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.
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.
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.
NYPD keeps mum on key felony assault specifics
New York City Police Department maintains stubborn radio silence in face of inquiry seeking clarity on sources of massive rise in felony assaults as compared with 2019. Claimed "main drivers" may be true, but NYPD provides no data to check. City Council Public Safety Committee holding hearing on crime statistics on Sept. 16.
White evangelical Protestants versus everyone else
An examination of voting behavior from the last five presidential elections makes the vast difference vividly apparent. Yes, religion is a more important analytic lens than is generally appreciated.
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.
Maximizing readiness and transparency for the next public health crisis
New York City's current Legionnaires' outbreak appears to be ending, but how ready will we be for the next outbreak? Key questions remain as City Council squares off against Mamdani administration.
Maybe all our neighborhoods belong to all of us (or should)
Dress it up however you like, the still dominant “it’s ours, not yours” mindset reflects and encourages a New York still mired in the dead ends of separation and exclusion.
Legionnaires' outbreak wanes but questions remain
Overall response by NYC’s Health Dept. has been swift and decisive, and outbreak appears to be waning. More fatalities still possible. Questions remain over adequacy of information provided to public. “Privacy” rationale for non-disclosure shaky.
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