Opinion: To End Police Brutality, We Need to Define It
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As of now, New York State law only prescribes when an officer can use force, but not when they cannot. Even then, the law is quite fuzzy.
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Opinion: Memorialize those we lost to COVID. Pass the NY Health Act Now.
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The NY Health Act, or a state level proposal similar to Medicare for All, is a legislative reckoning for the fundamental failures of our healthcare system to protect us against COVID-19.
Opinion: A linear park in Jackson Heights
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This past year, even though it’s been a hard year, the Open Street on 34th Avenue has changed everything.
Read MoreOpinion: New York needs local news
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As news outlets have closed, and journalists lost jobs, those remaining have had to try to cover more with less time, and so we’ve lost coverage so valuable to our communities.
Read MoreOpinion: Shelter workers need a safety net
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As private shelter security officers, we perform essential duties for our city and for shelter clients, yet many of us are on the brink of being homeless ourselves.
Read MoreOpinion: Congestion pricing is key to fighting climate crisis
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While drivers sit in traffic for hours, pollution from cars and trucks cause extreme damage to the health of New Yorkers and our planet.
Read MoreOpinion: Sexual assault survivors can heal together
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As we end Sexual Violence Awareness and Prevention Month, the survivor leaders of ENDGBV’s Voices Committee want other survivors to know that they are not alone.
Read MoreOpinion: Mobile sports betting can generate millions for education and create thousands of jobs
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With New York State facing a major economic deficit caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the time was now for us to legalize mobile sports betting
Read MoreIntroducing the ‘Queens Green Promise’
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Queens is a beautiful place with precious resources — first and foremost, our people and our environment.
Read MoreOpinion: Queens’ Council District 30 needs more greenspace for true COVID recovery
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Juan Ardila is a Democratic candidate in Council District 30.
Read MoreThe Lower Montauk light rail plan will never leave the station
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One transportation dream of former NYC Councilmember and Queens Borough President wanna-be Elizabeth Crowley will never happen in her lifetime
Read MoreEffective data management can help us combat future pandemics
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One of the best tools to combat future pandemics is data.
Read MoreApplications are open for NYC’s 3-K and Pre-K programs
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As educators, our job is to prepare our students for a successful, productive life, empowered with the skills they need to chase their dreams.
Read MoreLGBTQ and Catholic identities should not exist in opposition
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Growing up both gay and Catholic, the two often seemed diametrically opposed, both sides rejecting the other.
Read MoreParks Department responds to Queens Greenway advocacy
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NYC Parks, in close partnership with NYC Department of Transportation, is currently working on a planning project, called “Destination: Greenways!”
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