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Opinion
Opinion: With the expiration of 421-a, state lawmakers must do more to curb vacant luxury developments
Revising or scrapping Section 581 as well as imposing vacancy or pied-a-terre taxes would be good places for Albany to start.
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OPINION: New NYC Budget is a win for human services. But we can do better
The 4% cost-of-living adjustment that’s coming (after none for three years) still falls short, especially with inflation
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Opinion
Opinion: Polling numbers show a fearful and anxious NYC
Here are key themes from our reading of the latest Siena poll
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Commentary: Reflections on parenting to widen one’s perspective on nonprofit board work
As children grow older, I and other parents in my Brooklyn neighborhood shifted to purpose-driven parenting, opening ourselves up to caring about the full community, city, country, and planet.
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Opinion: Mismanagement at nonprofits? Think again
The most significant issues facing the non-profit sector are not widespread fraud but low wages, constricted budgets, and government contracts that only cover a fraction of the total cost of critical life-saving services and are rarely paid on time or in full.
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Opinion
Opinion: Pass Clean Slate and NY leaves no one behind
The state Legislature can make this happen before end of session.
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Commentary: Brittle nature of Latino identity politics shows cracks as political representation falls short, disappoints
Achievements by the state’s Black political establishment has highlighted how Hispanic leaders haven’t made the same progress.
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Opinion: Transgender wellness equity fund needed to create meaningful economic opportunities
If approved, pending legislation would create funding to address inequities that have led to unemployment and poverty for the state’s transgender community.
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Opinion
Opinion: Buffalo supermarket shooting highlights need for co-responder models
With the rise in shootings across the country, law enforcement should no longer be the typical response to a mental health crisis.
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Opinion
Bring back the solitary beat cop and put them on each subway
Patrolling train cars and platforms will bring back straphangers and jumpstart our city’s recovery.
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Opinion: Empower the public in the redistricting process
Here’s how an education plan is the answer.
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Opinion
Opinion: Is it 1994 again?
History usually repeats itself and recent polling in New York state points to a worsening political climate for Democrats, including Gov. Kathy Hochul.
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Opinion
Opinion: Empower the public in the redistricting process
Here’s how an education plan is the answer.
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Opinion
Editor’s Note: Leave Delgado’s ethnicity alone
Debating what a person thinks about their own ethnic background is offensive.
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Opinion
Opinion: The silent suffering of Asian women
COVID-19 and hate attacks have taken a disproportionate toll on the mental health of Asian women in New York, and it may get worse.
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Opinion
Opinion: New York’s redistricting process is doomed to fail
Here’s why it’s already time to reform the state’s Independent Redistricting Commission.
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Opinion
Opinion: Making the case for a “Freelance isn’t free” law in New York
Legislation would give independent workers a right to a written contract, timely and full payment and protection from retaliation.
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What do nonprofit leaders really think about unionization?
Here’s what current and former executives have to say.
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Editor’s Note: Public transit options to LGA need more promotion
Transit officials have done it before. Remember “Take the train to the plane?”
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