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The mayor is putting New York City’s landmark climate and jobs law in jeopardy, our columnist argues.
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By liberally allowing landlords to purchase renewable energy credits, the new Adams rule would defang Local Law 97.
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The city announced key proposed rules, making progress but also leaving a massive loophole unaddressed, our columnist writes.
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The state’s own expert council, tasked with planning the law’s implementation, told the legislature to pass a gas ban this year. They were ignored.
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An organizer for the Freelance Solidarity Project describes how getting a bill passed through Albany takes “running into a brick wall repeatedly, waiting for a tiny crack to show.”
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In the raucous debate over bail reform, simple facts have fallen out of sight.
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In 2016, the NYPD and federal prosecutors staged a massive “gang bust” that derailed the lives of dozens of young people — including me — while failing to improve public safety. Why is Eric Adams doubling down on this failed strategy?
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Putting more police officers and metal detectors in schools won’t solve the crisis of youth gun violence. We need to invest in community-based programs to address the root causes of the violence.
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I helped organize a strike at Rikers during the first wave. Those striking now are not to be ignored.
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Many drivers will face financial ruin if the city cannot help them refinance their debts. Below are eleven of their stories.
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The city’s taxi agency has ignored drivers’ demands and proposed a plan that the comptroller warns ‘would spend more money to forgive less debt.’
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And that’s still vastly short of what’s needed.
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Renters broke decisively for India Walton in Buffalo’s June Democratic primary, favoring an affordable housing advocate with a tenant-centered housing platform over a developer-friendly incumbent.
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Where does the housing justice movement go from here?
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Elected with real estate industry support, soon-to-be Mayor Adams faces a critical choice on New York’s landmark buildings emissions law.
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As New York turns the page on solitary confinement, a reflection on what three decades in solitary cost one man.
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The Economic Development Corporation manages city land in the service of private profit. We need a new approach.
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Donovan has a progressive housing platform. But does it match his record?
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Only big, strong, mean grassroots campaigns can turn this around
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Buildings may be New York’s top source of emissions. The state should follow the city’s lead in cleaning them up.