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August 13, 2023
The Bill to Repair NYCHA Projects Doubles—but Pols Won’t Fix the System
…least 330,000 New Yorkers live. The essential problem, of course, is the age of the nation’s largest public-housing system and the fact maintenance has long been deferred. The vision for…
August 11, 2023
Why Does NY Campaign To Stop Smoking But Not Illicit Drug Use?
…scheduled to go up to $5.35 per pack Sept. 1. Instead, the Department of Health’s Tobacco Control Program, funded by the court-ordered national tobacco settlement, lists clearly its highest priority:…
August 7, 2023
Union Square Melee Proves Riots Have Little to Do with Real Political Grievances
…the part of teenagers drawn to 14th Street by Kai Cenat, an online “influencer” with millions of followers, including thousands eager for free PlayStations he used to lure them to demonstrate…
August 7, 2023
The Right Way to Fix Public Broadcasting
…federal funding “solely to be used for acquiring or producing programming that is to be distributed nationally and is designed to serve the needs of a national audience.” NPR’s federal…
July 25, 2023
Not Just Tulsa
…used on a truly massive scale. A National Bureau of Economic Research paper found that “approved projects had cleared (or intended to clear) over 400,000 housing units, forcing the relocation…
July 19, 2023
Adams’ Smart Migrant Move Could Help the City’s Overburdened Shelters—and Migrants Themselves
…and retail employees are advertised right now. It’s no secret Help Wanted signs are out all over America—nor that in the long run the nation needs more workers to support…
July 17, 2023
Biden Tries to Revive His Eviction Moratorium Through the Back Door
…dubious view that tenants nationally are at the mercy of oppressor landlords — and from taking backdoor steps through the federally chartered mortgage-finance companies to enforce this view. The regulation…
July 12, 2023
New York Rent Control: Could the End be Near?
…the nation’s largest city—and in other cities which have similar regulation. New York is the case study for the legislation’s unfortunate repercussions. Although rents are kept low by law, owners…
July 2, 2023
New York’s Quality of Life Budget: Focus on Improving Conditions for Everyday People First
…residents, rich and poor. Economists from the NYU Stern School, Columbia Business School and the National Bureau of Economic Research have set the context: declining commercial real estate property taxes…
June 24, 2023
City Can No Longer Afford Life-Long Subsidies for Lucky NYCHA Tenants
If the definition of insanity involves doing the same thing repeatedly and hoping for a different result, maybe the long-troubled New York City Housing Authority, the nation’s largest, isn’t entirely…