City Government

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Education

Free Child Care in Real Life: What It Will Take to Implement

Elliot Haspel Aug. 21 2025

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City Government

Zohran Mamdani’s Uphill Battle on Public Grocery Stores

Michael Santorelli Aug. 14 2025

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City Government

How Zohran Mamdani Could Succeed as Mayor

Bradley Tusk, Jamie Rubin Aug. 01 2025

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Transit

Beyond Free Buses

Eric Goldwyn Jul. 31 2025

A woman browses egg and dairy shelves in a grocery store

City Government

Guess What? Government Is Already in the Grocery Business.

Nevin Cohen Jul. 31 2025

A crowd sits on a lawn watching a man speak on outdoor screens

City Government

Does Eric Adams Have a Chance?

Avi Schick Jul. 16 2025

Voters wait in a line behind a fence near a polling place sign

Politics

New York’s Primary and the Power of Better Elections

Grace Rauh Jul. 02 2025

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Podcast

The Art of Urban Governance

Jamie Rubin Jun. 18 2025

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Housing

The Most Interesting Thing on the Ballot this Fall

David Schleicher Jun. 17 2025

Eight candidates stand at podiums during a televised debate

Politics

What the Mayoral Debate Missed

Harry Siegel Jun. 05 2025

A packed theater audience faces an empty lectern on stage

Podcast

Two Top Thinkers on Cities Dissect NYC’s Mayoral Candidates

Jamie Rubin Jun. 04 2025

A large audience sits in rows at a conference

City Government

An Antidote to DOGE? Strengthening Urban Policy Entrepreneurs

Cara Eckholm May. 30 2025

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