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Wondering Why Your Gas Bill Keeps Rising?

Wondering Why Your Gas Bill Keeps Rising?

Op-Ed: It’s not because we’re “going green.” It’s because we’re not.
Climate Change is Making Our Environment Unsafe

Climate Change is Making Our Environment Unsafe

Op-Ed: Air pollution is a serious problem and our human health is at risk. A change needs to happen quickly.
Bridging The Tech Skills Gap For Young New Yorkers

Bridging The Tech Skills Gap For Young New Yorkers

Op-Ed: Programs that help young, working-class Brooklynites find and retain jobs enables entire families to break cycles of poverty and cultivate economic growth in the borough.
Universal Healthcare is a Right

Universal Healthcare is a Right

Op-Ed: Let's urge our leaders to pass the New York Health Act, a crucial piece of legislation that would guarantee comprehensive, universal healthcare for all New Yorkers.
I’m a Brooklyn ER Doctor And Lives Are on The Line

I’m a Brooklyn ER Doctor And Lives Are on The Line

Op-Ed: Every day, I walk into the emergency department of Woodhull Hospital, where I work, and see the face of America’s healthcare crisis. Congress members: don’t make cuts to Medicaid as the program is not a luxury, it's a lifeline.
Opening Doors to Opportunity

Opening Doors to Opportunity

Op-Ed: We went to Albany to advocate to get the power to shut these illegal smoke shops down
Celebrating Innovative Public Sector Projects For 20 Years

Celebrating Innovative Public Sector Projects For 20 Years

Op-Ed: The Hayes Foundation Prize has been highlighting forward-thinking, high-impact city workers early in their careers. Their ideas have made the city a better place to live, work and raise a family.
A Lifeline For Homeowners Who Are on The Tax Lien Sale List

A Lifeline For Homeowners Who Are on The Tax Lien Sale List

Op-Ed: The tax lien sale has disproportionately impacted single family homeowners struggling with affordability, especially in Black and brown neighborhoods. Homeowner Help Desk can help.
Growing Careers From The Ground up: A Brooklyn Model For New York’s Cannabis Workforce

Growing Careers From The Ground up: A Brooklyn Model For New York’s Cannabis Workforce

Op-Ed: We must put workforce equity at the center of the growth strategy for the city's cannabis industry.
Maternal Mortality And Post-Partum Tragedies

Maternal Mortality And Post-Partum Tragedies

Op-Ed: As we discuss how to revitalize SUNY Downstate University Health Sciences University, we need to address how to reduce the maternal mortality rate for women in Brooklyn.