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November 14, 2023
The Comeback City
Introduction “Given New York Today, Could Anyone Lead It?” So bemoaned a 1991 New York Times headline after decades of failure and futility.1 Crime was endemic, schools were failing, poverty…
November 14, 2023
Did Child Poverty Really Increase Last Year?
…percent, an all-time low. But in 2022, it rose to 12.4 percent—essentially back to its 2019 rate. (As a side note, that 2019 rate was an all-time low at the…
November 13, 2023
Family’s Place in America’s Social Fabric
…in the United States more broadly has changed dramatically in recent decades. At the same time, adults are finding satisfaction in their relationships with friends and coworkers. Many say having…
November 13, 2023
The Jobless AI Future Is Still a Long Way Off
…we get up each day with the goal of bettering ourselves and our communities? Or would we fall to the darker angels of our nature, with unoccupied time leading to…
November 13, 2023
How The IRS Discourages Boomer Charity
…law, be taxed as income. That’s because they’ve not been taxed previously; putting aside funds in “tax-advantaged accounts” reduces income at the time they’re deposited. They are, instead, taxed upon…
November 11, 2023
Why is NYC Telling Teachers to Not Keep Kids Safe?
…abused or neglected and three times as likely to be a victim of a maltreatment-related fatality. A New York Times analysis of child homicides in New York City from 2016 to 2022…
November 9, 2023
What Dems — And NYC — Can Learn From The GOP’s Bronx City Council Win
…even if their incomes go up. Nor is there any time limit on public housing — where some 20% of tenants have lived for 40 years or more. Similarly, rent-stabilized…
November 8, 2023
Perspective: The 4-Year Dividing Line
…same. At the same time, highly educated workers are nearly three times more likely to say making a meaningful contribution to society is one of the most important concerns when…
November 6, 2023
Upskilling from the Top
…fall behind. Accenture calls companies that successfully integrate technology into their strategy “tech-forward.” According to Accenture, in the years preceding and during the pandemic, tech-forward companies were 2.3 times more…
November 3, 2023
The Biden AI Executive Order: Dark Brandon or Uncle Joe?
…evaluating its impact on jobs and skills. Every time employment researchers think they have it reasonably nailed down, AI slips away. As NYU labor economist Julia Lane argued in a recent AEI…