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Mamdani administration officials told the City Council this week that outreach teams have cleared 40 homeless encampments since January, and referred 85 people to the shelter system, though did not…

ByJeanmarie Evelly

ByPatrick Spauster 0Comments

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Mar 2026

Government Health Opinion

Opinion: New Yorkers Voted YES on Affordability. That Must Include Reproductive Health Care.

“New Yorkers face pressures around affordability every day,” the authors write. “For many, reproductive health care is the first thing they delay when money is tight. That delay can have…

ByWendy Stark

ByDipal Shah 0Comments

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Mar 2026

Featured Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Profiles

Outgoing Social Services Commissioner Wants City To Stay ‘Proactive’

“So many of these issues are interrelated, but so often treated as existing in silos,” says Department of Social Services Commissioner Molly Wasow Park, who departs this week after three…

ByPatrick Spauster 0Comments

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Mar 2026

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development Opinion

Opinion: Washington Heights is Being Gentrified. Here’s How Mayor Mamdani Can Help.

“When affordability is treated as a real, immediate need, these policies can do more than just manage displacement. They can help communities stay rooted in places like Washington Heights.”

ByNabiha Subzwari

ByRobert Fullilove 0Comments

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Feb 2026

Government Health Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: The Mayor Wants to Adopt a Cat. Half of New Yorkers Can’t Afford One.

“New York City is facing a growing pet affordability crisis, one that is threatening to get worse,” writes Will Zweigart, director of the nonprofit Flatbush Cats. “Mayor Mamdani has an…

ByWill Zweigart 0Comments

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Feb 2026

Education Government Opinion

Opinion: Universal Child Care Must Work for the Providers Who Make It Possible

“The child care industry requires an immediate jumpstart to support this expansion. Incentives for entry-level employees can balance the low-wages and school debt that come with being a teacher.”

ByRita Joseph

ByRobert Cordero 0Comments

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Feb 2026

Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: Homeless New Yorkers Need Vouchers, Not SROs

“Many low-income New Yorkers—including those who are homeless but not in shelters—have been counting on Mayor Mamdani to implement the CityFHEPS expansion. His decision to stall, blaming the prior administration’s…

ByMiranda DeNovo 3Comments

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Feb 2026

Featured Government Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development Politics Resources

Mamdani’s ‘Rental Ripoff’ Hearings to Kick Off Feb. 26

Tenants can air their grievances at a series of events in every borough, where Mamdani administration officials say they’ll use what they hear to shape policies to protect renters. Registration…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 0Comments

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Jan 2026

Government Homelessness Justice Opinion

Opinion: A Safer New York Starts With Community, Not Incarceration

“Not only should the administration strive to make New York City a place where all people can meet their basic needs, but Mamdani’s team must also work to bring alternatives to…

ByJonathan McLean

ByMegan French-Marcelin 0Comments

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Jan 2026

Government Labor Opinion

Opinion: The Missing ‘For All’ Program? A New York City Jobs For All

“A voluntary public option for jobs, offering living wages, benefits, health care and union protections, would raise the wage floor and stabilize the economy during downturns.”

ByAlan Aja

ByTrudy Goldberg

ByCortney Sanders 3Comments

The Mayor Promises a New Approach to Encampment ‘Sweeps.’ Homeless Advocates Don’t Buy It.

Opinion: New Yorkers Voted YES on Affordability. That Must Include Reproductive Health Care.

Opinion: Washington Heights is Being Gentrified. Here’s How Mayor Mamdani Can Help.

Opinion: The Mayor Wants to Adopt a Cat. Half of New Yorkers Can’t Afford One.

Opinion: Universal Child Care Must Work for the Providers Who Make It Possible

Opinion: Homeless New Yorkers Need Vouchers, Not SROs

Mamdani’s ‘Rental Ripoff’ Hearings to Kick Off Feb. 26

Opinion: A Safer New York Starts With Community, Not Incarceration

Opinion: The Missing ‘For All’ Program? A New York City Jobs For All

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