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Gotham Gazette is a pioneering nonpartisan online watchdog publication covering New York city and state elections, politics, and government. Gotham Gazette is published by Citizens Union Foundation and has a rich tradition of reporting on policy that affects everything from the spaces where New Yorkers live and play to education, the environment, government transparency, police tactics and civil r

ights. Gotham Gazette also publishes The Eye-Opener, a daily morning e-newsletter round-up of top stories, sign up for the Eye-Opener and other alerts at GothamGazette.com.

Looking ahead to next school and beyond, the City University of New York (CUNY) announced “CUNY Lifting New York,” a str...
07/03/2023

Looking ahead to next school and beyond, the City University of New York (CUNY) announced “CUNY Lifting New York,” a strategic plan that intends to transform CUNY into the nation’s foremost student-centered university system by the end of the decade.

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Mayor Eric Adams and City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams announced on Thursday a deal on a massive $107 billion budget f...
06/30/2023

Mayor Eric Adams and City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams announced on Thursday a deal on a massive $107 billion budget for the 2024 fiscal year, just days before the July 1 deadline, marking the conclusion of months of contentious negotiations between the two sides of City Hall. The full Council is scheduled to vote the budget through on Friday morning.

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A new proposed rule by the NYPD could pave the way for private drone flights over much of New York City, opening a new f...
06/30/2023

A new proposed rule by the NYPD could pave the way for private drone flights over much of New York City, opening a new frontier for anything from high-altitude advertising to spying.

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Opinion: "New York’s clean energy transition is critical for the state’s future, but for it to be successful, we will ne...
06/30/2023

Opinion: "New York’s clean energy transition is critical for the state’s future, but for it to be successful, we will need to expand our workforce across the city and state." by Joeann E. Walker, Senior Attorney at Con Edison and a CEO Action for Racial Equity Fellow

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Opinion: "This year, New York became the first state to mandate zero emission construction in new buildings through the ...
06/30/2023

Opinion: "This year, New York became the first state to mandate zero emission construction in new buildings through the enacted state budget for 2024. Starting in 2025, the state building code will prohibit the installation of fossil-fuel equipment in most new construction and as of 2028 for almost all new construction." by Michael Hernandez, New York policy director for Rewiring America

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LISTEN: Westchester County Executive George Latimer, a Democrat, joined the show to discuss what's happening in his coun...
06/29/2023

LISTEN: Westchester County Executive George Latimer, a Democrat, joined the show to discuss what's happening in his county, suburban politics north of New York City, differences between Westchester and Long Island, and more.

Gotham Gazette is an online publication covering New York policy and politics as well as news on public safety, transportation, education, finance and more.

Opinion: "In 2011, the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Authority launched a pilot to implement dynamic pricing at...
06/29/2023

Opinion: "In 2011, the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Authority launched a pilot to implement dynamic pricing at a small portion of the city’s on- and off-street parking spots." by Sara Lind, co-Executive Director at Open Plans & Michael Sutherland, Policy Analyst at Open Plans

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Opinion: "The promise of government is to serve and protect its residents, and to ensure fairness, equity, and justice f...
06/29/2023

Opinion: "The promise of government is to serve and protect its residents, and to ensure fairness, equity, and justice for all." by Claire Cousin, Member of For the Many, Abdullah Younus, Interim Vice President of Advocacy at , & Eddie Taveras, Political Director of Immigration Campaigns at FWD.us

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Initial New York City primary election results are in for City Council, District Attorney, and other races on the ballot...
06/28/2023

Initial New York City primary election results are in for City Council, District Attorney, and other races on the ballot in this off-year, low-turnout election.

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LISTEN: NYC Comptroller Brad Lander joined the show to discuss city budget negotiations, the items he's most focused on ...
06/28/2023

LISTEN: NYC Comptroller Brad Lander joined the show to discuss city budget negotiations, the items he's most focused on as Mayor Adams and the City Council craft the new budget, the city's economic and fiscal health, and more.

Gotham Gazette is an online publication covering New York policy and politics as well as news on public safety, transportation, education, finance and more.

Opinion: "Last week, the New York City Rent Guidelines Board raised rents by 3% for one-year leases and roughly 4.5% for...
06/28/2023

Opinion: "Last week, the New York City Rent Guidelines Board raised rents by 3% for one-year leases and roughly 4.5% for two-year leases for 1 million rent-stabilized apartments. Meanwhile, the Nassau County, Westchester County, Rockland County, and Kingston Rent Guidelines Boards approved either rent freezes or much smaller increases. What gives?" by Oksana Mironova and Samuel Stein, Senior Policy Analysts at the Community Service Society of New York

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Opinion: "As I write this essay, the sky outside my window is a dull, apocalyptic orange. The disorienting sight of wild...
06/28/2023

Opinion: "As I write this essay, the sky outside my window is a dull, apocalyptic orange. The disorienting sight of wildfire smoke – a familiar scene for many worldwide – is new for most New Yorkers." by Ben Jurney, an Ed.D. Student in Adult Learning & Leadership at Teachers College, Columbia University

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As the July 1 deadline looms for New York City’s budget for the 2024 fiscal year, Mayor Eric Adams and the New York City...
06/27/2023

As the July 1 deadline looms for New York City’s budget for the 2024 fiscal year, Mayor Eric Adams and the New York City Council must resolve major differences over what will be a roughly $110 billion spending plan.

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For months, Governor Kathy Hochul and members of the Legislature have reiterated that housing is one of the state’s most...
06/27/2023

For months, Governor Kathy Hochul and members of the Legislature have reiterated that housing is one of the state’s most pressing crises.

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Opinion: "I spent most of my kindergarten year envious of Gina and Adam. These classmates had found the holy grail of le...
06/27/2023

Opinion: "I spent most of my kindergarten year envious of Gina and Adam. These classmates had found the holy grail of learning: they could read." by Shawn V. Morehead, vice president for grants at The New York Community Trust

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Opinion: "On May 17, 2021, Matthew Jensen greeted my son at the entry to PS110 in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, and took his tem...
06/27/2023

Opinion: "On May 17, 2021, Matthew Jensen greeted my son at the entry to PS110 in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, and took his temperature, as he did every day during covid. The following afternoon, word started spreading at the playground that Mr. Jensen had died." by Bronwyn Breitner, parent and Coordinator for Make McGuinness Safe

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New York City voters are now heading to the polls in this month’s City Council primary elections, where dozens of distri...
06/26/2023

New York City voters are now heading to the polls in this month’s City Council primary elections, where dozens of districts are home to intraparty contests that will determine nominees for the fall general election.

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Opinion: "The recent unhealthy air from the smoke of Canadian wildfires have given all New Yorkers a taste of what Weste...
06/26/2023

Opinion: "The recent unhealthy air from the smoke of Canadian wildfires have given all New Yorkers a taste of what Western Queens residents have long experienced." by Bishop Mitchell G. Taylor, CEO and co-founder of Urban Upbound

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Opinion: "If we want to give New York City kids the building blocks to excel academically, we have to invest in physical...
06/26/2023

Opinion: "If we want to give New York City kids the building blocks to excel academically, we have to invest in physical education — and that means recommitting to the groundbreaking, but now defunct, PE Works program." by Joe Titus, Co-Founder and CEO of Hiveclass

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Opinion: "Not everyone knows this about Mayor Eric Adams: he is the first Mayor in the City of New York to give every Ne...
06/23/2023

Opinion: "Not everyone knows this about Mayor Eric Adams: he is the first Mayor in the City of New York to give every New Yorker, ages 11 and up, regardless of citizenship, a direct say in how to spend a part of the city budget." by Dr. Sarah Sayeed, Chair & Executive Director of the

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Opinion: "New York City’s overdose crisis has reached historic levels: 2,668 people died of drug overdoses in 2021, a 78...
06/23/2023

Opinion: "New York City’s overdose crisis has reached historic levels: 2,668 people died of drug overdoses in 2021, a 78% increase since 2019. As with many public health crises, the impacts are uneven." by Joel Teron, harm reduction manager at The Alliance for Positive Change’s LES Harm Reduction Center

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Three Democrats and two Republican candidates are vying for their respective party nominations in this month’s primary e...
06/22/2023

Three Democrats and two Republican candidates are vying for their respective party nominations in this month’s primary election for the newly redrawn City Council District 43 in Southern Brooklyn.

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Under legislation passed in May by the New York City Council, the city’s pandemic-era Open Culture program will be rene...
06/22/2023

Under legislation passed in May by the New York City Council, the city’s pandemic-era Open Culture program will be renewed and made permanent.

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Opinion: "Zoning is often discussed like it’s an occult force with mystical powers. I’ve spent decades overseeing New Yo...
06/22/2023

Opinion: "Zoning is often discussed like it’s an occult force with mystical powers. I’ve spent decades overseeing New York City’s zoning, and I promise, it’s not magic." by Howard Slatkin, Executive Director of Citizens Housing & Planning Council and formerly Deputy Executive Director of Strategic Planning for the NYC Department of City Planning

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Opinion: "In the midst of a persistent housing crisis, there are tens of thousands of rent-stabilized apartment units si...
06/22/2023

Opinion: "In the midst of a persistent housing crisis, there are tens of thousands of rent-stabilized apartment units sitting vacant across New York City, as speculators and unscrupulous landlords contribute to scarcity and a lack of affordability." by City Council Members Carlina Rivera & Lincoln Restler

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Opinion: "Juneteenth commemorates the day in 1865 when Black Americans who had been enslaved in Texas finally received w...
06/21/2023

Opinion: "Juneteenth commemorates the day in 1865 when Black Americans who had been enslaved in Texas finally received word that President Abraham Lincoln had signed the Emancipation Proclamation, declaring them free two years earlier on January 1, 1863." by Jennifer Jones Austin, CEO of FPWA, NYC Council Member Amanda Farias, and City Council Member Nantasha Williams

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Opinion: "There is perhaps no institution in our city that has done more to create economic opportunity for New Yorkers ...
06/21/2023

Opinion: "There is perhaps no institution in our city that has done more to create economic opportunity for New Yorkers than the The City University of New York." by Jonathan Bowles, Executive Director of theCenter for an Urban Future (CUF) & Eli Dvorkin, Editorial and Policy Director at Center for an Urban Future

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On the campaign trail and in City Hall, Mayor Eric Adams pledged to “build 150 miles of new bus lanes and busways in fou...
06/20/2023

On the campaign trail and in City Hall, Mayor Eric Adams pledged to “build 150 miles of new bus lanes and busways in four years,” But nearly 18 months into his term, a series of public reports and hearings have indicated a process that is far behind schedule

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Opinion: "Over the past month, hundreds of tenants have rallied at hearings across the city to send a message: the rents...
06/20/2023

Opinion: "Over the past month, hundreds of tenants have rallied at hearings across the city to send a message: the rents are too high." by City Council Member Althea Stevens & Mercedes Escoto, a CASA NYC Leader

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