2022 Fiction and Poetry from The New School Community

This year’s titles include a multi-generational family saga intersecting with environmental apocalypse, a re-imagined Jazz Age crime story, and a YA novel of the Jersey Shore written in verse.

Seth MoncreaseDecember 14, 2022sept2022-onwards

Great 2022 Nonfiction From the New School Community

The street art that helped change the direction of Chilean politics, the folk music revolution that helped change American life, and more.

Seth MoncreaseDecember 7, 2022sept2022-onwards

An E-Commerce Warehouse Boom Imperils Communities of Color. Here’s How to Protect Them.

Strengthening New York City’s zoning requirements for last-mile warehouses will better protect the health and safety of workers and nearby residents.

Seth MoncreaseNovember 30, 2022sept2022-onwards

Post-Pandemic, Let’s Fix How We Rate Public School Performance

An “emergency” remedy adopted by the State Board of Regents does no harm – but doesn’t do enough good, either.

Seth MoncreaseNovember 22, 2022sept2022-onwards

To Meet Our Housing Crisis, Build We Must

Throughout the city, demand for housing outstrips supply. The Queens borough president’s answer is: We must build. Now.

Seth MoncreaseNovember 16, 2022sept2022-onwards

The Migrant Bus-lift Volunteers Need City Support and Recognition

City agencies could do a far better job matching the volunteers helping a flood of asylum seekers.

Seth MoncreaseNovember 8, 2022sept2022-onwards

Affirmative Action Is About Inclusion, Not Exclusion

At the Supreme Court, the future of equal access to higher education hangs in the balance.

Seth MoncreaseNovember 2, 2022sept2022-onwards

The Migrant Crisis Can Bring Needed Change to NYC’s Housing Problem

A comprehensive plan is needed to help migrants, and longstanding New Yorkers too, meet their housing needs.

Seth MoncreaseOctober 26, 2022sept2022-onwards

Should City Government Report New York’s True Cost of Living?

Public benefits try, (and may fail) to meet survival needs. But what does a life with dignity require?

Seth MoncreaseOctober 19, 2022sept2022-onwards

‘We Need to Make Sure Landlords Are Held Accountable’

After the deadliest residential fire in decades, a borough president helps a community recover – and proposes policy changes to prevent future tragedies.

Seth MoncreaseOctober 12, 2022sept2022-onwards

‘I Hate FAFSA. I’m Going to Start Crying.’

The process of applying for college financial aid regularly produces freakouts and meltdowns. But there may be help on the horizon.

Seth MoncreaseOctober 4, 2022sept2022-onwards

Will a Failed City Retiree Health Scheme Get a Second Chance?

A money-saving move to take City government retirees off Medicare appeared to have crashed and burned. But now a rescue plan has emerged from the wreckage.

Seth MoncreaseSeptember 28, 2022sept2022-onwards