Telling the Story of Cities
by Katherine Rivard “Time is money” does not ring true for plenty of people. More apt nowadays would be the aphorism “Space is money,” at least in NYC. A small, one-bedroom apartment in SoHo can cost you anywhere between $1600 and $6000 a month, and even a 4’x4’ storage unit on West 55th Street will… Read more Let’s Copy the Canadians
by Charley Cohen A city for the people, by the people, but actually for automobiles? The streets of our great city are dominated by cars and trucks, and pedestrians are forced onto small and crowded sidewalks. Shouldn’t our city be more accessible and useable for… people? Cities, by their economic definition, are the clustering of… Read more “We Give the City Back to You, The People:” A Human Capital Argument for Congestion Pricing & Permanent Open Streets
by Winnie Shen Rent Overcharges: Part F of the Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act What do early 20th century New York bakers, modern-day tenants, and a City tax benefit program have in common? They are the key elements in the dissent for a recent New York State Court of Appeals decision. On April 2,… Read more Lochner v New York: What 1905 New York Bakers and 2020 NYC Tenants Have in Common
by Winnie Shen In New York City, neighborhood rezonings need to go through a process called the Uniform Land Use Review Procedure or ULURP. In theory, ULURP allows for all concerned stakeholders to participate in a public process to decide the makeup of their neighborhood. However, in practice, ULURP is a process that concentrates the… Read more Special Flushing Waterfront District: A Re-Packaged Failed Rezoning
by Lisa Nyamadzawo According to ILO, in 2015, the informal economy accounted for 60% of all economic activities in Sub-Saharan Africa. In 2019, 80% of all employment in Sub-Saharan Africa was in the informal sector (ILO, 2019). This is indicative that the informal economy is at a rise and this poses a serious… Read more Inclusive Informal Sector Policies in African Cities: The Challenge