New York City is preparing to implement the long-awaited Central Business District Tolling Program – commonly referred to as congestion pricing – which provides the City with a generational o...
https://www.amny.com/opinion/the-fare-free-bus-pilot-program-must-be-extended/
Just one year ago, Bronx Realty Advisory Board (BRAB) members – who negotiate with labor on behalf of the borough’s property owners – signed a four-year agreement with SEIU 32BJ, a union re...
When we came into office, we had a clear mission: protect public safety, rebuild our economy as quickly as possible, and make our city more livable for everyday New Yorkers. The key to livability...
https://www.amny.com/opinion/yes-to-housing-in-gods-backyard/
In 1911, recent Jewish immigrants stood side by side with their brothers and sisters in the labor movement as they mourned the loss of 146 workers – mostly young women who were Jewish and Itali...
https://www.amny.com/opinion/triangle-shirtwaist-fire-inspires-voting-rights-activism-today/
As a cultural worker deeply embedded in the arts community, serving as the Director of Development for a publicly owned, former public school turned affordable arts haven, I have a unique vantage...
https://www.amny.com/oped/op-ed-investing-arts-nyc-future-2024/
It could have been anyone, but on January 4th, it was me. One second I was crossing 35th Avenue in Jackson Heights to meet friends for dinner, my feet between two white stripes of the crosswalk, ...
https://qns.com/2024/03/op-ed-a-personal-encounter-and-the-need-for-sammys-law-to-pass-this-year/
New York’s parks, playgrounds, and open spaces have experienced record usage in recent years and become even more vital to the health of New Yorkers—and more critical to the city’s economic...
https://www.amny.com/opinion/generating-the-new-revenues-needed-to-support-nycs-parks/
When I was a child, my family lived on the edge of homelessness. My five siblings and I would go to school with black trash bags full of our clothes in case we were evicted from our apartment. I ...
https://www.amny.com/opinion/giving-a-raise-for-new-york-citys-human-services-workers/
Our Parks Department’s staffing levels have experienced a five-year decline, with this year being the lowest second only to drastic cuts in FY21, at the pandemic’s onset. The $25 million budg...
We know safety in the transit system is top of mind for customers. It’s top of mind for all of us at the MTA, too – and under Governor Hochul’s leadership, we’re doing something about it....