By Julie Collins Lillie lived to be 101 years old. She was fiercely independent. She made her own decisions and decided for herself when it was time
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Policy Recommendations for Standardizing Reproductive Care
By Amanda Drucker When I type the words “is getting an IUD…” into the Google search bar, the sentence autofills with the words “painful”, “worth it”, “safe”,
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Learning for Impact: Lessons Learned from Prize Philanthropy
By Danny Tsoi Summary Decolonizing philanthropy proposes changing the power structures between philanthropic organizations and community organizations to develop and implement healing and reparative solutions for systemic
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Proposed Method for Combatting the Persistent Rise in Hate Crimes in New York City
By Emily Finkelstein Executive Summary: Congressman Jerry Nadler should propose a bill to implement a federal hate crime registry. According to a report issued by the New
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Recommendations for New York City’s COVID-19 Hotels Program
By Emma Saltzberg I tested positive for COVID-19 on November 30, 2021, just before the Omicron surge. I had just traveled home and spent time with my
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Policy Recommendations on the Development of the LaGuardia AirTrain
By Emma Saltzberg Executive Summary The AirTrain to LaGuardia is a highly contentious proposal to build a train connecting the subway to the airport. Local community members
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The Foster Care To Prison Pipeline: Sentencing and Criminalization of Black Girls
By Nyell Lopez The foster care-to-prison pipeline is becoming a national crisis and represents a phenomenon in which youth are disproportionately funneled out of the foster-care system
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Mayor: Save Our City
Mayor: Save Our City By Julie Collins and Clay Malcolmson In the early hours of February 5, 1932, the steamship Jane Jabot collided with the trawler Eleanor
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The Importance of Regulating Ivermectin
By Michael Kitchin Note: The content in this article represents the opinions of the author and should not be construed as medical advice. Always seek the advice
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City Employees: Not Just Another Line Item
To improve public services and increase efficiency, the New York City government must rethink the way it invests in its workers. By Jackie Bein The significant expansion of
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