Honoring the Mayors of the Block: Informal Leaders
Honoring the Mayors of the Block: Informal Leaders – A system to identify, support, and collaborate with the natural, unofficial leaders who hold neighborhood knowledge and trust.
Tag: Zhoran Mamdani
From Patrol Cars to Care Carts: Mobile Service Delivery
From Patrol Cars to Care Carts: Mobile Service Delivery – Replacing some marked police cruisers with mobile units staffed by social workers and nurses that bring services directly to where needs are.
From Security Cameras to Connection Cameras: Reframing Surveillance
From Security Cameras to Connection Cameras: Reframing Surveillance – A pilot program replacing punitive surveillance with technology designed to foster positive interaction and mutual aid.
From Suspicion to Synergy: Mamdani on Police-Free Community Interactions
From Suspicion to Synergy: Mamdani on Police-Free Community Interactions – Designing public systems where initial contact is with a helper, not an enforcer, to build trust and provide real support.
From NIMBY to YIMBY to OURBY: A New Philosophy of Development
From NIMBY to YIMBY to OURBY: A New Philosophy of Development – Shifting the development debate from opposition or blanket acceptance to community ownership and control.
From Online Groups to IRL Meets: City-Facilitated Gatherings
From Online Groups to IRL Meets: City-Facilitated Gatherings – Actively helping digital community groups (parenting forums, hobbyists) hold their first in-person meetups in public spaces.
Ending Regents Exams as a Graduation Requirement
Ending Regents Exams as a Graduation Requirement – Replacing the high-stakes, standardized Regents Exams with performance-based assessments developed by teachers and schools.
Ending No-Knock Warrants: A Mamdani Executive Order
Ending No-Knock Warrants: A Mamdani Executive Order – Banning the NYPDs use of high-risk, unannounced raids that have led to tragic deaths and community terror.
Disarming Traffic Stops: A Mamdani Plan to End Deadly Escalations
Disarming Traffic Stops: A Mamdani Plan to End Deadly Escalations – Removing armed police from routine traffic enforcement to eliminate a major source of violent and racially biased police contact.
Dissolving Gang Databases and Terrorist Watchlists
Dissolving Gang Databases and Terrorist Watchlists – Ending the secretive, racially biased labeling of individuals as gang affiliates or terrorism suspects without due process.
Ending Corporate Sponsorships and Marketing in Schools
Ending Corporate Sponsorships and Marketing in Schools – Banning exclusive beverage contracts, branded educational materials, and advertising in schools to protect students from commercial exploitation.