Tom Allon

New York City should harness underutilized space for affordable housing.
Commentary
The pandemic’s affordable housing opportunity
New York City should retrofit stores, offices and hotels to address the housing shortage.
By TOM ALLON
Opinion
opinion
New York has to adapt to changing circumstances in order to avoid becoming a "ghost town."
Opinion
If tax hikes are inevitable, ensure they are prudent
Increases in taxes on the rich should be temporary and paired with spending cuts.
By SETH PINSKY , TOM ALLON
Opinion
opinion
New York City and state must adapt to irrevocable changes COVID-19 has wrought.
Opinion
A 5-point plan to create New York City’s new economy
The city and state must adapt to irrevocable changes COVID-19 has wrought.
By TOM ALLON
Opinion
opinion
Howard Rubensten at the 2010 Time 100 Gala.
Commentary
Howard Rubenstein, a man who defined NYC
He represented countless influential New Yorkers.
By TOM ALLON
Opinion
opinion
An announcement from City & State
Announcements
City & State joins DC media company Government Executive
A letter to readers from Publisher Tom Allon.
By TOM ALLON
News & Politics
article
The New York Stock Exchange.
Opinion
Wall Street can spare a nickel
New York should reinstate the Stock Transfer Tax
By TOM ALLON
Opinion
opinion
Donald Trump greets guests on the South Lawn of the White House on October 27th.
Commentary
Ignore Donald Trump
The media made him, and the media can break him.
By TOM ALLON
Opinion
opinion
David Dinkins and Rudolph Giuliani at the Mayoral debate in November 1989.
Commentary
A tale of two mayors
In retrospect, Dinkins looks better and Giuliani looks worse than when they left office.
By TOM ALLON
Opinion
opinion
Emergency medical technicians bring patient to Wyckoff Heights Medical Center for treatment amid COVID-19 pandemic in April.
Commentary
NY should shut down before it's too late
Learn from past mistakes and close indoor dining before the outbreak is out of control.
By TOM ALLON
Opinion
opinion
New York has to adapt to changing circumstances in order to avoid becoming a "ghost town."
Opinion
How to harness NYC’s creative destruction
New York City should come up with a plan for adaptive reuse and regeneration.
By TOM ALLON
Opinion
opinion
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