Tag: op-ed

Op-ed | Viva il Papa! Memories of the people’s pope

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Apr. 24, 2025 By Msgr. Jamie J. Gigantiello When I think of Pope Francis, the first thoughts that come to mind are: a holy man, a humble man, and a human being. A holy man: To be holy in the eyes of God is to be like God, who loves all the human beings…

Op-ed | Our city’s future depends on funding childcare — now

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Apr. 9, 2025 By Maya Kornberg, Ph.D. This week, I faced a dilemma all too familiar to working parents. Our daycare did not have space for my son and I had an important in-person meeting where it would not be appropriate to bring my five-month-old. My partner and I are both fortunate enough to…

Op-Ed | New Yorkers Can’t Afford Another ConEd Rate Hike

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Apr. 8, 2025 By Council Member Jennifer Gutiérrez, Council Member Lincoln Restler, Assembly Member Emily Gallagher, state Sen. Kristen Gonzalez Another year, another rate hike. On January 31, Consolidated Edison (ConEd) filed a $2 billion request to increase electricity and gas rates for New York City and Westchester residents. If approved, this would mean…

Op-ed | Lawmakers must take care of our most vulnerable

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Feb. 6, 2025 By Elder Shirley Barkley God calls us to look after our most vulnerable. In my work as Pastor of God’s Divine Tabernacle of Prayer, these are often seniors struggling to access and afford their medical care. Lawmakers have the power to remove that burden from them by supporting the Medicare Advantage…

My Path to Success: Excellence Boys Charter School

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Jan. 28, 2025 By Tyriq Presley, Analyst at the Ford Foundation, Class of 2012, Excellence Boys Charter School/Sponsored by Uncommon Schools When I reflect on the experiences that have most profoundly impacted my life, my time at Uncommon Excellence Boys Charter School, a PreK-8 school in Bedford-Stuyvesant, stands out. It wasn’t just a school…

Op-ed | Why Coney Island should embrace The Coney

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Jan. 27, 2025 By Joseph Packer For years, Coney Island has been left behind. As much of Brooklyn and New York City experienced a renaissance, Coney Island has remained stagnant. Part of this is because the city and state have not invested here and in doing so allowed our beloved community to fall by…

Op-ed | Why our community should be excited about the Capital One-Discover merger

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Dec. 6, 2024 By J.P. Taylor Small business owners like me understand that running a small business is a privilege, but it comes with its challenges. We need all the support we can get to be successful, which is why I am excited about the Capital One-Discover merger, and the Community Benefits Plan that…

Op-ed | Brooklyn must say ‘Yes to Housing’

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Aug. 8, 2024 By Michelle de la Uz

More than 2.7 million people call Brooklyn home. And between us, we live in a little over 1 million units of housing. Some of us own. Most of us rent. But all of us feel the housing crunch.

Op-Ed: Jeffries needs to address poverty in his district

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Jul. 18, 2024 By David A. Weaver Hakeem Jeffries, the House Minority Leader and the highest-ranking Democrat in the House of Representatives, is one of the most influential leaders in Washington, DC. But, first and foremost, Jeffries’ job is to represent 750,000 people in the 8th Congressional District of New York. And many of those…
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