Rikers Closure Gets a Final Vote of Approval: How We Got Here
Council Bill on Commercial Leases in Limbo as Evidence of Vacancy Problem Grows

City Council Eyes Ambitious Set of Housing Bills Before Year’s End

Rikers Closure Gets a Final Vote of Approval: How We Got Here

Speaker Johnson’s office says the Council is working to tweak the decades-old Small Business Jobs Survival Act. But advocates are frustrated and fear ‘a completely different watered down version’ of SBJSA is what will pass.

Council Bill on Commercial Leases in Limbo as Evidence of Vacancy Problem Grows

Editor’s Notebook: Searching for the Ghost of Harold Bloom at the Melrose Library

Could the Melrose branch of today nurture a similar life of ideas?

Debate Over Fine Points of Campaign-Finance System as Deadline Nears

While commending Gov. Cuomo’s proposal for a voluntary matching system on the state level, many experts have also suggested that the governor’s blueprint requires significant changes to be successful.

City Council Eyes Ambitious Set of Housing Bills Before Year’s End

This year, the City Council’s focus will be on a range of bills aimed at eradicating lead poisoning and addressing the needs of the city’s homeless population, among other housing and land-use concerns.

Opinion

Dip in the NYC Poverty Rate Exposes How Much More Policymakers Must Do

‘This new data from the U.S. Census Bureau is a call to action. It’s up to policymakers build on the policies that can fuel more positive outcomes for New York City families and to reject policies that would reverse progress.’

Courts Must Change How They Gauge ‘Credibility’ in Victims of Violence

‘Courts often ask survivors, ‘Why didn’t you report sooner?’ or ‘Why can’t you remember details if it really happened?’ Asking ‘Why?’ places a survivor’s credibility immediately into question while doing very little to get to the truth of what happened.’

How a Proposed Charter Change Can Help Improve City Schools

‘If we want our political systems to function and benefit from a rich discussion of the important role of public schools, we need a system that makes that possible.’

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American Federation for Aging Research

Grant Associate

The American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR) is a national non-profit organization based in New York that supports and advances pioneering biomedical research that is revolutionizing how we can live healthier and longer.

AFAR is seeking qualified applicants for the full-time administrative position of Grants Associate to provide financial, administrative and support services to designated Grant program staff, awardees, Principal Investigators, contractors and travel participants for the organization’s portfolio of grant programs.

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Pratt Institute

Director of Policy and Planning

Pratt Center currently seeks to hire a Director of Policy and Planning (DPP). Under the guidance and supervision of the Deputy Director, the DPP will lead in the development of the Center's policy & advocacy initiatives and campaigns on issues including economic and workforce development, transportation, sustainability and environmental justice, land use, and community development. The DPP will supervise a staff of urban planners and GIS specialists who manage data-driven research projects, community planning technical assistance projects, and other collaborations with research and community-based partners.

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Pratt Institute

Operations Manager

Pratt Center currently seeks to hire an Operations Manager (OM). Under the guidance and supervision of the Director of Development & Operations, the OM will be responsible for cultivating collaboration and accountability across Pratt Center and developing effective management systems and procedures, including efforts to promote diversity, equity and inclusion. The OM will work collaboratively with other members of the Pratt Center staff to create structures and processes that address operational challenges.

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Riders Alliance

Executive Director

The Riders Alliance is New York’s premier grassroots organization of subway and bus riders fighting for better public transit and a more just and inclusive city.

The organization’s new leader will work with staff, Board, and grassroots members to determine the next generation of advocacy campaigns and shape the future of the Riders Alliance and the movement for better public transit.

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