Opinion: What to do about Rikers Island
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“No one should be threatened or fearful of a receiver if the goal is to, once and for all, comprehensively, thoughtfully, and successfully address the Rikers mess. It’s long overdue.”
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Opinion: Queens deserves more than just asphalt
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“For anyone who has lived in Queens, gone to a Mets game or flown into LaGuardia Airport knows, the 50 acres around Citi Field have been nothing but parking lots and wasted opportunity.”
Read MoreOpinion: We need more police, not less
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“Crime is up, and yet some in our city want to further handcuff our police – the one group in the city that’s been proven to keep us safe,” City Councilmember Joann Ariola writes in this op-ed.
Read MoreOpinion: Albany must pass legislation to protect young New Yorkers from invasive police interrogations
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“At 16-years-old, I waived my rights without understanding them, and that culminated in a false confession that ultimately cost me 16 years in prison for murder and rape prior to DNA evidence exonerating me. But my case is not the only one.”
Read MoreOpinion: Domestic and gender-based violence heightens the vulnerabilities of the disability community
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As a disabled survivor I want to make it clear that our most vulnerable members of society deserve so much better.
Read MoreOpinion: Justice LaSalle blessed skin color discrimination in jury selection. That’s disqualifying.
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“New Yorkers deserve a chief judge who will recognize the full scope of rights afforded to us under the Constitution. Justice LaSalle’s record in Bridgeforth and beyond makes clear he is not the person for the job. “
Read MoreOpinion: We need our city workers more than ever
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“While city leaders are tasked with navigating these uncertain economic times and finding efficiencies, they must also ensure sufficient staffing levels at city departments to provide capable, reliable and responsive services that New Yorkers need.”
Read MoreOpinion: Diwali holiday in 2023 is not a done deal
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“Our communities deserve to understand the full scope of the legislative process. We cannot continue to accept empty promises.”
Read MoreOpinion: As housing crisis grows, Innovation QNS misses the mark
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“For a development proposal this massive in scope, the commitments, or lack thereof, on affordability just weren’t good enough.”
Read MoreOpinion: Parks budget is a step in the right direction — but it doesn’t go far enough in Queens
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One percent for Parks is the foundation for a healthy parks system in New York City. We also recognize the budget is not the solution or cause of all our problems.
Read MoreOpinion: How New York State should respond to overturning of Roe
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“For the first time in American history, our daughters will have fewer rights than their mothers.”
Read MoreOpinion: Antisemitism at CUNY School of Law
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“Jewish and Israeli students deserve the same protections against hate and intolerance as any other community at CUNY, and it should not be up to the City Council to ensure this happens.”
Read MoreOpinion: Governor Hochul’s father gets home care, why can’t the rest of us?
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“Without full funding of Fair Pay for Home Care, New York will continue to have the worst home care workforce shortage in the nation as workers take jobs elsewhere, or even cut their hours to avoid losing public benefits, furthering the home care crisis.”
Read MoreOpinion: Meet racial violence with anti-racist policies that address systemic issues
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We call upon the nation's leadership at all levels – and across political, religious, academic, business and community institutions – to immediately confront the historically rooted pattern of racially motivated, systemic violence directed particularly at Black, Brown, Asian and Indigenous people.
Read MoreOpinion: New York Should Do Better for Moms on Rikers
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“The mothers and daughters at Rosie’s deserve better. Many can be safely brought back to our families and communities to get treatment, services and support.”
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