City Government

Three people sit on the steps outside of Brooklyn Borough Hall

City Government

Charter Revision Politics: A Primer

Richard Briffault Jun. 03 2026

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City Government

How Zohran Mamdani Can Help Shrink the Child Welfare System in New York City

Nora McCarthy May. 19 2026

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani points at a TV screen displaying his May 2026 financial plan

Budget

Call It What It Is: A State Bailout of New York City

Paul Francis May. 14 2026

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City Government

Mamdani’s Supermarket Mistake

Howard Yaruss May. 13 2026

Vincent R. Impellitteri, Robert Moses, William O'Dwyer, John Cashmore and Lazarus Joseph talk in a group huddle during the Board of Estimate Hearing

History

The Voting Rights Act in New York City

Tim Tompkins May. 07 2026

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Just Fix It

Just Fix It: 8 Policy Tweaks City Hall Can Make to Speed Up the Permitting Process

Vital City May. 07 2026

Members of the United Federation of Teachers hold signs at a rally

Labor

The Unions and the Cities

Nicholas Bagley May. 04 2026

A person raides their hand above a computer in a room full of computers where blue wires hang down from the ceiling

Technology

Government AI, the Road to More Bureaucratic Discretion and Accountability

Stephen Goldsmith Apr. 29 2026

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Crime

Local Politics, After Murder

David Schleicher Apr. 29 2026

An elementary school boy stands behind a door at his school with his back to the camera; half of his body is obscured by the door, half is visible

Education

How the Public Can Help Mamdani Guide New York City Schools

David Bloomfield Apr. 24 2026

Children climb on the scaffolding outside of their school building

Education

Want More Parental Input While Keeping Mayoral Control? Look to Community Schools

Christopher Caruso Apr. 24 2026

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Podcast

The Cost of Freezing the Rent

Jamie Rubin Apr. 22 2026

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