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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.

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.

None of the needed planning, protocols, data collection, adaptations, or enforcement appear to be in place.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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."