Opinion

A New York State DMV in New York City closed due to Coronavirus.
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NYC requires a leaner, tech-driven government
The budget shortfall makes efficiency essential.
By EMIL SKANDUL
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Parole leading to prison reentry is at 47 percent in the United States.
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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.
By VINCENT SCHIRALDI
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An overlooked treatment for the new coronavirus that could help save lives: convalescent plasma infusions.
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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.
By TOM ALLON
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Physician practices in New York are struggling during the COVID-19 crisis.
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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.
By MARIE LEGER
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Schools might see significant budget cuts due to the coronavirus.
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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.
By RAYMOND DOMANICO
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Protestors during the Workers Against Wage Theft protest in New York City earlier this year.
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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.
By LUCY LANG
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The state budget provides a chance for campaign finance reform.
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Pass campaign finance reform in the state budget
Reducing the influence of big money in state politics can still happen.
By JOANNA ZDANYS
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A person is sean walking throught the empty lawn of Sheep Meadow in Central Park on March 21st.
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Keep the parks open
Closing them to slow the spread of COVID-19 would do more harm than good.
By ROSE HARVEY
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Where has Mayor de Blasio gone wrong with education policy?
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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.
By RAYMOND DOMANICO
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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.
By CAMILLA BRODERICK
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