Opinion: End cash bail while forgoing risk assessment tools
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The current system discriminates against poor people.
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Council aides share disturbing allegations of abuse at City Hall rally
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The rally took place as a coalition of council aides attempt to form a staff union.
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Far Rockaway tenants sue landlord over ‘deplorable’ living conditions
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A group of tenants are suing their building’s landlords in Queen Housing Court for what they say is a severe lack of upkeep.
Read MoreTenants’ rights coalition hosts ‘right to counsel’ town hall in Queens
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There is a right to attorney for all low-income tenants facing an eviction in housing court.
Read MoreOpinion: Help and hope for caregivers of people with Alzheimer’s
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If you are a caregiver who is struggling, you are not alone.
Read MoreOpinion: New York must divest from climate disaster
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City agencies should not be supporting companies that cause environmental devastation.
Read MoreHe has a housing voucher. Will any landlord take it?
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A Queens man say he has contacted about 150 brokers and agents in the past year, and has run into the same obstacle over and over again.
Read MoreOpinion: Lack of diversity reveals a lack of leadership
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“Top NYPD brass should also be as diverse as our communities,” writes Assemblymember Catalina Cruz.
Read MoreCouncil aides write open letter calling for expulsion of 'serial abuser' Andy King
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They also urged the council to overhaul its process for disciplining members.
Read MoreHindu New Yorkers call on city to make Diwali a public school holiday
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Diwali is celebrated in countries that account for some of the city’s highest populations of immigrants.
Read MoreOPINION: Ranked choice voting can help elect more women candidates
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Ranked choice voting “has clear benefits related to civic engagement and representation.”
Read MoreOPINION: Ranked choice voting will help women of color get elected
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“Multiple similar candidates can run for office without fear of ‘stealing’ votes from one another.”
Read MoreOPINION: Ranked choice voting would fail immigrants and communities of color
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“It is unclear who truly stands to gain from this complication of the electoral process. But it is clear who loses: immigrants and communities of color.”
Read MoreYork College student strives to make her community a better place
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Nekhidia Harris has worked to become a luminary in her community, starting a non-profit organization to provide health and educational services to those in need.
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