NYC public school grads have raised $1 million for their fellow alumni to attend college
With its funding model being replicated by the Trump administration, NYC Kids Rise Scholarship accounts continue to build safety nets for public school kids.
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.
Study: Universal pre-K may reduce child neglect
The introduction of free preschool in New York City overlapped with reduced child maltreatment investigation rates
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.
The 2026 Asian Trailblazers
Leaders of New York’s Asian American communities.
5 things to know about Mamdani’s big housing plan
The mayor is YIMBY.