CITY WIRE: THE BLOG
Cuomo’s Uber Comments Show Selective Memory on Gov’t Regs
Jarrett Murphy |
The governor says government can’t restrict job growth. But that is often what it does—and should—do.
UrbaNERD
UrbaNERD: Who Got More Tickets, Taxis or Liveries, as Uber and De Blasio Scrapped?
Jarrett Murphy |
All told there are some 5,000 open violations just from the month of July.
bail
Skeptical of Bail System—and of Plans to Reform It
Wendy Davis |
Even as defense lawyers and other advocates say that efforts to reduce the rate of pre-trial imprisonment are long overdue, they’re also expressing reservations about the de Blasio administration plan to offer non-bail supervised release.
Unclear if Summer School Stops the Summer Slide
Patrick Donachie |
Playing catch-up can be a way to avoid losing ground over the summer, but the evidence is far from conclusive.
The Work Site
Can CUNY Career Programs STEM Income Inequality?
Marc Bussanich |
Mayor de Blasio has said the city’s college system is key to reducing income inequality. But experts say CUNY needs better coordination to connect young New Yorkers to solid careers.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Op-Ed: Fight Over NYC School Sports is About More Than Playing Time
Josmar Trujillo |
Students who have protested against the lack of sports at small high schools have raised two important issues. One is about sports, the author argues. The other is about whether the city really wants its youth to be as politically engaged as it says it does.
Bringing it Home: The Affordability Battles of 2015
Does Albany’s 2015 Ending Mean Progressive Window is Closed?
Jarrett Murphy |
The failure to achieve substantial rent reform, a higher minimum wage and other priorities of the left make some wonder if a brief opening for progressive legislation has slammed shut.
Age Justice
Seniors’ Housing Needs are a Special Challenge
Suzanne Travers |
Rents are rising for seniors as they are for everyone else. But a fixed income, vulnerability to harassment and age-related physical impairments raise the housing stakes for elder New Yorkers.
The Cost of Our Water
Growing Calls to Fix City’s Water Rates
Jarrett Murphy |
Rising fees and disparities lead to a question: Can New York City charge water customers in a way that encourages conservation without punishing the poor?
Bringing it Home: The Affordability Battles of 2015
Reform, Interrupted: Study Up for Round 2 of Debate Over 421-a
Jillian Jonas |
Ambitions to kill it are dashed. Hopes to reform it are faint. The smart money is now on legislators renewing 421-a as is for a very short spell. Here’s a preview of what we’ll be arguing about in, say, December.
