“The fiscally responsible move isn’t to strand newcomers in emergency systems; it’s to build low-cost bridges that move people faster from confusion and dead ends into recognized credentials, stable work,…
“Democracies cannot function when entire groups of people are insulated from the realities of those they don’t understand. By reframing the issue as an urgent threat to democracy, we may…
Advocates and elected officials are taking steps to prepare for the changes likely to come by landmarking historic sites, calling for a designated “eco-district” and raising concerns about school integration…
It will be up to advocates and the de Blasio administration to make the upcoming fair housing assessment into a meaningful discussion on the city’s racial history and future policy.
The potential rezoning of the Brooklyn neighborhood creates uncertainty about much—but, at least for the residents who gathered for an open house, not about what problems need attention.