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Brooklyn’s Maternal Health Crisis Starts Long Before Labor

Brooklyn’s Maternal Health Crisis Starts Long Before Labor

Op-Ed: To reduce disparities in Black maternal health outcomes, look to what works: programs that embed care coordinators and community health workers into standard maternal care.
How Greenpoint Became Part of my Story

How Greenpoint Became Part of my Story

Op-Ed: The first time I came to New York, I found myself in Greenpoint. And something shifted.
The Knicks Finally Got Good: Now What?

The Knicks Finally Got Good: Now What?

Op-Ed: Despite losing Game 3, the team's run to the NBA Finals has given the entire city hope.
Real Estate Scams And Deed Theft Don't Have to Leave Brooklyn Homeowners on Edge

Real Estate Scams And Deed Theft Don't Have to Leave Brooklyn Homeowners on Edge

Op-Ed: Individual caution is not enough to prevent deed theft. Our government must do more to protect homeowners before they are dragged into court fighting to keep what already belongs to them.
New York Can't Afford Blakeman's Decades-Long War on Your Health Care

New York Can't Afford Blakeman's Decades-Long War on Your Health Care

Op-Ed: Repealing the Affordable Care Act will force parents to ration insulin for their children and seniors to choose between medication and rent.
Protecting The Most Vulnerable From Climate Change

Protecting The Most Vulnerable From Climate Change

Op-Ed: Emergency response is not the only effective way to protect public health.
No Seriously, Where is Erik Dilan?

No Seriously, Where is Erik Dilan?

Op-Ed: The state Assemblymember does not represent Bushwick and East New York. We deserve leaders who love this community—and who act like it.
The Effects of Climate Change Are Showing up in Brooklyn’s Exam Rooms

The Effects of Climate Change Are Showing up in Brooklyn’s Exam Rooms

Op-Ed: As clinicians continue treating the symptoms, we need city leaders to address the root causes of these health issues by improving housing quality, supporting the use of clean energy and installing more cooling centers.
Nature Must Be New York City’s First Line of Coastal Defense

Nature Must Be New York City’s First Line of Coastal Defense

Op-Ed: Research has shown that nature-based solutions are up to 50% cheaper than traditional grey infrastructure strategies, for the same infrastructure service.
Climate Change is Affecting NYCHA’s Water And Brooklyn’s Children Deserve Better

Climate Change is Affecting NYCHA’s Water And Brooklyn’s Children Deserve Better

Op-Ed: No child in Brooklyn should ever have to question the safety of the water in their home.