Local Voices

Op-Ed: Despite losing Game 3, the team's run to the NBA Finals has given the entire city hope.

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.

Op-Ed: Repealing the Affordable Care Act will force parents to ration insulin for their children and seniors to choose between medication and rent.

Op-Ed: Emergency response is not the only effective way to protect public health.

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.

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.

Op-Ed: Research has shown that nature-based solutions are up to 50% cheaper than traditional grey infrastructure strategies, for the same infrastructure service.

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

Op-Ed: The tune I wrote, "Remembering Brooklyn," is my direct tribute and a national anthem dedicated specifically to the single moms of Brooklyn and other boroughs.

Op-Ed: Extreme heat is a predictable and growing threat, and the tools to prevent these deaths already exist. What is needed now is the political will to act before the next heat wave arrives.