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Op/Ed: In The Black Lives Matter Era, Police Drones Must Make Their Final Landing
Flying drones over people's heads is not about public safety, but rather fear and social control.
By
Dennis Flores
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State Senator Jessica Ramos
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The NYPD’s New Rules For Journalists Are Actually A Huge Step Forward
In this opinion piece, freelance journalist JB Nicholas argues that controversial new proposed rules for press credentials are actually an improvement.
By
JB Nicholas
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"Burn The Car, We’ll Find A New Way There": Thoughts On Protests From NYC Teens
The latest in our teen series on the recent wave of protests against racist police violence.
By
Aleina D.
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Opinion: Mayor De Blasio's Police Strategy Has Always Been Racist
In this opinion piece, Columbia law professor Bernard E. Harcourt argues that the racial disparity in misdemeanor arrest rates is even bigger than it was in 1993, when Giuliani was elected.
By
Bernard E. Harcourt
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New York City Must Actually Invest In Black Communities—Right Now
Public safety is not only answered by what police do, but by what opportunities are bestowed upon the communities they patrol.
By
Taylonn Murphy Sr.
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Homeless Outreach Workers: Our Clients Need Hotel Rooms, Not Subway Sweeps And Paternalism
The city must aggressively begin opening hotel rooms for our clients, and they must do it now.
By
Current Outreach Workers
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A Message To Mayor Bill de Blasio: Save Our Summer Youth Employment Program
"Restoring it can change the lives of 150,000 young people."
By
Ishrat Jahan
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Fast Food Workers: We Shouldn't Be Fired On A Whim
New York City can act to protect fast food workers from the instability and insecurity that being fired without any warning or reason brings with Just Cause legislation.
By
Princess Wright
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Sonia Martinez
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"Stress-A-Ride": NYC Unreliable Paratransit Services Cost $614 Million
A social worker told me that I would have to schedule my ride one to two days in advance.
By
Claire Perlman, ProPublica
Arts & Entertainment
What The Death Of A Manhattan Music School Says About Opportunity In The Classical World
Much if not all of the classical world is built on a myth of meritocracy.
By
James Bennett, II, WQXR
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