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Opinion

A collection of 139 issues

We’re Not Under a Rock, Mayor Adams, We’re on a Shrinking One

After seven inches of rain punished New York City on Friday, Mayor Eric Adams took almost a whole day to make his first comments about a storm that effectively ground his city, the country’s largest, to a halt. After having seven separate public events without acknowledging the storm, Adams

Opinion: Mayor Needs to Step up Investment in Parks and Public Spaces

“As a city, when we seem incapable of caring for basic things — public spaces, sanitation, safe streets — it’s hard to feel confident that we can handle bigger challenges and achieve greater goals," Friends of Cooper Park in Williamsburg say, urging Mayor to speed up park investments.

We Need Smarter Policing To Be Safe

We all want to be safe from violent crime. It is time we start getting real information about what police are and are not doing and whether the problem is the number of police or the lack of effective policing.

Opinion: The City’s Engine of Economic Mobility Needs a Kickstart

Brooklyn College. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)By Council Member Inez Barron, Chair of Committee on Higher Education and Council Member I. Daneek Miller, Chair of Committee on Civil Service and Labor Last Friday, hundreds of Professional Staff Congress (PSC) members from the City University of New York (CUNY) and their

Opinion: It’s Time To Invest In Parks

(Image: Prospect Park Alliance)By Rita Joseph, a teacher running to represent District 40 There are over 1,700 [https://www.nycgovparks.org/about/faq] public parks and green spaces in New York City, and they have never been more important than during the COVID pandemic. With much of the

Opinion: I’m A Teacher and I Think It’s Time to Reopen the Schools

Mayor Bill de Blasio and Schools Chancellor Meisha Porter at Phyl’s Academy in Brooklyn on March 23, 2021. (Image: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office) By Briget Rein, current UFT employee and a candidate for New York City Council District 39. Throughout this pandemic, I have put my faith in

Opinion: Toba Potosky is the Right Person for Council District 33

Former NY State Senator Velmanette Montgomery (left) with Toba Potosky (right). Courtesy of Sen. Montgomery.By Former NY State Senator Velmanette Montgomery I represented the constituents of the 25th District in the New York State Senate for many years. I served as a teacher and daycare director prior to holding

Opinion: Pass the Climate and Community Investment Act

Brooklyn Shorefront. Liena Zagare/BklynerBy Senator Andrew Gounardes and the Bay Ridge Environmental Group It’s long past time for bold climate action in New York State. Strong action on climate change will protect southern Brooklyn from natural disasters and rising seas, but also deliver direct benefits to many southern

Opinion: We Need Experienced, Ethical, Hard-Working Public Servants

Council Member Alan Maisel In His District – John McCarten/NYC CouncilSouthern Brooklyn is facing a historic moment. Our residents and small businesses have been hit hard by the pandemic. Now, President Biden’s stimulus will bring billions of dollars to the City. Facing such crisis and opportunity, we need experienced,

OPINION: We Should Have Paused the Gowanus Rezoning Until After COVID

By Briget Rein, Candidate for Council in D39. [https://www.brigetrein.com/] It has finally happened: Judge Katherine Levine lifted the temporary restraining order and the ULURP process has begun on rezoning Gowanus [/gowanus-rezoning-proceeds-to-public-review/]. The rezoning is inevitable. I want to make myself abundantly clear: I was never against the