Andrew Gounardes

Jun 4, 2024 | timesunion.com | Andrew Gounardes |Karines Reyes

New Yorkers across the political spectrum agree that our nation’s immigration system is broken. The current path to citizenship can take decades to navigate, leaving many families in a state of constant fear of detention and deportation, even when they’ve done nothing wrong.

May 6, 2024 | cityandstateny.com | Andrew Gounardes |Emily Gallagher

On a cold night this January, the driver of a 5,000-pound Dodge Ram pickup truck with an “NDERTAKER” license plate made a sharp left turn onto Bay Ridge Avenue in Dyker Heights and slammed into a 52-year-old mother named Xiaohong Chen, killing her. On the other end of the borough, 49-year-old Greenpoint resident Danielle Aber was killed while walking home from the supermarket in February when the driver of another pickup truck crashed into her in a crosswalk.

Jan 29, 2024 | amny.com | Andrew Gounardes

Some skeptics complain that New York City’s speed and red light camera programs are part of a sinister plot to milk motorists for all they’re worth. But what critics misunderstand is that these life-saving programs offer the greatest safety benefit to drivers themselves. The logic behind the cameras is simple: most drivers don’t run red lights. And those drivers, along with everyone else, are safer when the ones who do get caught.

Dec 28, 2023 | nydailynews.com | Andrew Gounardes

How many high school graduates have chosen not to attend college because they think they can’t afford it? And how many attend, but pay full price, though they’d be eligible for free or reduced tuition? If the answer were even just one student, that would be a waste and a shame — but the true number is undoubtedly much higher.

Sep 3, 2023 | buffalonews.com | Rafael Espinal |Andrew Gounardes

Amid barbecues and weekend getaways, Labor Day reminds us to take a moment to honor the contributions workers have made to our nation’s prosperity. Yet, for the 60 million Americans who are freelance workers, Labor Day instead serves as a reminder of how they’re often an afterthought in America’s economy. For too long, independent workers have been devoid of adequate protections – including the most basic of them all, assured payment for services rendered.