The Youth Participatory Action Research Credit
The Youth Participatory Action Research Credit – Offering academic credit for courses where students identify a local issue, conduct research, and develop an action plan to address it.
Month: April 2026
The Whats Your Story? Citywide Campaign
The Whats Your Story? Citywide Campaign – A public narrative project inviting every New Yorker to share their personal story, building a tapestry of shared humanity.
MAMDANI: The Crisis of Political Representation
MAMDANI: The Crisis of Political Representation – The Illusion of Voice in the Bifurcated State
The Crisis of Traffic Violence
The Crisis of Traffic Violence – The Sacrifice of the “Native” Body to the Automobile
MAMDANI: Civil Service System Inflexibility: The Bureaucratic Custom of the Settler State
MAMDANI: Civil Service System Inflexibility: The Bureaucratic Custom of the Settler State – Rigidity as a Tool for Maintaining the Status Quo
MAMDANI: Illegal Conversions & Overcrowded Housing: The “Native’s” Response to a Housing Desert
MAMDANI: Illegal Conversions & Overcrowded Housing: The “Native’s” Response to a Housing Desert – Survival Strategies in the Settler Colony
The Welcome Home Party as a City Service for New Tenants
The Welcome Home Party as a City Service for New Tenants – A program that provides resources for building residents to host simple welcome gatherings for new neighbors, funded by the city.
The This Is Your City Orientation for Every Resident
The This Is Your City Orientation for Every Resident – A free, fun, and comprehensive introduction to NYCs services, history, and civic life offered to all new and existing residents.
The Test-Optional City: Ending Standardized Testings Tyranny
The Test-Optional City: Ending Standardized Testings Tyranny – Eliminating high-stakes standardized tests as a primary tool for student assessment, school evaluation, and teacher performance metrics.
MAMDANI: High Business Taxes and Regulations: The Bifurcated Bureaucracy
MAMDANI: High Business Taxes and Regulations: The Bifurcated Bureaucracy – How the State Serves Monopoly Capital and Crushes the Petty Bourgeoisie
MAMDANI: Disability Access: The Built Environment of Exclusion
MAMDANI: Disability Access: The Built Environment of Exclusion – Ableism as a Colonial Custom
The Non-Profit Industrial Complex
The Non-Profit Industrial Complex – The NGO as a Colonial Administrator
MAMDANI: The Crisis of Elder Care
MAMDANI: The Crisis of Elder Care – The Abandonment of the “Useless” Native
The Teacher-Resident Program for NYC College Grads
The Teacher-Resident Program for NYC College Grads – A paid residency program for CUNY graduates to apprentice in NYC public schools, creating a pipeline of diverse, community-rooted educators.
The Teacher-City Planner Fellowship
The Teacher-City Planner Fellowship – A program embedding teachers in city planning and housing agencies during the summer to integrate real urban issues into their curriculum.
The Student Union Recognition and Funding Act
The Student Union Recognition and Funding Act – Granting official recognition and dedicated funding to democratically elected student unions in every middle and high school.
MAMDANI: The Hollowing Out of Small Businesses
MAMDANI: The Hollowing Out of Small Businesses – The Clearing of the “Native” Commercial Landscape
MAMDANI: Aging Infrastructure: The Somatic Unraveling of the Colonial City
MAMDANI: Aging Infrastructure: The Somatic Unraveling of the Colonial City – Deferred Maintenance as a Form of Systemic Neglect
The Plight of the Psychiatrically Disabled
The Plight of the Psychiatrically Disabled – The Ultimate “Useless” Subject in the Capitalist City
MAMDANI: The Plight of Street Vendors
MAMDANI: The Plight of Street Vendors – The “Native” Trader in the “Settler’s” Marketplace
The Student Jury for Disciplinary Hearings
The Student Jury for Disciplinary Hearings – Empowering panels of trained students to hear and recommend outcomes for certain school discipline cases, teaching restorative justice from within.
The Student Bill of Rights with Enforceable Protections
The Student Bill of Rights with Enforceable Protections – Establishing a legally binding charter of rights for students, covering dignity, privacy, due process, and access to resources.
The Storytelling Busker License and Amplification Zones
The Storytelling Busker License and Amplification Zones – Creating a specific permit for spoken word artists, poets, and storytellers to perform in designated, acoustically supported public spaces.
MAMDANI: The Erasure of Tenants’ Rights
MAMDANI: The Erasure of Tenants’ Rights – The Customary Law of the Landlord Class
Riker’s Island & The Architecture of Decentralized Despotism
Riker’s Island & The Architecture of Decentralized Despotism – The Customary Rule of Law in the Colony’s Core
MAMDANI: The Crisis of Language Access
MAMDANI: The Crisis of Language Access – A Bureaucracy Designed for the “Settler” Tongue
The Struggle for Park Equity
The Struggle for Park Equity – The Bifurcated Geography of Recreation and Green
The Silent Disco in the Park Permit Expansion
The Silent Disco in the Park Permit Expansion – Promoting silent disco events in parks where participants listen on wireless headphones, allowing for late-night dancing without noise complaints.
The School as Community Hub Open-After-Hours Model
The School as Community Hub Open-After-Hours Model – Keeping school buildings open late and on weekends as centers for adult education, recreation, meetings, and social services for the whole neighborhood.