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MI in the Times, Mamdani’s Groceries, and New Polling
Welcome to our new subscribers! Inside, our latest work on housing, welfare, and AI in schools.
Jul 31
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Liena Zagare
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Penn Station, AI, and the $1.5 Billion Special Education Problem
Inside the Feds’ new blueprint for the city's worst transit bottleneck, who are NYC's 300,000 chronically absent students, and why more spending won’t…
Jul 24
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Ideas For Fixing New York City's Schools
More money won't solve the structural issues that need addressing.
Jul 17
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Mamdani Delivers Rent Freeze, More Seats for DSA
Mayor Mamdani had a very good June: the Knicks won, his endorsed candidates won the June primaries, and the Rent Guidelines Board this week approved a…
Jun 26
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Liena Zagare
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Mamdani’s Machine Will Be Tested Tuesday
Red Rabbits, Workers Deserve More and The Race for 2028.
Jun 19
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New York City Has an Opportunity Crisis
Recent data on the city's job market shows a deep mismatch between the jobs the city is creating and the jobs its residents need.
Jun 12
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The Cost of Political Pandering in New York City
Why top-down childcare fails working families, the massive leverage public-sector unions hold over New York politicians, and new MI research on fixing…
Jun 5
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How to Understand Mamdani's "Municipal Socialism"
It has been just under five months since Zohran Mamdani took office, and the outlines of his governing philosophy are starting to come into focus.
May 29
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Liena Zagare
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Labor, Housing, and Mamdani’s Budget
This week, we look at the influence of socialists and labor unions on city and state budgets, new plans for public grocery stores, and the city’s first…
May 22
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Balancing Acts, Self-Driving Taxis, and the Perfect City
This week, on the challenges of balancing budgets, dealing with the disorder on Canal Street, stalling on autonomous vehicles, and funding a school…
May 15
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Liena Zagare
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