{"id":826,"date":"2025-10-28T15:38:05","date_gmt":"2025-10-28T19:38:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/shahana-hanif\/?p=826"},"modified":"2025-10-28T15:38:05","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T19:38:05","slug":"opinion-new-york-city-is-at-a-crossroads-and-its-youth-are-ready-to-lead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/shahana-hanif\/2025\/10\/28\/opinion-new-york-city-is-at-a-crossroads-and-its-youth-are-ready-to-lead\/","title":{"rendered":"Opinion: New York City Is at a Crossroads, and Its Youth Are Ready to Lead"},"content":{"rendered":"

Common Dreams<\/a> – By Keanu Arpels-Josiah<\/a> | Published October 24, 2025 <\/p>\n

In New York<\/a> City, things seem to be falling apart. Prospect Park<\/u><\/a> and Van Cortland Park<\/u><\/a> are on fire; 6-year-old students<\/a>, high school seniors<\/u><\/a>, and college students<\/u><\/a> are being detained and deported by Immigration<\/a> and Customs Enforcement; gender-affirming care<\/u><\/a> remains out of reach for many, and trans hate is escalating<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n

This is our future under governments led by the likes of New York City<\/a> Mayor Eric Adams and President Donald Trump<\/a>. It\u2019s one of fear, climate disaster, fascism<\/a>, genocide<\/a>, unaffordability, and violence. It\u2019s not one we will accept.<\/p>\n

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Common Dreams<\/a> – By Keanu Arpels-Josiah<\/a> | Published October 24, 2025 <\/p>\n

In New York<\/a> City, things seem to be falling apart. Prospect Park<\/a> and Van Cortland Park<\/a> are on fire; 6-year-old students<\/a>, high school seniors<\/a>, and college students<\/a> are being detained and deported by <\/p>\n

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