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Opinion: For the first time ever, “all leases, no increases”
The Rent Guidelines Board should side with tenants and approve an unprecedented rent freeze on both one- and two-year leases.
Opinion: Stop treating aging New Yorkers like an afterthought
Millions of New Yorkers rely on family caregivers, and they deserve more than a delayed budget.
Opinion: Mamdani must act and expand CityFHEPS, after three years of delays
The city’s choice to spend billions of dollars maintaining a shelter system instead of investing in permanent housing isn’t fiscally responsible, it’s unforgivable.
Opinion: Council progressives call for rentals within reach
If fully funded with $248 million, Rentals within Reach would help ensure NYCHA and supportive housing are key pillars of our city’s safety net.
Opinion: The light that shines behind the prison walls
Without external scrutiny, the state prison system will return to a state of opacity where inefficiency and neglect go unnoticed until it is too late, and too expensive, to fix.
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Opinion: Why does New York shackle women during labor?
The Anti-Shackling bill and CARE Act would ensure we treat all pregnant New Yorkers, including those in police custody or incarcerated, with the care they and their newborns deserve.