Tag: Op-ed

By Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso  I remember how much our life changed when my mother — a Dominican immigrant who didn’t have a college degree or speak the best English — got a job in a Brooklyn factory. We felt like we had made it big. For the first…

By Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso  El mes pasado, pronuncié mi discurso sobre el estado del condado de Brooklyn. Es una tradición anual que une a los residentes de Brooklyn para reflexionar sobre el pasado año y crear una visión mutual para un futuro mejor.   La realidad es que estos son tiempos…

By Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso  Dear neighbors,  As we celebrate the arrival of Spring and the sense of joy and optimism it brings to our city, I am sorry to write with a dire warning.  On June 3rd, in just a few days, the City of New York will…

By Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso & New York State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli   Here’s what we know about our maternal health crisis: The United States has a maternal death rate greater than almost every other high-income country. The death rate here is more than 2.5 times the rates of France…

By Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso  Imagine this: you’re in Bay Ridge, waiting for a train to go to your new job in Jackson Heights. You hop on, riding east into Midwood, through Flatbush and Canarsie, up to Broadway Junction, and finally into Queens in about 40 minutes. Right now,…