By Sam Tran When the world celebrated the arrival of 2020, it was not yet clear that a new disease had begun circulating in mainland China. Few
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Recommendations for the Proposed Lenox Hill Hospital Expansion
By Michael Kitchin Executive Summary The NY State Department of Health (DOH) Should Deny the Proposed Lenox Hill Hospital Expansion The proposed $2.5 billion Lenox Hill Hospital
Read MoreAddressing Storefront Retail Vacancies with Commercial Rent Control
By Jackie Bein This memo outlines the advantages and disadvantages of utilizing commercial rent control to address the increasing rate of storefront vacancies in New York City,
Read MoreProposal to Make the MTA Buses Fare-Free
By Justin Sanchez EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The City of New York should work with New York State to request that the MTA implement a six-month pilot of a
Read MoreOpportunity Zones, Five Years In: Who Really Benefits?
By Jackie Bein Congress recently announced a bill introducing reforms to the Opportunity Zones tax incentive program. The proposed changes include key provisions for expanding reporting requirements
Read MoreWhy Should We Care About Home Care Workers?
By Justin Campos For older adults in retirement and the disabled, home care is an available service to help them live independently in their own homes rather
Read MoreLegislative Proposal to Limit How Much Landlords Can Increase Rent Annually
By Zahnay Gates Executive Summary Representative Velázquez should propose a bill to limit how much landlords can increase rent annually for market-rate units. The introduction of this bill,
Read MoreProtect our Parents
By Julie Collins Lillie lived to be 101 years old. She was fiercely independent. She made her own decisions and decided for herself when it was time
Read MorePolicy Recommendations for Standardizing Reproductive Care
By Amanda Drucker When I type the words “is getting an IUD…” into the Google search bar, the sentence autofills with the words “painful”, “worth it”, “safe”,
Read MoreLearning for Impact: Lessons Learned from Prize Philanthropy
By Danny Tsoi Summary Decolonizing philanthropy proposes changing the power structures between philanthropic organizations and community organizations to develop and implement healing and reparative solutions for systemic
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