What the SHSAT Gets WrongIt’s fine to use tests in elite high school admissions, but they — and this exam, scored this way — shouldn’t be the only metric Oct 30 26October 30, 2026Article at Thoughts About Stuff
How Mamdani's Doing: One Man's AssessmentGetting a read on his mayoralty 220 days in Aug 08 26August 08, 2026Article at Thoughts About Stuff
Darializa Avila Chevalier, Claire Valdez, Brad Lander, Zohran Mamdani and New YorkTrying to make sense of New York's Congressional primaries Jun 26 26June 26, 2026Article at Thoughts About Stuff
Darializa Avila Chevalier, Claire Valdez, Brad Lander, Zohran Mamdani and New YorkWhat to make of this week’s Congressional primaries Jun 25 26June 25, 2026Article at vitalcitynyc.org
Editor's NoteHow will Zohran Mamdani’s agenda interact with New York’s economy? Jun 10 26June 10, 2026Article at vitalcitynyc.org
Thinking About Paris and New YorkWhat should we envy about the French capital? Apr 23 26April 23, 2026Article at Thoughts About Stuff
Congestion Pricing: An ExplainerHow the new Manhattan traffic plan would work Apr 15 26April 15, 2026Article at vitalcitynyc.org
Psst, have you heard about AI?Some experiments worth sharing Mar 18 26March 18, 2026Article at Thoughts About Stuff
Walking New York City’s Safe (and Not So Safe) Streets, In NumbersA new crime data explorer is a real revelation Mar 06 26March 06, 2026Article at Thoughts About Stuff
When Candidates Lose And Ideas Live OnA fun little AI experiment Feb 27 26February 27, 2026Article at Thoughts About Stuff
Beware Radical UrbanismCities are great. Suburbs are fine too. Feb 22 26February 22, 2026Article at Thoughts About Stuff
Raise Taxes or the Girl Gets It: Mamdani’s Forced, False Budget ChoiceNew York City deserves an honest assessment of its fiscal condition. Feb 22 26February 22, 2026Article at Thoughts About Stuff
Make Buses Free? It’s a Pragmatic, Political and Fiscal QuestionAssessing the idea requires strategic thinking about costs and benefits. Feb 03 26February 03, 2026Article at Thoughts About Stuff
Cities, Where the Living Is Easy (Well, Easier Than It Used to Be)An underappreciated factor in urbanization Jan 24 26January 24, 2026Article at Thoughts About Stuff
How Far Left is the Mamdani Administration So Far?The emerging picture: He's choosing pragmatists over zealots. Jan 08 26January 08, 2026Article at Thoughts About Stuff
A Schools Agenda for Mamdani: Lean Into Academic ExcellenceEarly indicators of his education instincts are worrisome. What should he do to improve teaching and learning across the city? Dec 20 25December 20, 2025Article at Thoughts About Stuff
The Housing Tradeoffs Mamdani Must ConfrontHow labor mandates and costs ineract. Dec 06 25December 06, 2025Article at Thoughts About Stuff
Who Made Mamdani Mayor?Stop obsessing about transplants; it was the whole city. Anyway, transplants are people too! Nov 11 25November 11, 2025Article at Thoughts About Stuff
Zohran Mamdani, Radical?Not exactly, and the question is actually beside the point. Nov 06 25November 06, 2025Article at Thoughts About Stuff
This Agonizing ElectionMamdani vs. Cuomo: What's a political pragmatist who cares about candidate character to do? Nov 02 25November 02, 2025Article at Thoughts About Stuff
