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Op-Ed | Without a real childcare plan, City Hall is destined to fail New York families | amNewYork
There's a longstanding adage that "failing to plan is planning to fail." In my more than 30 years in public office I have seen firsthand how this can be true. Deliberate, rigorous planning is the key to policy success - especially in city government, where issues are multi-faceted and complex. Unfortunately, this administration too often has overlooked this critical step, leaving New York City residents to pick up the pieces.
Why I am the best candidate for mayor
New York City is the greatest place on earth — and it’s time to start acting like it. The current mayoral administration has left New Yorkers on their own — with trash piling up on the streets, child care remaining unattainable, housing unaffordable, and our public schools falling behind.
Don't Let Unions Slow Police Pension Fund
Most New Yorkers spend little time thinking about the inner workings of the city's pension funds, but as the fourth-largest pension fund in the United States with some $269 billion in assets under management, it's worth taking note when something genuinely egregious is afoot. Such is the case today with the recent decision by the Police Pension Fund to withdraw from something called the Common Investment Meeting (CIM).
NYC citizenship fund would help welcome new Americans
With immigrant communities across the New York City at risk of being torn apart by President Donald Trump’s immoral immigration policies, helping more of our friends and neighbors become citizens can keep families and communities together, grow our economy and make our city stronger.
Opinion | A Very Specific Guide to Ranking Candidates for N.Y.C. Mayor
New York City has embarked on the biggest ranked-choice voting election in American history with the Democratic primary for mayor on Tuesday. Plenty of New Yorkers are looking for advice on how to fill out their ballots to help their favorite candidates — or to try to block other candidates they don’t want in City Hall.
Barkan: Stringer should drop out and endorse Wiley
Scott Stringer on May 10. Progressives need to consolidate behind their only candidate with a chance of winning. Now that New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer has been twice accused of sexual assault, his path to victory in the Democratic primary for mayor is effectively foreclosed.
Scott Stringer has always been progressive
Scott Stringer at Coney Island on April 9. Three constants in the New York City comptroller’s career have been his liberal politics, ambition and work ethic. Before his campaign was rocked by two accusations of sexual assault, New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer was a top-tier mayoral contender who could plausibly claim to be the most qualified candidate.
Scott Stringer’s 7 Favorite Things 2021
By Scott Stringer as told to Anthony Rotunno 7 items in this article 2 items on sale! 7 items in this article 2 items on sale! Photo: courtesy scott stringer If you’re like us, you’ve probably wondered what famous people add to their carts. Not the JAR brooch and Louis XV chair but the hair spray and the electric toothbrush. We asked Scott Stringer — a Democratic candidate running to be New York City’s next mayor— about the glasses wipes, chess board, and coffee sweetener he can’t live without.
In the mayoral race, progressives place their trust in RCV
Mayoral candidate Dianne Morales. Dianne Morales, Scott Stringer and Maya Wiley are all laying claim to the movement left. Will ranked choice voting give them all a chance? Less than three months before the New York City mayoral primary, the city’s progressive left has declined to coalesce behind a single contender. Some of the most influential organizations, like the Working Families Party, haven’t endorsed yet, and some of the biggest individual players, like Rep.
DeBlasio’s taxi plan is a disgrace. Here’s what would work
The Covid-19 pandemic has exacerbated longstanding inequities in our city. New Yorkers who are already struggling have been pushed closer to the brink. As we have hit the one-year mark of the pandemic, we must address the disparities head-on with real action for New Yorkers who need our help most. We have a responsibility to take action. And now we have the tools to act. The just-passed American Rescue Plan will deliver at least $4.3 billion in federal money to New York City.
Bill de Blasio's taxi plan is a disgrace, here's what will work
The Covid-19 pandemic has exacerbated longstanding inequities in our city. New Yorkers who are already struggling have been pushed closer to the brink. As we have hit the one-year mark of the pandemic, we must address the disparities head-on with real action for New Yorkers who need our help most. We have a responsibility to take action. And now we have the tools to act. The just-passed American Rescue Plan will deliver at least $4.3 billion in federal money to New York City.
Una agenda para sacar del COVID a los latinos de Nueva York
La comunidad latina de la ciudad de Nueva York ha sido un pilar poderoso y vital de nuestra ciudad. Al crecer en Washington Heights y aprender de mi padrastro, Carlos Cuevas, siempre supe que no hay Ciudad de Nueva York sin vecinos latinos.
Seizing the Moment to Solve Our Child Care Crisis
Child care (photo: Comptroller's Office) Nearly one year into COVID-19, New York is the epicenter of an unparalleled child care crisis. Women have left the workforce in record numbers as the burden of holding together families falls disproportionately on them, child care options dry up and remote schooling remains our children’s new normal for the foreseeable future.
How Fair Shot NYC Would Ensure Equal Access to the COVID-19 Vaccine
Scott M. Stringer. Photo: Office of the Comptroller. Long-term disinvestments in communities of color across the city left Black New Yorkers underserved and overexposed during the darkest days of the COVID-19 pandemic. As we battle a second wave, COVID-19's resurgence in predominantly African-American communities should be cause for new alarm. Our Black-owned businesses also continue to disproportionately bear the brunt of the ongoing economic fallout from the pandemic.
A true economic recovery means empowering MWBEs
Sign up for our COVID-19 newsletter to stay up-to-date on the latest coronavirus news throughout New York City If we’re serious about fighting against structural racism and building back a stronger economy, we must meet that challenge with concrete action in our commercial corridors across the City — especially amid the holiday season. Minority and women-owned businesses (MWBEs) are essential to our local economy.
In Support Of All Disabled New Yorkers & Americans
By ohtadmin | on December 02, 2020 I offer my heartfelt thanks to President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, who both proudly support the 60 million-plus disabled of America. As you know, I am running for Mayor of New York City, and I, too, proudly support the “Disabled of America.” I pledge my full support in my campaign for the two million disabled people of our great New York City.
Sustainable capital projects could be an economic lifeline
Staring down near-bankruptcy forty years ago, New York’s leaders made the decision to put off critical infrastructure upgrades. Decades later, we’re still paying the price for that shortsighted disinvestment – every time we wait on the subway platform for a train that never seems to arrive or crowd into a hospital many times overcapacity. Now, we stand to make the same mistake on a larger scale, with even greater consequences: neglecting our generational fight against climate change.
How to really police the police
This summer, in neighborhoods all across the city, we saw police officers, ostensibly charged with protecting the peace, using extreme force against peaceful protesters.
Op-Ed | New York City needs to help students in shelters get the instruction they need Original
Sign up for our COVID-19 newsletter to stay up-to-date on the latest coronavirus news throughout New York City By Scott Stringer and Kim Sweet Each day during the pandemic, 13,000 students in New York City’s homeless shelters attempt to join Zooms with their teachers and log in to Google Classroom to obtain the education that is their right. But for too many of these students, the challenge is not a math problem or an essay, but accessing their classes in the first place.
How to create outdoor classrooms: Maximize use of schoolyards to get in-person teaching to as many students as possible
Of all the data points that the New York City Department of Education could be crunching as they prepare to re-open schools this fall, one number has received almost no attention: 29.5 million. That’s the combined square footage of the city’s outdoor schoolyards — space connected to our schools that can be repurposed into class and programming space to help keep our kids safe and out of doors this fall as much as possible.
New York City Needs a Chief Diversity Officer Now
The Place for New York Policy and politics Developed in conjunction with Joomla extensions. Comptroller Scott Stringer, the author, calling for a CDO (photo: Comptroller's Office) The murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery catalyzed one of the largest social justice movements in United States history, rightfully forcing both the public and private sectors to finally listen to Black lives who have sounded the alarm for decades.
Let’s Not Throw in the Beach Towel Yet
With Memorial Day around the corner and temperatures on the rise, it is natural for cooped-up New Yorkers to start pondering what kind of summer in the city we can have in the time of COVID-19 — and to look wistfully toward the beaches that have long provided respite to so many of our communities.
Demanding a cleaner energy future now: Why JPMorgan Chase should boot Lee Raymond off its board
By Neva Goodwin, Miranda Kaiser and Scott Stringer New York Daily News | May 19, 2020 | 8:00 AM In this file photo, 1Chase Manhattan Plaza, occupied by JPMorgan Chase & Co., is shown in New York.(Mark Lennihan/ASSOCIATED PRESS) JPMorgan Chase recently capitulated to the demands of concerned investors and climate activists by announcing that Lee Raymond, the former CEO of Exxon, will be stepping down as lead independent director of the bank’s board but staying on the board.
Protecting New York City’s Vulnerable Communities Amid COVID-19
Amid this public health crisis, the inequities in our society are on full display for the world to see — and the picture is stark. Black and Latino New Yorkers are dying at alarming rates, as our most vulnerable populations — communities of color, immigrants, seniors, and low-income New Yorkers — bear the brunt of the pandemic.
Create a COVID-19 victims fund: Learn from the lesson of 9/11 and help the families of dead frontline workers
By Scott Stringer New York Daily News | Apr 15, 2020 | 5:00 AM Help Sandra Santos-Vizcaino’s suffering family.(Facebook) By all accounts, Sandra Santos-Vizcaino was an amazing teacher — a gentle soul who was as gifted at unlocking the mysteries of learning as she was at dispensing hugs to her students at P.S. 9 in Brooklyn Heights. But Santos-Vizcaino is no longer with us.
Explore our COVID-19 Resource Center
As our city battles the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s more important than ever to ensure New Yorkers know where they can find accurate information and quickly access a range of important resources. With that goal in mind, today my office is launching a dedicated COVID-19 Resource Center, which includes a comprehensive set of resources to support New Yorkers through this public health crisis and beyond.
Know Your Tenant and Homeowner Rights During the COVID-19 Pandemic
As our city confronts the devastating COVID-19 pandemic, many New Yorkers have questions about rent and mortgage payment deadlines and other pressing housing-related needs. During this difficult and confusing time, we want to provide New Yorkers with information about their rights as tenants and homeowners amid this pandemic and offer information about where to turn for additional help.
Let’s Roll Back COVID-19, Not Bail Reform
New Yorkers are facing the dual threat of unprecedented public health and economic crises. It will likely take us months to fully stop the spread of the COVID-19 virus and far longer to address the devastating economic fallout. With businesses across the city and state shuttered, hundreds of thousands of people are at risk of losing their livelihoods and will need help from the local, state and federal government to make ends meet.
Protecting Our Frontline Workers Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic
New York City’s essential frontline workers are on the battlefield fighting this public health crisis up close — nurses, janitors, grocery clerks, child care staff, EMS workers, bus and truck drivers and so many more. The nurses and doctors who are helping our city to get through this pandemic are true heroes who deserve our utmost gratitude.
A better future for the BQE: A park instead of giant parking lot
In 1955, when Robert Moses bulldozed East Tremont in the Bronx to build a one-mile section of the Cross-Bronx Expressway, it all but destroyed a thriving community. This brazen act of civic violence demonstrated how highways can divide and dehumanize neighborhoods — and has served as a warning to our city ever since. Today, that warning hangs over us as the city considers plans to revitalize another Moses mega-project: the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway (BQE).
Trump, GM, Toyota and Fiat Chrysler are holding us hostage to a dying planet
Traffic in Los Angeles Barry Lewis | Getty Images President Donald Trump, General Motors, Toyota and Fiat Chrysler are holding us all hostage to a dying planet. Four major automakers — Ford, BMW, Honda and Volkswagen — entered into a voluntary compromise agreement with California to limit emissions across the country, recognizing that it is time to accelerate climate action beyond the goals of our current federal government.
Why Robust Child Care Support is a Boon for Families - and Businesses
By New York City Comptroller Scott M. Stringer and Senator Jessica Ramos The cost of child care in New York City has become a crushing burden for too many households, which is why we’ve recently championed state legislation to expand and improve child care options for thousands of working families across the five boroughs. Right now, just one of every seven eligible infants and toddlers in New York City has access to subsidized child care.
Helping Our Small Businesses, Saving Our Retail Corridors, Improving Our Neighborhoods
The Place for New York Policy and politics Developed in conjunction with Joomla extensions. (photo: Michael Appleton/Mayor's Office) Ask any New Yorker and they will tell you how neighborhood streets that once bustled with small, mom-and-pop businesses now have a Duane Reade on one corner and a large bank on the other, with a row of empty stores in between.
Keeping New York's teachers in school
The start of the school year is one of the greatest—and most stressful—periods for parents. The supplies checklist, the first-day jitters, and the swelling of pride as you watch your kids walk into the school with their classmates. But for our teachers, particularly the thousands of new teachers in New York City public schools this month, the anticipation is just as great. Nothing in school has a larger impact on student achievement than our teachers.
Comptroller Stringer's Open Letter to Workers: You Have Labor Rights Regardless of Immigration Status
Dear New Yorker: As many of you may know, my office enforces state and local prevailing wage laws. That means that if you have done construction work on a New York City public work project or have been employed in a building service job through a city contract or in a building with an affordable housing property tax exemption, then you may be entitled to prevailing wages and benefits, regardless of your immigration status.
Back to school resources for NYC parents
The start of the school year is one of the greatest — and most stressful periods for parents. The school checklist, the first-day jitters, and the swelling of pride as you watch your kids walk into the school building with all their classmates. It’s a moment of joy, excitement, and some nervousness, too. I know the feeling all too well as my wife, Elyse, and I prepare our sons, Max and Miles, for the school year.
No New Yorker should be exploitedNingún neoyorquino debería ser explotado
Posted by: Postmaster in News August 28, 2019 English Español No New Yorker should be exploited An open letter to workers By Scott Stringer You may be entitled to prevailing wages, regardless of immigration status. Dear New Yorker, As many of you may know, my office enforces state and local prevailing wage laws.
Stringer: fixing NYCHA is up to the mayor
By Scott Stringer August 1, 2019 | 8:40pm Growing up in Washington Heights, I could see firsthand the impact New York City Housing Authority had on hundreds of thousands of families. NYCHA provided so many with a foothold to a brighter future. It promised quality housing for working-class New Yorkers who would form the backbone of New York — seniors, immigrants and young families striving to make it.
OPINION: We need a childcare revolution in N.Y.C. - The Villager
BY SCOTT STRINGER | For too many New Yorkers, the American Dream is slipping further and further away. The affordability crisis we’re currently facing is fueled by many factors. But the cost of childcare — which can be more than $21,000 a year for an infant — is one major driver that must be tackled with every tool in the box.
Our infrastructure emergency is here: It’s all hands on deck to fix New York City
Lights out. (Gardiner Anderson/for New York Daily News) Wouldn’t it be great if we could go one day without a catastrophic infrastructure meltdown? After the past couple weeks of blackouts, subway shutdowns, heatwaves and flooding, our city’s vulnerability is on full display — and the famous toughness of New Yorkers is being pushed to the limit. The truth is this: We simply do not have infrastructure that can respond to climate shocks. And it’s only going to get worse.
Scott Stringer Calls for ‘Justice’ For E-Bike-Riding Delivery Workers
By Scott Stringer Jun 12, 2019 1 Delivery workers recently rallied with State Senator Jessica Ramos (far left) before a state hearing Ramos's bill to legalize e-bikes. Comptroller Stringer supports the bill. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman Through the pouring rain and heavy snow, 30-mile per hour winds, and in the freezing cold, delivery workers venture into the streets of New York. Weather doesn’t stop them. Distance doesn’t deter them. 16 hours days don’t hold them back.
$101B and our future on the line over the climate
With over 520 miles of coastline, New York City sits on the front lines of climate change. And over six years ago, our shores were slammed by Superstorm Sandy, causing 17 percent of our city to be flooded and costing an estimated $14 billion in damages. Homes were destroyed, businesses were washed away, futures were upended and 54 New Yorkers lost their lives as a result of the unprecedented devastation the storm caused across all five boroughs. Sandy was a one-in-260-year storm.
Op-Ed: $101 billion and our future on the line
May 23, 2019 / Brooklyn news / Perspective / Op-Ed Enlarge this image Office of the New York City Comptroller Comptroller Scott Stringer held a press conference on May 9 criticising the city’s slow spending on storm resiliency. By Scott Stringer Brooklyn Paper With more than 520 miles of coastline, New York City sits on the frontlines of climate change.
Hold Exxon to account: NYC retirees deserve to have the air cleared on climate deceptions
No tanks. (Reed Saxon / AP) Greenhouse gases are destroying our planet. A deeply concerning report released last month by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change forecast famine, economic dislocation, ruinous flooding and international instability. Of course, this report wasn’t our first warning of climate catastrophe. Melting icebergs adorned the front cover of Time magazine in 2000.
Marijuana legalization: a chance to address past racial and ethnic injustices
Marijuana legalization: a chance to address past racial and ethnic injustices SCOTT M. STRINGER | 12/20/2018, 12:52 p.m. Scott Stringer Office of City Comptroller Scott Stringer With statewide legalization of marijuana for adult use seeming more inevitable by the day, it’s important that we step back and ask this question: Who is likely to reap the benefits?
More housing for the poor, now: Build more for low-income New Yorkers, and pay for it by rejiggering homebuying taxes
Building a better housing plan. (Gregg Vigliotti for New York Daily News) Throughout New York City, the signs of a strong economy are everywhere. Unemployment is at record lows, construction cranes are in the sky, and nearly 63 million tourists visited the city last year. And yet, a crisis is raging in plain sight. Every night, a record 61,000 New Yorkers go to sleep in a homeless shelter — a third of them waking up the next day to go to work.
Secretive Amazon Deal Should Have Us Rethinking Subsidy Programs and More
Developed in conjunction with Joomla extensions. Comptroller Stringer, the author, at a press conference (photo: NYCHA) What if I told you that moving your business to New York City could land you $3 billion in subsidies? Even better, what if getting those billions didn’t even require publicly disclosing key information required to qualify for the money in the first place?
Opinion | More Cities and States Should Divest From Private Prisons
The Trump administration’s decision to separate migrant children and their parents at the border and its anemic efforts to reunite families since the reversal of that policy have been widely condemned as cruel. But the president’s so-called solution — to imprison immigrants as families in detention centers — is equally abhorrent. This policy, which will undoubtedly cause immense human suffering, has one clear beneficiary: the private prison industry.
City Needs to Nourish Green Roofs on Co-ops and Condos
Scott Stringer is city comptroller. Danielle Spiegel-Feld is executive director of the Guarini Center on Environmental, Energy and Land of Use Law at New York University School of Law. A longer version of this article appeared in Crain’s. By transforming barren roofs into verdant spaces, we can improve water quality, slash energy use, foster biodiversity, and provide more enjoyable space. The canopy of plants on green roofs drink up stormwater, reducing runoff by more than 50 percent.
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