Opinion
No BackSpace: The Case for Abolishing the Police
Josmar Trujillo |
Most New York City activists want to mend the NYPD. But the author and others want to end it instead.
City Council
NYPD Critics Hope to Reassert Oversight Power with ‘Right to Record’ Proposal
Roshan Abraham |
The draft law emerged amid anger by many Councilmembers that a different suite of NYPD reforms was tabled by their speaker.
Art at the Limits
CityViews: City’s Arts Funding Ought to Be Shared More Fairly
Adam Forman |
Although the city’s Department of Cultural Affairs has strongly advocated for equity in the arts, the agency’s granting programs could do more to bolster the small and local organizations that are under threat.
City Council
Trepidation Around Proposal for Regulating Store Rents in NYC
Abigail Savitch-Lew |
The Small Business Jobs Survival Act, which would establish a right to commercial lease renewal, has been kicking around City Council for three decades. Then as now, worries about economic impact and Constitutionality have bogged the bill down.
Government
City Plans Database to Track Promises Made During Rezonings
Abigail Savitch-Lew |
The system would document every commitment that gets made. One matter for debate: What exactly constitutes a commitment?
Art at the Limits
CityViews: City Funding for the Arts Strengthens Our Social Fabric
Jorge Daniel Veneciano and Lisa Robb |
As the mayor and City Council focus on creating a budget that provides essential services for all city residents, increasing support in the city’s budget for arts and culture should be a top priority.
activism
Acting Out Their Demands, Advocates Take the Stage to Influence NYC Policy
Jarrett Lyons |
Advocates using Theater of the Oppressed techniques are turning an empowerment tool developed in South America in the 1970s to homeless policy issues, with HUD and City Councilmembers in the audience.
City Council
NYCHA’s Financial Picture is Improving, if Still Dire
Abigail Savitch-Lew |
A year into NextGeneration NYCHA, earlier fears the revenue would fall short appear to have been unfounded. But the authority’s budget gaps remain large.
Housing and Homelessness
NYCHA Sees New Efforts Offering Less Fiscal Salvation
Abigail Savitch-Lew |
The Authority revealed that its financial picture is worse than expected, in large part because it has revised downward its projections of savings and new revenue from the NextGen plan.
Housing and Homelessness
Ayes and Nays on Mayor’s Zoning Changes Pave Way for Bigger Questions
Abigail Savitch-Lew |
The Council vote on MIH and ZQA represented a historic change to the rules of development in New York City and a huge political victory on the mayor. Its impact on the housing market will be unclear for years.
