Opinion
Nonprofits
Opinion: Cuts to programming that helps people incarcerated at Rikers Island are shortsighted
The Department of Correction wants to eliminate $17 million in jail-based programs
New York City
Opinion: I’ve been homeless and incarcerated. Eric Adams wants to cut services that help people like me.
Services to help people get housing and reenter society after incarceration should take precedence over maintaining the NYPD budget.
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Opinion: Eric Adams’ proposed budget for youth-related programs won’t meet the demand providers will face
Nonprofits are already being underpaid for the afterschool, summer youth employment and community center services they provide.
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Opinion: It’s time to pass a City Council amendment giving restaurants greater flexibility on delivery app platforms
The legislation would create an option for eateries to voluntarily choose from different marketing services levels, while maintaining pandemic era rates and fee caps
Opinion: School suspensions must end
An argument for the Solutions Not Suspensions Act
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Opinion: Exodus Transitional Community deserves a second chance
The organization has suffered criticism that shows a double standard in punishing nonprofits led by and made up mostly of formerly incarcerated individuals
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Opinion: Background checks and blanket hiring exclusions don’t reduce risk – they limit opportunities
Hiring restrictions, including background checks, prevent qualified job applicants from securing employment.
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Opinion: Government support is essential for investing in nonprofits
If banks can be saved, so can our organizations.
Opinion: We can’t give up on closing Rikers
The city can still close the jail by 2027 if it invests in alternatives to incarceration and supportive housing.
Opinion: AAPI groups are in need of support to combat hate
Here’s why the state needs to allocate $66.5 million in funding for Asian-led and Asian-serving organizations statewide through the AAPI Equity Budget Coalition.
Opinion: More people will die at Rikers if Hochul rolls back bail reform
We are family members of people who died at Rikers. If Rikers had killed white people, the governor would close it, not condemn more people there.
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Opinion: More people will die at Rikers if Hochul rolls back bail reform
We are family members of people who died at Rikers. If Rikers had killed white people, the governor would close it, not condemn more people there.
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Commentary: Justice in Love
Why we need collective action to fight hate violence in New York City.
As a nonprofit leader, here’s why I practice the ‘Joy at Missing Out’
Pulling back from the public eye allows new colleagues to come in – and for their life experiences, ideas, and visions to come to the fore.
Opinion: Medicaid prescription changes threaten patients and safety net providers
The federal 340B drug pricing program that serves low-income and underserved patients is about to be stripped of funding which may reduce STD and COVID-19 treatment services in New York.
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Opinion: Government contract reform is a must for social sector nonprofits
The failure to pay has persisted and come at the cost of offering competitive wages.
Opinion: Increasing CUNY and SUNY tuition is a working and middle-class tax increase in disguise
It’s time for the state to reinvest in both institutions and follow through on Gov. Kathy Hochul’s vision for higher education.
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Opinion: Reimagining paratransit requires federal leadership and funding
While New York City and state can leverage their collective dollars to improve this service, the fed should also pay and provide oversight to ensure quality into the 21st century.
Opinion: How to help New Yorkers by reducing red tape for nonprofits
There are a handful of egregiously burdensome requirements in the city contracting process which could be eliminated or reduced without comprising accountability.
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