Economics

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Time to Take on Small Business Insurance Premiums

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Zohran Mamdani's Promise and the Reality of Supermarket Prices

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Complexity on the Menu: The State of New York City's Restaurant Industry

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The Myth of Millionaire Flight

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Taxing Land: An Old Idea is New Again

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Put a Price on Street Parking, Generate Billions

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Economic Growth vs. Economic Justice: A False Choice

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A man walks in front of an advertisement for a luxury apartment building that depicts a man in a suit with his tie undone looking out the floor-to-ceiling window at the city skyline

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Before You Surcharge the Penthouse, Fix the Foundation

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Technology

How New York City Can Come Out a Winner in the AI Age

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Economics

The Prosperity Equation

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Five teenage boys who are members of the Highland Voices boys choir pause as pedestrians walk over the High Bridge, which connects Manhattan to the Bronx

Economics

Economic Justice Starts With Young People

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