News — David R. Jones's Columns
Bills Targeting Housing Crisis Need Our Support
Facing Migrant Crisis, Governor Should Secure $2B in Federal Health-Care Funds for NY
A Conversation with NYC Schools Chancellor David Banks
Facing Migrant Crisis, Governor Should Secure $2B in Federal Health-Care Funds for NY
A New Fare Hike Calls for an Improved Fair Fares Program
A New Fare Hike Calls for an Improved Fair Fares Program
Mr. Mayor: Stop NYPD Profiling of Youth of Color
Meeting the Moment: How CSS Is Ready to Assist New York Student Loan Borrowers
Expansion of CityFHEPs Voucher Program is a Moral Imperative
High Court Reversal Would End Parity in College Admissions
The MTA Offers A New Approach to Enforcement. But Will the NYPD Go Along?
States Begin to Take Housing Affordability Seriously . . . Except New York
Congestion Pricing Will Ease Traffic, Raise Revenue, Reduce Pollution
A Matter of Common Sense and Simple Fairness
State Lawmakers Must Increase, Expand Child Tax Credit
To Unlock Fair Fares’ Potential, Expand Eligibility to 200 Percent of Poverty
Last week, New York City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams added her voice to the call for expanding the reach of the City’s half-priced transit discount program, Fair Fares, to include New Yorkers whose incomes are just above the program’s income eligibility cut-off.
Mayor Adams Must Break FDNY Diehards Resisting Long-Needed Reforms
Fiscal Prudence – Not Reactive Politics – Should Dictate New York Health Policy
Instead of taking advantage of an opportunity to have the federal government cover the cost of health insurance for immigrants, the governor’s current budget proposal would actually exclude immigrants, passing up an opportunity to save more than $500 million annually on Emergency Medicaid funds spent on immigrant emergency care.
NYCHA Resident Input Is Critical Piece to Fixing Agency’s Woes
NYCHA has a trust problem. To move forward with preservation, tenants must be ingrained in the process and part of the conversation so that their voices are heard.