Economy
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Opinion: Despite its flaws, the city council’s outdoor dining proposal deserves to pass
As the City Council calls for permanent open restaurant stalls, city planners should focus on enhancing the street culture with regulated structures and more walkable streets.
Blake Salesin, Contributing Writer
• April 15, 2022
![Gov. Kathy Hochul speaks at a podium during a press conference. She stands in front of an American flag and a royal blue background. She is wearing a black blazer with a pale blue collared shirt.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/internalstock-kathyhochul-manasagudavalli-1-900x600.jpg)
Opinion: Struggling New Yorkers need Good Cause Eviction legislation
The state eviction moratorium expired in February, leaving thousands of New Yorkers — Black renters in particular — vulnerable to homelessness. A proposed Good Cause Eviction bill would limit rent hikes and reduce evictions.
Asha Ramachandran, Deputy Managing Editor
• March 7, 2022
![Average annual transportation costs in New York City exceed $1,000 per student. NYU should work with the MTA to alleviate this financial burden. (Staff Photo by Ryan Walker)](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/ops-house-SGAtransport-2-1-900x613.jpg)
Editorial: Hamilton, implement the SGA’s transportation resolution
By instituting discounted subway fares for the NYU community, the university could do its part to support students in need and provide stimulus to local businesses.
WSN Editorial Board
• February 14, 2022
![Sunrise Movement NYU urged the NYU board of trustees to improve transparency and democracy, as well as divest from fossil fuels. For the 1,200 students who have signed a petition created by Sunrise NYU, democracy within the NYU board of trustees and community is imperative. (Staff Photo by Alexandra Chan)](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/ops-anderson-divest.jpg)
Letter to the Editor: Divestment, democracy and the board of trustees
The board of trustees is an unaccountable group with overwhelming power. We need to democratize NYU to ensure transparency, accountability and a prosperous future for its students. A response to ”Hamilton discusses NYU dorm intruder response, denies private prison investment,” Nov. 18.
Paige Anderson, Contributing Writer
• December 7, 2021
![Members of the New York Taxi Workers Alliance have been protesting against Mayor Bill de Blasio’s debt relief plan for taxi workers outside City Hall for the past eight days. The plan is weak and does not do enough to financially protect taxi drivers. (Staff Photo by Alexandra Chan)](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/ops-house-nytwa-900x600.jpg)
Editorial: NYC taxi drivers deserve better than de Blasio’s deal
The debt relief plan offered by Mayor Bill de Blasio should be amended to financially protect taxi workers after decades of deregulation and private greed.
The Editorial Board
• September 27, 2021
![Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Met Gala dress was seen as tone-deaf by many. The controversy raises the question of whether or not NYU students are ignorant of their own class privilege. (Illustration by Bridget Harshman)](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/ops-bungle-aocdress-900x592.jpeg)
Opinion: AOC’s Met Gala stunt and the frivolous performance of class solidarity
AOC’s Met Gala dress was tone-deaf, but what do the surrounding arguments reveal about NYU students’ own ignorance regarding class and privilege?
Srishti Bungle, Deputy Opinion Editor
• September 23, 2021
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America needs high-speed rail
The rest of the developed world is eating America’s lunch in high-speed rail. Our country needs to act by making it a central part of President Biden’s infrastructure proposal.
Kevin Kurian, Deputy Opinion Editor
• March 26, 2021
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$15 an hour is not enough, especially in New York
Srishti Bungle, Contributing Writer
• March 15, 2021
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HBO Max decision harms theaters for profit
Sam Gray, Contributing Writer
• March 15, 2021
![NYU’s Impossible Financial Situation](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/IMG_8827-900x900.jpg)
NYU’s Impossible Financial Situation
Like many universities across the country, the pandemic has backed NYU into a corner. The financial pressures facing NYU explain its decision to partially reopen, and will cause it to struggle for years to come.
Emily Dai, Opinion Editor
• August 31, 2020
![President Hamilton: Support Students in Need and Take a Pay Cut](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/ops-wadja-900x900.jpg)
President Hamilton: Support Students in Need and Take a Pay Cut
NYU President Andrew Hamilton’s email is just another example of NYU overspending on administrators and failing to genuinely support students in need.
Helen Wajda, Deputy Opinion Editor
• May 7, 2020
![Congress Needs to Provide Stimulus Checks for Mixed-Status Families](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/ops-lozano-900x900.jpg)
Congress Needs to Provide Stimulus Checks for Mixed-Status Families
Congress needs to expand aid packages to include American citizens that make up mixed-status families.
Gabby Lozano, Deputy Opinion Editor
• May 6, 2020
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Yezen Saadah, Editor-in-Chief • July 9, 2024
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Julia Smerling, Photo Editor • June 18, 2024
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Yezen Saadah, Editor-in-Chief • June 18, 2024
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Mikaylah Du, Under the Arch Editor • June 15, 2024