Zohran Mamdani Must Confront the NYPD. Here’s What He Can Do.
Co-published by the Economic Hardship Reporting Project and The Nation. No single issue will be more challenging for a Mayor Mamdani than policing. But there are concrete steps he can take to reform the NYPD and curb its culture
Read Alissa Quart in the New York Times: ‘My Mother, the Artist, Discovered at 90’
Our executive director writes about opportunities that 20th-century America’s more affordable cities offered her mother, an amateur artist, and others of her generation — opportunities that are no longer accessible to most of us.
NYC’s War On E-Bikes Takes Toll On Immigrant Delivery Workers
Co-published with Gothamist. Since January 1- April 1 of this year, the NYPD has: seized 320 e-bikes. issued 459 moving summonses for riding e-bikes, and ticketed more than 70 businesses for employing e-bike delivery drivers.
The Problem with Addiction Treatment: Getting People to Take It
Co-published with WNYC Studios. Someone who has been addicted to painkillers or heroin could be on the alternative medication, under a doctor's watch, for many years, similar to a diabetes patient or someone with a chronic condition
New York’s Housecleaners Become Collateral Damage in Airbnb Crackdown
Co-published with Fortune. As New York City limits Airbnb rentals, the cottage industries that serviced them has been hit particularly hard.
What It’s Like To Live On A Hidden Island “No One Has Ever Heard Of”
Co-published with Refinery29. An intimate look at life in this "hidden gem" within New York City, through the eyes of the young women who live there.
The Lives of Working Moms
Co-published with Narratively. Alice Proujansky captures the overwhelming, inspiring reality of being a working mom in 2016.