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NYPD's cited "drivers" of rise in felony assault: handle with caution
Leaving aside domestic incidents, and assault on police officers and other government workers, the overall increase in felony assaults as measured comparing 2019 with 2025 would have been 39.8 percent (not 44.2 percent). Not very reassuring.
Demographics of the 12 "fast tracked" community districts
Hiding in plain sight: the desegregating impact of applying the "fast track" affordable housing approval process to the 12 communities districts that have had the lowest production.
Exclusive: culture results for Legionella-positive cooling towers obtained
First-time look at results from Upper East Side cluster. Results confirm prudence of Health Department's proactive management once outbreak was discovered.
How come NYC's Health Department won't release Legionella concentration data?
Its substantive response to the crisis at hand was strong, but it has withheld some basic information from the public. Remapping Debate has been obliged to file a freedom of information request. An upcoming City Council oversight hearing will look into a host of issues.
Making taxes great again
Democrats are caught in a race to the bottom with the GOP on taxes. Making the feedback loop between taxes and government services more visible; providing assurances that government can deliver on its promises; and instilling trust that the tax system is fair are all going to be necessary to convince Americans to tax themselves.
Will HPD resist the zombie calls to narrow the housing lottery door based on “preferences”?
Several proposed changes to the rules of New York City's housing lottery could make the system work more smoothly and efficiently for everyone, but a fetish to uncover what applicants "really" want is a fairness-defeating dead end.
Dissecting Mayor Mamdani’s veto message on legislation relating to protests at educational institutions
Both parts that ring true and parts that ring false raise issues of concern. At the same time, any claims on the Council side that the legislation would materially change police procedure are without basis. Did Speaker Menin have a more subtle, supplemental motive in pushing the legislation?
A regular assault
This is not a story of a “horrific murder.” It is not even the story of an “especially vicious” assault. It didn’t happen in the subway; there was no “gunplay” involved.
It’s just what I guess you would call a regular assault on a 75-year-old woman, apparently for having told two people to clean up after their (unleashed) dogs.
It’s just what I guess you would call a regular assault on a 75-year-old woman, apparently for having told two people to clean up after their (unleashed) dogs.
Social housing coming to Seattle this year
Seattle is the only city in America attempting to recreate a Vienna-style social housing program. In an extended interview, Seattle Social Housing Developer's interim CEO discusses the authority's acquisition and construction plans, as well as many unresolved governance and financial questions.
The budget fight that is not being had
Neither side of City Hall appears willing to engage in serious exploration of triage despite a federal administration unrelentingly hostile to cities (especially blue ones), let alone willing to take the politically difficult steps necessary to achieve excellence in delivery of city services.
With IRS enforcement down, state and local tax revenues could suffer, too
More cheating on federal tax returns would flow through to state and local returns, but state and local officials don't seem to have the potential problem on their radar. Former Chair of New York City Council Finance Committee: it's "smart to start thinking about it."
NYC DOE: But our deal with the devil will be a good one
Jargon-ridden and light on genuine reflection, NYC Department of Education’s initial guidance on the use of artificial intelligence in the public schools augers a new frontier for strategic failure in a system long plagued by meager vision and reactive leadership.
Renewing the fight for accessibility in NYC: CCHR + DOB + HPD + DOT
Despite having the strongest law in the country, barriers to accessibility for people with mobility impairments have been allowed to persist in New York City for far too long. There's an easy toool that the Mamdani administration can use to help begin a real crackdown.