Category: Op Ed

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 governments

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 expansion

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, and

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 for

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 to

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”, “dangerous”.

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 issues.[i]

By Emma Saltzberg I tested positive for COVID-19 on November 30, 2021, just before the Omicron surge. I had just traveled home and spent time with my family,

By Emma Saltzberg Executive Summary The AirTrain to LaGuardia is a highly contentious proposal to build a train connecting the subway to the airport. Local community members and