We know that there will be many important political races, debates, and decisions. But what *exactly* will happen?
Steven Banks on ‘Welfare’ Reform, Fighting Homelessness, and the de Blasio Record
As the de Blasio administration comes to a close, the mayor and his top commissioners have been reflecting on their legacies.
As the de Blasio administration comes to a close, the mayor and his top commissioners have been reflecting on their legacies.
Emma Wolfe Reflects on the de Blasio Years
With Bill de Blasio’s tenure coming to an end, one of his top aides is reflecting on the administration’s legacy, defining achievements of its eight years in power, and what she thinks people got wrong about his leadership.
With Bill de Blasio’s tenure coming to an end, one of his top aides is reflecting on the administration’s legacy, defining achievements of its eight years in power, and what she thinks people got wrong about his leadership.
Civic Leadership Institute Increasingly Well-Represented in City Politics
When the next session of the City Council begins in January, multiple seats will be filled by alumni from the Coro New York Leadership Center, a local organization playing a key role bringing new leaders into city government.
When the next session of the City Council begins in January, multiple seats will be filled by alumni from the Coro New York Leadership Center, a local organization playing a key role bringing new leaders into city government.
Failure of Ballot Questions Halts New York’s Three-Year Expansion of Voting
When New Yorkers voted down two state constitutional amendments this fall that would make it easier to vote they put a stunning stop to a three-year deluge of major statewide election reform.
When New Yorkers voted down two state constitutional amendments this fall that would make it easier to vote they put a stunning stop to a three-year deluge of major statewide election reform.
Identifying Programs From Elsewhere To Boost New York City’s Economic Recovery and Transformation
As the economic recovery from the covid pandemic continues to change the job market, experts are looking across the Hudson at a new model to get New York City's workforce ready for the leading sectors of the future.
As the economic recovery from the covid pandemic continues to change the job market, experts are looking across the Hudson at a new model to get New York City’s workforce ready for the leading sectors of the future.
NYC Library Leaders Outline Reopening and Recovery Efforts at City Council Hearing
The City Council’s Committee on Cultural Affairs and Libraries convened to hear updates from the city’s three library systems regarding their programming and COVID-19 recovery.
The City Council’s Committee on Cultural Affairs and Libraries convened to hear updates from the city’s three library systems regarding their programming and COVID-19 recovery.
Taking Mental Health Care in New York City to the Next Level
The pandemic created significant mental health challenges and exacerbated long-standing inequities. It's time for the citywide conversation on mental health to focus on the future.
The pandemic created significant mental health challenges and exacerbated long-standing inequities. It’s time for the citywide conversation on mental health to focus on the future.
Rikers Crisis Renews Push for State Bill To Create ‘Correctional Ombudsman’ and Oversight Board
The deaths this year of 14 people held on Rikers Island and recent reports of inhumane conditions have renewed attention on the dereliction of one of the country's largest municipal jail systems.
The deaths this year of 14 people held on Rikers Island and recent reports of inhumane conditions have renewed attention on the dereliction of one of the country’s largest municipal jail systems.
‘Don’t Lose Your Base’: As He Becomes New York City’s Second Black Mayor, Lessons for Eric Adams From David Dinkins’ Tenure
During a time when the city was divided.
During a time when the city was divided.
The Chance To Rename Brooklyn’s General Lee Avenue Is Here
Black veterans, who have more liberty to speak their minds once outside the ranks, have called Confederate memorials a “slap in the face” that “contribute to lower performance.”
Every Soldier, Sailor, Marine, and Airman from New York City and Long Island conducts their enlistment at the Military Entrance Processing Station (MEPS) on Fort Hamilton Army Base, located on the southeast coast of Brooklyn. Many recruits show up to Fort Hamilton unaware of the fact that the main drag on the base is…
It’s Time To Make Polluters Pay To Protect Our Climate Future
The need for this funding is not theoretical; it is urgent.
The need for this funding is not theoretical; it is urgent.
It’s Time to End New York’s Abusive ‘Poor Tax’
How much money are we talking about?
How much money are we talking about?
It’s Time for New York To Pass the Adult Survivors Act
The Adult Survivors Act is modelled on the Child Victims Act, which created a lookback window for survivors of sexual assault who were under the age of 18 at the time of the assault.
The Adult Survivors Act is modelled on the Child Victims Act, which created a lookback window for survivors of sexual assault who were under the age of 18 at the time of the assault.
The New York City Council Should Help Homeowners Like Me, Not Stop Us From Relieving Financial Pressure
East Flatbush is a neighborhood rich with history, culture and architectural charm and it is cherished by our tight-knit community. It was only a matter of time before everyone else figured that out. We are in a period of dramatic change as developers have set their sights on our area, like they have in…
Pregnant People Need a Green New Deal
While the media has started to connect heat-related deaths to climate change over the past few years, one particularly vulnerable group is too rarely discussed in reporting and not reflected in policy: pregnant people and newborns.
While the media has started to connect heat-related deaths to climate change over the past few years, one particularly vulnerable group is too rarely discussed in reporting and not reflected in policy: pregnant people and newborns.