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Don't Say Gentrification
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Political Science Degrees Must End
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NYC's Elizabeth Street Garden
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NIMBYs and Bad Faith Procedure Almost Killed the New York City Subway
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NIMBYs and Bad Faith Procedure Almost Killed the New York City Subway
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NYC's Community Board Budgets
They vary from $276k to $560k // FY 2025
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Call It Blue Tape
Down with anti-government sentiment in blue states // Interstate praise of the federal system
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The Morality of Budgets: Goodharting and Denominator Blindness
In an era of overspending (much + badly spent), the moral valence of more spending is usually negative
Mar 24
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The Morality of Budgets: Goodharting and Denominator Blindness
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How to do Abundance Politics (Event)
March 23, 2025 // NYC // Come make a game plan, and "meet the others"
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A Brief Text Amendment to the New York City Zoning Resolution: Liberalize 11-22
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A Brief Text Amendment to the New York City Zoning Resolution: Liberalize 11-22
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Five Charter Reforms for Growth, Building, and Bridging the Democratic Deficit
Chapter 8, §197-d // Chapter 2 // Chapter 70 // Chapter 74 // Chapter 4+
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Five Charter Reforms for Growth, Building, and Bridging the Democratic Deficit
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Know when NYC's housing crisis will end? Bet on it. Put up or shut up, people!
This means you, mayoral candidates
Feb 4
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Know when NYC's housing crisis will end? Bet on it. Put up or shut up, people!
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This history of the New York City Economic Development Corporation was Written by ChatGPT's "Deep Research" in 6 Minutes
We're in a new era. City and state government must adjust.
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This history of the New York City Economic Development Corporation was Written by ChatGPT's "Deep Research" in 6 Minutes
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The City Council's Participatory Budgeting by the Numbers
How participatory is it? Is it a worthwhile program? As an outreach program, perhaps. As an actual democratic process, no.
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The City Council's Participatory Budgeting by the Numbers
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