OPINION: Walt Whitman, black Brooklyn, Wounded Knee and me
As we celebrate the bicentennial of Walt Whitman’s birth on May...
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OPINION: Stop writing off CUNY as a ‘value college’
Earlier this month I was ecstatic to learn that I made the...
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OPINION: This girl scout wants more money for parks
As a kid who goes to my local park in Canarsie, Brooklyn...
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OPINION: BQX could bring more local tourism to Red Hook
The back-and-forth debate over the proposed BQX streetcar, a mass...
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OPINION: Rent-stabilized landlords are the economic engines driving our neighborhoods
Addressing the affordable housing crisis with politics instead of common-sense policy...
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OPINION: Don’t divorce MTA totally from the state
Everyone has known for years that the MTA has big problems, but...
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From the editor: We need to talk
From: The editor To: Brooklyn Subject: We need to talk I have...
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Gowanus waterfront activists can learn from past rezoning failures
A presentation to the Community Board 6 Waterfront Committee last week showed...
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OPINION: Preservation isn’t just for ‘old’ buildings
Recently, the Landmarks Preservation Commission was presented with a proposal to demolish...
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