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Opinion: What Mamdani’s Election Reveals About New York’s Civic Capacity

“Policy succeeds or fails in the space between City Hall and neighborhoods. When civic infrastructure is strong, communities know where to get information, can organize around priorities, and maintain trust…

Government Opinion Transportation

Opinion: As MTA Moves From MetroCard to OMNY, Accessibility Must Come First

“With MetroCards no longer being sold after Dec. 31st, 2025, thousands of older New Yorkers must now navigate a system they did not choose and have not been guided through.”

2025 Elections Government Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development Opinion Politics

Opinion: On Affordable Housing, Mamdani Must Pair Speed With Stability

“Voters have endorsed efforts to make development more efficient. But streamlining alone will not help solve the housing crisis if the city’s agencies lack the resources to implement these reforms,…

Climate and Environment Government Health Opinion

Opinion: New York’s Energy Future is on Trial

“By building long‑lived gas infrastructure now, we make New York’s emission‑reduction goals harder and more expensive to reach and risk forcing abrupt, disruptive adjustments later.”

Government Land Use and Development Opinion

Opinion: What NYC Can Learn from Grassroots Housing Movements in Other Cities

“New York City, long positioned at the forefront of housing innovation, is falling behind,” the author writes. “The most effective innovations happen when residents are treated as partners with authority and…

Government Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development Opinion Politics

Opinion: The Legal Case for Passing COPA Now

“The version of COPA now before the Council is a practical, well-crafted framework that will meaningfully strengthen New York City’s ability to preserve stable, affordable housing.”

Government Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development Opinion Politics

Opinion: NYC’s COPA Bill Isn’t Ready for Primetime Yet

“To create real opportunities, we need two parties entering negotiations with the same goal in mind—the sale of the building to a non-profit or a direct sale to tenants.”

2025 Elections Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Opinion Politics

Opinion: How New York’s Next Mayor Can Tackle Homelessness on Day 1

“Homelessness in New York won’t be solved by denial or tough love. We’ve tried those approaches, and they’ve all failed. The Mamdani administration has a choice: repeat the failures of…

Government Labor Opinion Politics

Opinion: The Socialist Roots of Latino Politics in New York

“The beginnings of Latino politics in New York largely embraced a brand of socialism and was principally the domain of Puerto Ricans,” the author writes. “This group organized an entire…

Climate and Environment Economy Government Health Opinion

Opinion: Will NYC’s Pension Funds Once Again Lead the Nation on Climate Change?

"Comptroller Brad Lander has proposed moving some of the city’s enormous pension fund business from dirtier to cleaner money managers," the authors write. "If he gets the pension fund trustees…

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