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Op-Ed
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July 13, 2023David Rothenberg’s Letter to the Editor
Jim Quinn's perspective on the need to maintain Rikers Island ("Drop 'Close Rikers' plan before it is too late," op-ed, July 10) is embedded in past myths.
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June 30, 2023 Crain's New York BusinessOp-ed: How creative funding can help kickstart complex capital projects
Even as homelessness in New York City has doubled over the last decade— in 2022, more than 70,000 people were living in city-run shelters—we have struggled to deploy at scale one of the most effective solutions to the problem: permanent supportive housing.
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June 29, 2023 New York Amsterdam NewsDecision to cut community providers at Rikers Island is shortsighted and dangerous
The city of New York is about to embark on a shortsighted, misguided and dangerous path––one that could be remedied if it reverses course and does not sever vital lifelines that put incarcerated New Yorkers on the path to positive change.
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May 30, 2023 NYN MediaOpinion: Cuts to programming that helps people incarcerated at Rikers Island are shortsighted
Unless you have experienced it for yourself, it’s impossible to know what it is like to be incarcerated on Rikers Island. Imagine being detained pretrial because you simply cannot afford to post bail, which would let you fight your case while living in the community. That’s what it’s like for most incarcerated people on Rikers.
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May 24, 2023 City & State New YorkOpinion: I’ve been homeless and incarcerated. Eric Adams wants to cut services that help people like me.
Services to help people get housing and reenter society after incarceration should take precedence over maintaining the NYPD budget.
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September 22, 2023 The HillRecidivism isn’t the only measure of progress after incarceration
But how do we know whether incarceration works as intended?
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