Nicole A. Murray

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Restaurants have embraced outdoor dining, and the mayor is giving them even more street space. But the city must ensure that private interests don't overwhelm public needs in outdoor space. Photo: Clarence Eckerson Jr.

Op-Ed: The Dangers of Privatizing Public Space

By Nicole A. Murray | Jul 5, 2020 | No Comments

As the city opens streets for restaurants, we must ensure that businesses' interests do not crowd out public needs.

Protests on Flatbush in Brooklyn last week. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

Op-Ed: Whose Streets? Our Streets!

By Nicole A. Murray | Jun 9, 2020 | No Comments

At the heart of the protests is a demand for the end of racist policing of public space. Will our leaders stop the carnage?