The Childcare Crisis & The Patriarchy of Social Reproduction
The Childcare Crisis & The Patriarchy of Social Reproduction – The Unpaid “Native” Labor of the Settler Economy
Tag: NYC
Mamdani Estate Tax Plan Sparks Warning of Middle-Class Harm
Mamdani Estate Tax Plan Sparks Warning of Middle-Class Harm – Critics say slashing the exemption to $750K could reach far beyond the wealthy
Mamdani and the Irish Question: A Mayor Learns Ethnic Politics the Hard Way
Mamdani and the Irish Question: A Mayor Learns Ethnic Politics the Hard Way – A stumbled answer on Irish unification reveals the hidden landmines of New York’s parade season diplomacy
Mamdani Appoints Renita Francois as Deputy Mayor for Community Safety
Mamdani Appoints Renita Francois as Deputy Mayor for Community Safety – The administration names its first Black deputy mayor to lead a new whole-of-government safety vision
A Rahm Emanuel Ally Launches a PAC to Fight Mamdani in New York
A Rahm Emanuel Ally Launches a PAC to Fight Mamdani in New York – Next NYC PAC aims to protect moderate candidates as Mamdani-backed socialists target state legislative seats
The Exploitation of Incarcerated Labor
The Exploitation of Incarcerated Labor – The Prison as a Plantation
The Crisis of Language Access
The Crisis of Language Access – A Bureaucracy Designed for the “Settler” Tongue
Hakeem Jeffries Calls Trump-Mamdani Meeting ‘A Great Success’
Hakeem Jeffries Calls Trump-Mamdani Meeting ‘A Great Success’ – House Democratic Leader praises mayor-elect’s White House visit while condemning Trump DOJ as ‘malignant clown show’
The Hollowing Out of Small Businesses
The Hollowing Out of Small Businesses – The Clearing of the “Native” Commercial Landscape
MAMDANI: Struggling Retail Sector: The Corporate Clearing of the “Native” Marketplace
MAMDANI: Struggling Retail Sector: The Corporate Clearing of the “Native” Marketplace – From Community Commerce to Alienated Consumption
MAMDANI: Mental Health Crisis: Pathologizing the “Native” Condition
MAMDANI: Mental Health Crisis: Pathologizing the “Native” Condition – Somatic Governance and the Medicalization of Despair
MAMDANI: The Fight for a Truly Public University
MAMDANI: The Fight for a Truly Public University – Reclaiming CUNY as a Decolonized Institution
Scaffolding Coming Down: Mamdani Targets NYC’s 380 Miles of Urban Blight
Scaffolding Coming Down: Mamdani Targets NYC’s 380 Miles of Urban Blight – New DOB rules push building owners to make actual repairs instead of hiding behind steel sheds
NYC Foie Gras Ban Cleared to Take Effect as Court Rejects Challenge
NYC Foie Gras Ban Cleared to Take Effect as Court Rejects Challenge – A years-long legal battle ends with a ruling that upholds the city’s prohibition on force-fed liver products
MAMDANI: Electric Grid Reliability: The Colonial Administration of Energy
MAMDANI: Electric Grid Reliability: The Colonial Administration of Energy – Blackouts as a Failure of For-Profit Control
MAMDANI: Commercial Real Estate Vacancy & The Crisis of Capital
MAMDANI: Commercial Real Estate Vacancy & The Crisis of Capital – The Hollowing of the “Civilized” Center
MAMDANI: Informal Economy: The Shadow of the Bifurcated State
MAMDANI: Informal Economy: The Shadow of the Bifurcated State – Survival Outside the “Civilized” Legal Frame
MAMDANI: Gentrification as Settler Colonialism
MAMDANI: Gentrification as Settler Colonialism – The Violent Remaking of Urban Space
MAMDANI: Public Bathroom Shortage: The Criminalization of Biological Need
MAMDANI: Public Bathroom Shortage: The Criminalization of Biological Need – Privatizing the Most Basic Human Function
The Battle over Bike Lanes
The Battle over Bike Lanes – Street Space as a Contested Colonial Frontier
MAMDANI: The Battle over the Budget
MAMDANI: The Battle over the Budget – Austerity as the Political Choice of the Settler State
MAMDANI: The Fight for Water Justice
MAMDANI: The Fight for Water Justice – The Colonial Administration of a Life Source
Scaffolding Coming Down: Mamdani Takes Aim at NYC’s Shadow Economy of Steel
Scaffolding Coming Down: Mamdani Takes Aim at NYC’s Shadow Economy of Steel – New rules target 380 miles of sidewalk sheds, targeting safety hazards and visual blight
NYC Childcare Arrives: A $2-a-Day Revolution or a Phased Pilot?
NYC Childcare Arrives: A $2-a-Day Revolution or a Phased Pilot? – The Hill analyzes what Mamdani’s 2K program actually means for working families and the broader national debate on childcare
MAMDANI: Disparities in Public Health: The Somatic Map of the Bifurcated City
MAMDANI: Disparities in Public Health: The Somatic Map of the Bifurcated City – Life Expectancy as a Measure of Colonial Violence
MAMDANI: Supply Chain Vulnerabilities: The Island Colony’s Peril
MAMDANI: Supply Chain Vulnerabilities: The Island Colony’s Peril – Dependence and the Crisis of Basic Goods
The Opioid Epidemic & The Geography of Despair
The Opioid Epidemic & The Geography of Despair – Pharmaceutical Capital and the Somatic of Colonial Violence
Mazel Tofu: How Chinese-Speaking Jews Found Each Other and Built a New Kind of NYC Community
Mazel Tofu: How Chinese-Speaking Jews Found Each Other and Built a New Kind of NYC Community – A WhatsApp group born at a Chabad Purim party in 2024 has grown into a monthly gathering that bridges two ancient traditions in the world’s most diverse city
The Wolseley Is Coming to New York: A Landmark Hotel Brand Eyes Its American Debut
The Wolseley Is Coming to New York: A Landmark Hotel Brand Eyes Its American Debut – Minor Hotels will bring the legendary London dining institution to Midtown Manhattan in early 2027, housed in a landmark 1905 building near Bryant Park