Skip to content
Join our Newsletter

Local Voices

Every Eligible Individual Needs to be Immunized

Every Eligible Individual Needs to be Immunized

Op-Ed: Efficacy of vaccines has made us forget how badly we need protection.
Read more >
In Brooklyn, Nursing Means Showing up Wherever We’re Needed

In Brooklyn, Nursing Means Showing up Wherever We’re Needed

Op-Ed: It’s no exaggeration to say that nurses meet people wherever they are.
Read more >
Climate Change is Set to Drown Brooklyn, And NYC is Letting it Happen

Climate Change is Set to Drown Brooklyn, And NYC is Letting it Happen

Op-Ed: Refusal to build proper protective infrastructure is a disturbing continuation of the historic systematic, purposeful dehumanization of redlined communities in Brooklyn.
Read more >
Do Not Go Through The Grief of Losing an Infant Alone

Do Not Go Through The Grief of Losing an Infant Alone

Op-Ed: We need to normalize conversations around grief and mental health within BIPOC communities.
Read more >
My Mother and I Feared Changes to New York’s Home Care Program. One Year Later, Life Is Easier

My Mother and I Feared Changes to New York’s Home Care Program. One Year Later, Life Is Easier

Op-Ed: The Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program allowed me to be compensated for taking care of my mother with Medicaid dollars, giving me an income, peace of mind, and a sense of stability.
Read more >
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.
Read more >
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.
Read more >
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.
Read more >
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.
Read more >
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.
Read more >