OPINION: Finish the Queens Boulevard Bike Lane Now
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The poor leadership of CM Koslowitz is holding up street safety, a Council hopeful says.
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Opinion: Time To Protect the City’s Street Vendors
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The pandemic has hurt these mostly immigrant small businesses, which have always faced discriminatory enforcement. The administration must step up with law, open streets and policy.
De Blasio Cuts Two Placard Abuse Units That Did Nothing, Saying, ‘But Wait ’til Next Year!’
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This year's budget battle also reminded us that the de Blasio administration has literally done nothing to crack down on placard abuse, despite many announcements.
Opinion: ‘Defund NYPD’ Campaign Exposes Divide in Black and Latino Leadership
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Establishment figures — especially elected officials — are looking askance at younger organizers. But the new guard has built real community cred — and has its pulse on the issues.
BRUTAL MATH: The NYPD’s $6B Budget Must Be Cut, Advocates and Lawmakers Say
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Activists — and perhaps soon, some politicians — are focusing on cutting the $6-billion NYPD budget by $1 billion, and redistributed in a way that better benefits long-suffering communities and reduces police brutality.
Advocates, Pols to Mayor: Defund the NYPD Now
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"If police budgets bought peace, the $6 billion NYPD budget would’ve bought the most sophisticated de-escalatory operation in the world," Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tweeted on Monday. "Clearly, it didn't."