Excellent piece. As a de Blasio alum, I can only wish we’d had an accessible, public-facing forum like @nycpolicyforum.bsky.social that unpacks the inner workings of city governance.

Have loved reading the NYC Policy Forum since it launched because we don't often get deep insights from past and present public sector workers and friends of the same on how to make local governments work. Highly recommend if you're into that kind of thing.

If you haven't read this fantastic piece by @jwmason.bsky.social on the complexities & the path forward for making housing affordable in NYC co-published by @nycpolicyforum.bsky.social & @phenomenalworld.bsky.social @phenomenalworld, really you should!! nycpolicyforum.substack.com/p/the-real-c...

Renters in NYC deal with intense heat issues every winter - from overheated apartments to no heat at all. Arielle Swernoff details simple ways the city can help improve tenants lives right now... nycpolicyforum.substack.com/p/turning-up...

JW Mason reframes the debate over the Mamdani administration's proposed rent freeze... nycpolicyforum.substack.com/p/the-real-c...

The NYC Policy Forum is a very exciting new project which I am thrilled to be part of.

Just in time for the great grocery debate of 2026, Errol Schweizer is on the substack today arguing why public grocery stores are but one piece of a larger set of policies necessary to make the right to good and affordable food in NYC a reality. substack.com/home/post/p-...

Don't miss @ngusdorf.bsky.social in conversation with Josh Wallack, who helped deliver Pre-K for All to New York--covering the de Blasio Pre-K experience, voucherization, universal provision, private providers, & the Hochul-Mamdani childcare announcement. nycpolicyforum.substack.com/p/how-to-get...

Good News!! The Progressive Talent Pipeline: NYC edition is still accepting applications for PTP endorsement to help you stand out among the 70,000 others who want to work for the one bright spot in the political landscape. Deadline is February 1!!

Yes, this imo is the right frame for thinking about this. What’s at stake in the conflict between Trump and the Fed is not the value of central bank independence, but the value of independent agencies in general.

I’m on a great dissertation committee and the student is looking for early childhood educators to validate an instrument for a study on play-based pedagogy—fill it out if that’s you!

In our newest post, Professor Ava Ayers revisits Governor Eliot Spitzer’s failed push to allow undocumented New Yorkers to get driver’s licenses, illustrating the perils of turning a quiet administrative fix into a political spectacle. nycpolicyforum.substack.com/p/when-not-t...

this is smart, thorough, and excellent

It's a strange day to have published this EXCELLENT piece by Ava Ayers on how administrative fixes are sometimes more effective than political spectacle in protecting undocumented NYers. That said, it's no less urgent/relevant in light of today's tragedy nycpolicyforum.substack.com/p/when-not-t...

The @nycpolicyforum.bsky.social, a hot new research and publishing network dedicated to governance in New York City, has launched a newsletter that aims to take policy conversations out of white papers and into the public sphere. Give'em a follow!

NYC Policy Forum has a publishing platform/newsletter designed to take policy conversations out of white papers & into the public sphere. It will provide a range of viewpoints & insights on the difficult tasks of governing as we work together to build an affordable NYC. nycpolicyforum.substack.com

NYC Policy Forum has a publishing platform/newsletter designed to take policy conversations out of white papers & into the public sphere. It will provide a range of viewpoints & insights on the difficult tasks of governing as we work together to build an affordable NYC. nycpolicyforum.substack.com

The NYC Policy Forum is new initiative that seeks to build—through convenings, research, and publications—a network of committed experts with the vision & policy know-how necessary to deliver on the widespread demand for a more affordable NYC! Details 👇 nycpolicyforum.substack.com/p/introducin...

Big tech shouldn’t be able to weaponize your personal data to jack up consumer prices and low-ball worker pay for people who don’t have other options.

NELP's @danocampo.bsky.social, @sallydf57.bsky.social, & @paulsonn.bsky.social team up Pat Garofalo to urge #NYC to ban surveillance prices and wages in @nycpolicyforum.bsky.social: nycpolicyforum.substack.com/p/banning-su...

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The NYC Policy Forum is new initiative that seeks to build—through convenings, research, and publications—a network of committed experts with the vision & policy know-how necessary to deliver on the widespread demand for a more affordable NYC! Details 👇 nycpolicyforum.substack.com/p/introducin...