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Why New York's Mental Health System Isn't Working
And what Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani should consider.
Nov 17
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Liena Zagare
and
Nicole Gelinas
1
What Mamdani’s First Moves Tell Us
Early hires, a centrist counter-strategy, the emerging fights over welfare policy, policing and schools. Plus billionaires, and bodega cats.
Nov 14
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Liena Zagare
1
1
The Rise of the "Left-YIMBY" in NYC
Approval of pro-housing-development ballot measures suggests that the old "home voter" coalition is dead.
Nov 12
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Eric Kober
15
Under Mamdani, a Welfare Revival Looms
A city can be known as a place where government, to a maximum degree, takes care of everything everybody needs, or as a beacon of opportunity. There’s…
Nov 11
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Stephen Eide
11
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2
The Post-Election Issue: Mamdani And The City
The clock starts on Mayor-elect Mamdani.
Nov 7
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Liena Zagare
7
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How New York Survives Its Mayors
The city’s strength lies in its systems and resilience, not just its leaders.
Nov 6
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Liena Zagare
18
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What's Failing New York's Schools?
On this week’s episode of The Bigger Apple Podcast, we sat down with Danyela Souza Egorov — Manhattan Institute fellow, public-school parent, and…
Nov 4
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Nicole Gelinas
and
Liena Zagare
1
1
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Nov 4
•
Charles Fain Lehman
8
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October 2025
Marathon Week in New York: Race to the Finish
Mamdani leads, Cuomo fights on, and the MTA chief weighs in on free buses.
Oct 31
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Liena Zagare
4
1
Sushi at Your Door Isn’t “Essential”: Rethinking New York’s Delivery Debate
What’s “essential” work in New York now?
Oct 31
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Liena Zagare
16
2
1
Why Does Raising Children In NYC Cost So Much?
Liena and Nicole discuss what it's like for working parents to raise the next generation of Gothamites, challenges the city faces in providing…
Oct 25
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Nicole Gelinas
and
Liena Zagare
1
1
Vacant Stores, $30 Wages, and the Battle for New York’s Future
In this week’s issue: Curtis Sliwa’s unlikely power, the six ballot questions that could reshape city governance, the slow unraveling of Herald Square…
Oct 24
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Liena Zagare
1
1
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