers Island
The conditions are crowded and unsanitary and the spread inside will eventually get outside.
Andrew Cuomo
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