Covering gun violence: How can local media do better?
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Environmental justice starts with the air we breathe
We still have some unfinished business when it comes to local air...
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20 years on, Giuliani’s Brooklyn Museum battle hinted at his Trumpist transformation
In 1999, Donald Trump was busy trying to build a NASCAR raceway...
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Racist Halloween decor defiled an old Clinton Hill home. My family used to live there.
On Oct. 23, 2019, several news outlets highlighted the outrage of Clinton...
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OPINION: The Brooklyn jail is falling apart, with my people inside
For years, before running for office or representing District 36, I worked...
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OPINION: The benefits of ranked-choice voting
The big fights leading up to the 2020 election have been about...
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OPINION: Becoming a parent: Rikers Island vs. maximum security prison
I am a mother, a Brooklyn resident, criminal justice advocate and former...
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OPINION: I worked at Rikers Island. It’s time for better jails.
In the oft-referenced words of Dostoevsky, a society can be judged...
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OPINION: You can be a climate activist at the grocery store
“I’ll see you in the streets,” 16-year-old Greta Thunberg...
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