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September 2026

The Mayor's To-Do List Skips the Classroom
On schools, sewer socialism, middle class families, and more.
 • Liena Zagare
Socialism Goes Sideways in Seattle
Seattle’s experiment in social governance isn’t working. New York should pay attention.
 • Stephen Eide
Fewer Than Half of NYC Third Graders Can Read at Grade Level. Their Parents Need Options.
This summer, New York City told the parents of more than 150,000 children that they aren't proficient in English.
 • Liena Zagare
Mamdani’s Selective Transparency
Good governance requires transparency, especially from an administration committed to using its powers aggressively.
 • Liena Zagare
What We Remember
On 9/11, I was not yet a New Yorker, nor did I know I ever would be.
 • Liena Zagare
New York’s Shadow Workforce
On Labor Day, a look at City Hall’s 80,000-person nonprofit workforce — and the political system it helped create.
 • Liena Zagare

August 2026

Surveillance City
From street-corner cameras to high-flying drones and license plate readers, the eye of government is getting harder to escape in New York.
 • Liena Zagare
While Mayor’s Away: Housing Goals, Teacher Aide Bonuses, and Tax Moves
It is the end of August, even the mayor is out of town on holiday, and there’s time to consider questions like — Should one consider moving for tax…
 • Liena Zagare
Mamdani Sets Ambitious Housing Goal
The path to get there is strewn with many obstacles.
 • Eric Kober
Why Small Classes Won’t Save NYC Schools
On the latest episode of The Bigger Apple, we talked with education policy expert and MI fellow Jennifer Weber about the history of school choice, the…
 • Nicole Gelinas and Liena Zagare
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Can New York Stay a City for Families?
On walkable neighborhoods, sky-high rents, e-bike chaos, and why free childcare won’t stop the exit without better schools.
 • Liena Zagare
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