Opinion
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Opinion: Funding safety net hospitals must be a priority in next legislative session
With budget season approaching, Albany should prioritize creating a sustainable and equitable payment structure for these institutions.
New York City
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Opinion: New York takes crucial step in preparing for the next Superstorm Sandy
Voters on Election Day approved $4.2 billion in funding for statewide environmental projects under the Clean Water, Clean Air and Green Jobs Bond Act.
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: Top political operatives weigh in on New York’s 2022 midterm elections
These consultants identified a number of important emerging trends.
Policy
Opinion
Opinion: ULURP shouldn’t be taken for granted
New York City Council Members should have the goal of saying “yes” to developers going through the Uniform Land Use Review Procedure and affordable housing is at stake.
Nonprofits
NYN Media
Commentary: Keeping older New Yorkers safe
Ensuring elderly justice is a priority with rising concerns over crime.
Nonprofits
NYN Media
Opinion: The power of the AAPI vote in 2022 and beyond
Here’s why the Asian American Pacific Islander community needs to be counted going into the midterm elections.
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: Why Kathy Hochul will win
Tightening polls are to be expected, but New York’s first female governor has the résumé to continue to lead in a deep blue state.
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: Why Lee Zeldin will win
For the first time in more than a decade, the conditions are right to elect a Republican governor in New York.
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: Governor’s race now a nailbiter
A deep analysis of recent polling shows momentum seems on the side of Republicans, not Democrats, both across New York State and the country.
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: Silence is no answer on plight of horse-drawn carriages in NYC
The City Council has not responded to recent calls for action.
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: The Close to Home Act shows there’s a better way to youth incarceration
After 10 years, youth arrests in New York City declined by 86%, helping to overturn a juvenile system that was once riddled in chaos.
Nonprofits
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Finding the joy in social change
How to balance the challenges and fulfillment that come with nonprofit work.
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: After COVID-19, we need more focus on health equity
For years, policymakers focused on health care coverage issues to solve inequities in the sector, but the pandemic highlighted realities that show racial and ethnic disparities remain.
Opinion
Politics
Commentary: The way misinformation targets Latino voters
Social media companies are doing little to moderate Spanish-language posts.
Opinion
Opinion
Sounding the call for a Crime Stoppers political party
With crime on the rise, the party would help seek out policy makers who embrace strong anti-crime programs.
Nonprofits
NYN Media
Anatomy of an apology
A restorative justice practitioner examines Will Smith’s latest message regarding the infamous "Oscar slap."
Opinion
Opinion
Closing the tech gap in NYC starts with expanding K-12 computing education
With a boom in tech jobs during the pandemic, preparing New Yorkers from underrepresented communities for these positions should be a top priority for the city.
Nonprofits
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