Name: Is New York City an Empire in Decline? | NYT Opinion
Uploaded: 2020-03-25T08:05:46.000Z
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I was just thinking about the kind of vision

that it took to build a subway to this slip of sand

that you can get to with just a single MetroCard ride.

At Rockaway, I'm reminded of how much vision

I'm Mara Gay, and I cover New York for the New York Times

I'm a native New Yorker from Brooklyn, where I still

For the record, I am a total New York booster,

Someone had the vision to build a 7 train that

then all of a sudden you see the most opulent building

and serve books to people in 50 different languages.

This is what our city created for commuters.

Bloomberg gave us those waterfront parks,

Even our own mayor doesn't want to be here.

I don't want us to just become a playground for the rich.

I used to live really close to the Highline.

One day, someone new bought the building,

and we saw a condo going in across the street.

And slowly but surely, over the course of about a year,

college-educated, American-born citizens,

What's happening to people who don't speak English

are going to be sleeping in a homeless shelter.

Hundreds of luxury condos are sitting empty.

Since 2005, the number of apartments renting for $900

Part of the reason why the rents are so high

is because it's renters, not wealthy homeowners,

who are paying the lion's share of the city's property

Vision on housing could mean fixing our broken property

Vision could mean increasing train service

to close suburbs like Yonkers and White Plains.

This year alone, so far, 69 pedestrians and 19 cyclists

Only 16% of our bike lanes are protected in New York.

have a congestion tax, 18 years behind London.

Vision on infrastructure could mean roping off more streets

It could mean building 50 miles of protected bike lane

Our lack of vision is hurting future generations, too.

New York has one of the most segregated school districts

Last year, Stuyvesant, one of our best high schools,

admitted a freshman class where only 1% of the kids

an admissions test that shuts out black and Latino students

rethinking and reimagining admissions policies

We deserve leaders with bold change, who are brave enough

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