MTA
Policy
How value capture can save New York City’s subways
Value capture, in which the public sector recovers some of the value created by government actions like the construction of a transit line or a rezoning, has recently joined congestion pricing among the most discussed potential funding streams for New York City’s troubled subway system. And it can work.
Labor
Policy
Gothamist is back. But what about its union?
Gothamist is back, but its new owner, WNYC, is grappling with a culture shift as union and management prepare for contract talks.
Housing
Opinion
3 myths Trump’s budget proposal wants you to believe about public housing
NYCHA would suffer under Trump's policies that are based on false premises.
NYN Media
Nonprofits
3 myths Trump’s budget proposal wants you to believe about public housing
NYCHA would suffer under Trump's policies that are based on false premises.
New York City
Opinion
An open letter to NYC’s first nightlife mayor
5 suggestions for Ariel Palitz from those responsible for creating her new job.
NYN Media
Nonprofits
An open letter to NYC’s first nightlife mayor
5 suggestions for Ariel Palitz from those responsible for creating her new job.
Criminal Justice
Opinion
How New York City reduced crime and incarceration
The city's remarkable success has lessons that can be replicated.
NYN Media
Nonprofits
How New York City reduced crime and incarceration
The city's remarkable success has lessons that can be replicated.
Bill de Blasio
Policy
5 things to know about Richard Carranza
Meet Richard Carranza, Mayor Bill de Blasio's new New York City schools chancellor.
New York City
Opinion
Why the attacks against my Black History Education bill are racist
Fringe groups like the Working Families Party, Make NY True Blue and Indivisible feel intellectually superior to everyone and believe they determine who is a Democrat and who is not, and define who is black enough and what it means to be a public servant in communities of color. With this disconnected view, activists shamefully slammed my effort to pass the Black History Education bill during Black History Month.
NYN Media
Nonprofits
Why the attacks against my Black History Education bill are racist
Fringe groups like the Working Families Party, Make NY True Blue and Indivisible feel intellectually superior to everyone and believe they determine who is a Democrat and who is not, and define who is black enough and what it means to be a public servant in communities of color. With this disconnected view, activists shamefully slammed my effort to pass the Black History Education bill during Black History Month.
Bill de Blasio
Policy
Carvalho's out. So who might de Blasio look to next?
While the de Blasio administration enters its fourth month of looking for someone to succeed New York City Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña, here is a list of the people who have been floated publicly as potential candidates for the position.
New York City
Opinion
NYC’s new schools chancellor should make college success matter
The most important item on the next New York City school's chancellor’s to-do list is hardly being discussed: preparing vastly more students to succeed in college, argue Tom Hilliard and Matt A.V. Chaban of the Center for an Urban Future.
NYN Media
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NYC’s new schools chancellor should make college success matter
The most important item on the next New York City school's chancellor’s to-do list is hardly being discussed: preparing vastly more students to succeed in college, argue Tom Hilliard and Matt A.V. Chaban of the Center for an Urban Future.
Politics
New York City
Other political figures who backed out of appointments
Alberto Carvalho isn’t the first politician to withdraw from a position – although in his case, it wasn’t driven by scandal or controversy but because he was beloved by local school board members and students who wanted him to stay. Here are some other national figures who have made waves by declining a position after being nominated.
NYN Media
Nonprofits
Other political figures who backed out of appointments
Alberto Carvalho isn’t the first politician to withdraw from a position – although in his case, it wasn’t driven by scandal or controversy but because he was beloved by local school board members and students who wanted him to stay. Here are some other national figures who have made waves by declining a position after being nominated.
Education
Policy
Alberto Carvalho, the man who upended NYC school politics
Alberto Carvalho, the superintendent of Miami-Dade County Public Schools in Florida who was named New York City’s next schools chancellor, shocked the people of Miami and New York City when he publicly declined the job during a televised school board hearing on Thursday.
New York City
Policy