Opinion: One reckless budget cut. Thousands of students at risk
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A LaGuardia Community College STEM grant program was cut by the Trump Administration and the professor is calling for it to be reinstated.
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Opinion: Our chance to make Long Island City affordable for the next generation
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If we want LIC to stay accessible, we need to build more homes here. That’s why I support the OneLIC proposal.
Read MoreOpinion: Let the transformed judge transformation
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“Those most impacted by incarceration must help shape the system that determines freedom.”
Read MoreOpinion: An “abundant” future, right now in Willets Point
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“We don’t have to wait or wonder what this abundant future might look like. As the president and CEO of New York City Economic Development Corporation, I invite you to take the 7 train to Willets Point, Queens.”
Read MoreOpinion: Protecting our communities while caring for creation
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“We all share responsibility for reducing waste and protecting the Earth. But how we do that matters deeply. The Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act, an alternative proposal, takes a one-size-fits-all approach that could harm low-income New Yorkers by raising the cost of essential goods.”
Read MoreOpinion: PPL’s health insurance is a raw deal for workers. The state must change that.
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“New York’s rocky overhaul of its Medicaid consumer directed home care program puts 280,000 elderly and disabled New Yorkers at risk. It also risks the health coverage of 400,000 workers.”
Read MoreOpinion: What does a climate-just future for Queens look like?
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“As lifelong New Yorkers and environmental professionals, we are sounding the alarm. Queens Future’s proposal is greenwashing. The so-called “Metropolitan Park” is not a park—it’s a sprawling casino development dressed in the language of sustainability.”
Read MoreOpinion: Taking the steps to help the staffing problem within the NYPD
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“The staffing crisis within the NYPD is real.”
Read MoreOpinion: Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act would be a burden on working families and small businesses
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“The Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act is a well-intentioned but deeply flawed approach that threatens to impose an unbearable financial burden on working-class families and the small businesses that drive New York’s economy.”
Read MoreOpinion: Council’s City for All plan will work for Southeast Queens
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“Speaker Adrienne Adams and the City Council have delivered a comprehensive approach to address every aspect of this crisis with their City for All plan.”
Read MoreOpinion: Vote ‘no’ on Proposition 1
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“Proposition 1 might sound good on the surface, but voters need to carefully examine this proposition’s broader implications, and understand what is really lurking behind its flowery title and optimistic wording.”
Read MoreOpinion: New Yorkers should decide on reproductive justice — not politicians. Vote 'yes' on Prop 1
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“Access to sexual and reproductive healthcare should be guaranteed for New Yorkers — not dependent on who is in office. Without Prop 1, New Yorkers may very well face deadly consequences.”
Read MoreOpinion: Why New York must embrace the Treatment Not Jail Act
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"I support the Treatment Not Jail Act, legislation that promises to extend the healing my team witnesses every day to thousands of justice-involved individuals across New York state who might otherwise be serving a jail or prison sentence."
Read MoreOpinion: Time to ask MSK some tough questions
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"While many questions need to be asked, one thing that is not up for dispute is the fact that the cost of hospital care is driving our rising healthcare costs and having a detrimental effect on our economy and American families."
Read MoreOpinion: Clearing the air on City of Yes
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"As City of Yes makes its way through public review, we’ve heard lots of questions and some unfortunate misinformation about this plan. As the City Planning Commission moves toward a vote on this important proposal, let’s take a step back and talk about what City of Yes would actually mean for New York communities."
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