NELWY UPDATED. Shouldn’t it be as easy to track changes in unemployment for 200+ subgroups of Americans who differ in from 1 to 4 elements of a race + age + gender + education composite (& compare 4 subgroups at a time) as it is to chart stocks? Now it is. www.remappingdebate.org/node/2497/

NELWY UPDATED. Shouldn’t it be as easy to track changes in unemployment for 200+ subgroups of Americans who differ in from 1 to 4 elements of a race + age + gender + education composite (& compare 4 subgroups at a time) as it is to chart stocks? Now it is. www.remappingdebate.org/node/2497/

Remapping Debate's @benschneider.bsky.social up w new History for the Futureᵀᴹ interview: CUNY's Joshua Freeman on his new book, "Garden Apartments." It's an often overlooked part of nation's housing landscape with relevance for today. remappingdebate.org/node/2498 @rauchway.bsky.social (join rqt).

Shouldn’t it be as easy to track changes in unemployment over time for over 200 subgroups of Americans who differ in from 1 to 4 elements of a race + age + gender + education composite (& compare 4 of those subgroups at a time) as it is to chart stocks? Now it is. Link next. 1/2

Great new data visualization tool for reporters, researchers, advocates & civilians. Dig into DISPARITIES IN UNEMPLOYMENT between & among different segments of U.S. pop. Compare 4 demographic composites, each w up to 4 characteristics. Current snapshot + 15-yr history. remappingdebate.org/node/2497

A fundamentally different kind of press criticism: Our STORY REPAIR feature demonstrates w original reporting what had been missed. Example: debunking NYT’s lopsided view of K-12 enrollment declines: remappingdebate.org/node/2493 @joshuabenton.com @laurahazardowen.bsky.social @sarahscire.com

A fundamentally different kind of press criticism: Our STORY REPAIR feature demonstrates w original reporting what had been missed. Example: debunking NYT’s lopsided view of K-12 enrollment declines: remappingdebate.org/node/2493 @jayrosen.bsky.social @oliverdarcy.bsky.social @sulliview.bsky.social

Remapping Debate is HIRING an EXPERIENCED JOURNALIST to write deeply reported stories on national and NYC-based public policy issues. Get off the mind-destroying, soul-destroying treadmill of cranking out multiple pieces a day (and come do work that matters). remappingdebate.org/ppr

Why aren’t bus lanes a fully integrated part of NYC’s emergency response toolkit? None of the needed planning, protocols, data collection, adaptations, or enforcement appear to be in place. remappingdebate.org/node/2492

In a world of seemingly unending newsroom layoffs… remappingdebate.org/ppr

Several proposed changes to the rules of New York City's housing lottery could make the system work more smoothly and efficiently for everyone, but a fetish to uncover what applicants "really" want is a fairness-defeating dead end. www.remappingdebate.org/article/will...

Committee Chairs @shaunabreu.bsky.social, Nantasha Williams & @cmrestler.bsky.social lead hearing on NYC's notoriously slow capital construction projects. Reform on horizon through legislative proposals, new DDC leadership, or both? Remapping Debate reports. www.remappingdebate.org/article/nyc-...

A housing policy tool is gaining momentum that could stimulate lots of mixed-income homes for a relatively small investment. Will red-state and/or blue-state orthodoxy stand in the way of its spread? www.remappingdebate.org/article/revo...

Remapping Debate is looking for an experienced data journalist. $80K-95K to start. 6 weeks of paid vacation. Full employer reimbursement of healthcare premiums (to a platinum benchmark) for journalist, and, as applicable, journalist's family. Remote/hybrid ok. www.remappingdebate.org/datajournalist

Both parts that ring true and parts that ring false raise issues of concern. At the same time, any claims on the Council side that the legislation would materially change police procedure are without basis. EXTENDED LEGAL ANALYSIS. www.remappingdebate.org/article/diss...

Headlines shout "budget fight," but look at what @mayor.nyc.gov & @speakermenin.bsky.social are *not* talking about. Disturbing commonalities: no assessment of things we may have to do w/o under Trump; no focus on boosting excellence among city workers. 1/2 www.remappingdebate.org/article/budg...

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Remapping Debate wants a data reporter/viz-maker to deepen our public-policy news capacity. 80-95K to start; remote (if you wish); we cover benchmarked NY-exchange Platinum premiums (for spouse/kids, too); 6 wks vacs. www.remappingdebate.org/datajournalist @palewi.re @jburnmurdoch.ft.com

Remapping Debate wants a data reporter/viz-maker to deepen our public-policy news capacity. 80-95K; remote (if you wish); we cover benchmarked NY-exchange Platinum premiums (for spouse/kids, too); 6 wks vacs. www.remappingdebate.org/datajournalist @kleinmatic.bsky.social @simonrogers.bsky.social

Jargon-ridden and light on genuine reflection, NYC Dept. of Education’s initial guidance on the use of artificial intelligence in the public schools augers a new frontier for strategic failure in a system long plagued by meager vision and reactive leadership. www.remappingdebate.org/article/nyc-...

When MAGA dreams, it dreams big. www.remappingdebate.org/editorial-ca.... Latest editorial cartoon in remappingdebate.org

NEW from Remapping Debate: Another threat to state & local tax revenues, but officials aren't paying attention. Carl Davis, ITEP: "People don’t fill out a dishonest return federally and then an honest return at the state level. That’s not the way it works." www.remappingdebate.org/article/irs-...

How much do you think that the landlord of a 50-unit, rent-stabilized building with an average starting rent of $1,500 collects for a $2 million major capital improvement over the course of the 30-year passalong to tenants? Link in next post. 1/2

I'm looking to hire a senior investigative and policy reporter full-time for deep reporting on national & NYC issues. Start at 90K; fully remote; 100% employer-paid premiums for benchmarked NY exchange Platinum, including spouse & kids; 6 wks vacs. remappingdebate.org/starreporter

The rollout of "TrumpRx" has been marked, characteristically, by wildly overstated rhetoric. Identifying key elements of "TrumpDx," on the other hand, is a lot more straightforward. www.remappingdebate.org/editorial-ca...

NYC needs tons of housing. Part of that -- both modest & radical in its way -- is running pilots to get proof of concept of strategies the City hasn’t exploited fully, hasn’t tried, or hasn’t tried in a very long time. My thoughts in Remapping Debate. www.remappingdebate.org/article/thre...

AI comes to DOJ. From @knecessary.bsky.social, published in Remapping Debate. www.remappingdebate.org/editorial-ca...

10 years & a few months since Rikers Consent Decree entered, conditions remain nightmarish & presiding judge is *nearly ready* to name a "Remediation Manager" -- not a more powerful "Receiver." @mayor.nyc.gov's admin could try to help change that. Will it? www.remappingdebate.org/article/reme...

"Non-platform" issues come to the Mayor's attention every single day. "What will the candidate do once in office about X, Y, or Z?" is not an unreasonable inquiry. We tried to get answers to 13 questions; the Mamdani campaign didn't respond. www.remappingdebate.org/article/ludi...

If you believe that President's Trump's actions are horrifically consequential, doesn't that mean that those actions will have . . . consequences? From @knecessary.bsky.social. www.remappingdebate.org/editorial-ca...

Sought answers from Cuomo campaign to basic Qs arising out of @errollouis.bsky.social/@andrewcuomo.bsky.social walk & talk. remappingdebate.org/article/cuom.... Specifics on how Cuomo sees NYC-run rent reg working to help tenants? Does he really want to open all valves to construction? No dice.

Remapping Debate (remappingdebate.org) is looking for a highly experienced reporter or three to do freelance pieces for us from time-to-time. They’d be deeply reported stories generally ranging from approximately 2,500 to 3,500 words for which we’d pay $1.25 per published word. 1/4

Remapping Debate's 80-minute audio interview w NYC mayoral candidate @jimfornyc.bsky.social. He's a genuine regulation-skeptic. I focused on probing his housing plans. Education, civil rights, consolidation-of-field also discussed. Some excerpts follow. 1/5 www.remappingdebate.org/article/wald...

My first look at the new @slingshotstrat.bsky.social poll. www.remappingdebate.org/article/win-...

Remapping Debate has just published the full text of Eric's campaign kickoff speech. Annotated to help you decode it. If you didn't know, NYC "is not a city of socialism." And what the Mayor didn't say may be as important as what he did say. www.remappingdebate.org/article/full...

K-12 platform of @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social on his website: It's 171 words in all, most of which don't have to do with what goes on in the classroom. And it's strikingly devoid of planks addressing deep-rooted problems. How will he fill in the blanks? www.remappingdebate.org/article/how-...

This won't draw 👀 like "how hot is Zohran?" does, but, OTOH, it has a lot more to do w what either he or Cuomo will be able to accomplish (or block). Pay more attention to Council's role. It can be quite consequential, as with City of Yes. My latest. [RD] www.remappingdebate.org/article/city...

I can confirm that you can search through the by-laws of every Junior High School student government and not find any such requirement. Is that the standard by which one really wants to abide?

New reporting from Remapping Debate: A large % of municipalities in Westchester & Nassau Counties aren't participating in Gov. Hochul's "Pro-Housing Community" program, especially those with lowest percentage of non-Hispanic Black residents (3% or less). www.remappingdebate.org/article/hoch...

Make America Healthy Again? The administration is conscientiously pursuing precisely the opposite agenda. @knecessary.bsky.social's editorial cartoon, only in Remapping Debate. 1/2 www.remappingdebate.org/editorial-ca...

Last night's debate: fine work from MelissaRusso and SallyGold. Education portion: too many below proficient and well below proficient answers. (Education-section transcript accompanies commentary.) www.remappingdebate.org/article/mayo...

Here's an aspect of former Governor Cuomo's record that has gotten zero attention so far (from Remapping Debate's archive, originally published 2013). 1/2 www.remappingdebate.org/article/out-...

There's a lot that doesn't add up, at least if voters want to be able to make informed choices. Many substantive issues remain unexplored or underexplored, and the rhetoric often doesn't match what the winning candidate would be able to do as mayor. www.remappingdebate.org/article/cent...

Luxury condos keep rising w ZERO condo units dedicated to affordable hsg rentals. Huge potential cross-subsidy wasted. New preservation law suggests mixed-condos can work for new construction, too, w/o subsidizing mkt units. But not on radar of NYC candidates. www.remappingdebate.org/article/mark...

Trump and the GOP Congress cutting an already depleted federal civilian workforce. Data vizes covering 1978-2004 showing federal executive branch employees -- adjusted for growing population of the country -- demonstrate the point. www.remappingdebate.org/map-data-too...

The "Affordable Housing Retention Act," passed recently as part of the 2025-26 NYS budget, is focused on housing preservation, but it models tools that might be applicable to new construction, too. www.remappingdebate.org/article/mark...

Even before any Trump or GOP Congress cuts this year, overall executive branch civilian employment as adjusted for population is materially down from its peak. www.remappingdebate.org/map-data-too...

Our editorial cartoonist, @knecessary.bsky.social, takes a look at some recent American trends. www.remappingdebate.org/editorial-ca...

There's an economy to ruin, a social safety net to shred, alliances to break, anti-discrimination laws to disavow, public health to poison, and a Constitution to defy, but President Trump still has time for some of his other dreams of the good old days. www.remappingdebate.org/editorial-ca...

Trump's already executed and planned assaults on NYC have been rightly described as emergencies w/o modern parallel. So business-as-usual policy planning out the window, yes? But mayoral candidates are not facing up to local consequences of Trump budget cuts. www.remappingdebate.org/article/do-t...