More effective doctors and better hospitals would narrow New York City’s vast health disparities, but probably not enough. Hence the growing interest in what some call lay health advisers.
‘One of the best ways to fight back is to push our cities towards bolder commitments to value women. NYC’s public solar program is one way our city will have the opportunity to deliver.’
New York is once again set to count the youths who live on its streets. But this advocate believes the way the count is done, and the policy context in which it’s occurring, make it certain to be way off mark.
Un proceso excepcionalmente abierto está dando forma a una propuesta para rezonificar el vecindario, cada vez más afectado por la subida de alquileres. Es posible que el futuro depare decisiones difíciles respecto a la asequibilidad.
Gotham Gazette and City Limits discuss the housing policy questions New York City is facing as a new president and administration take power.
When it comes to Wayne Barrett, all the clichés ring true. They did break the mold. He was one of a kind. And “a force of nature” is exactly how you’d have to have described him.
Certainly New York could use some rebuilding, but will ordinary New Yorkers really stand to benefit from a Trump infrastructure plan? See a list of the improvements one group of city residents wants to see.
From homeownership to public housing, tax credits to local hiring, there are more questions than answers so far about what the Trump presidency will mean to housing policies that affect New York.
President Obama’s Sustainable Communities Initiative never generated the heat that Obamacare or the Paris climate accords did. But they’ve had a real impact and passionate enemies, and now experts wonder if the Donald Trump will change course.