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

A Borough President Makes Healthier Childbirth a Priority

A “terrifying” insight into maternal health risks leads to action.

Covid-19Seth MoncreaseSeptember 21, 2022sept2022-onwards

‘Mobile Health Services Work!’

A q&a with the co-founder of Bronx Móvil, a “project of radical love” involving unhoused people who use drugs.

Covid-19, Housing & HomelessnessSeth MoncreaseSeptember 14, 2022sept2022-onwards

Public Sector Workers Have Been Pushed to the Brink

An exodus from frontline service agencies is creating a crisis in local governments across the nation.

Covid-19Seth MoncreaseSeptember 7, 2022sept2022-onwards

The (Low) Wages of Misclassification: What One in 10 New York Workers Face

Some 873,000 workers in major New York State low-paid industries are misclassified as independent contractors.

Covid-19, Inequality and PovertySeth MoncreaseJune 22, 2022jan2022-onwards

A Summer Dozen: New Books From the New School Community

Our suggestions of new works from New School faculty and graduates to take with you this summer.

Seth MoncreaseJune 15, 2022jan2022-onwards

An Interactive Map Shows Where Cities Still Burn Waste

Nearly 4.5 people in the U.S. are still exposed to pollution from municipal waste incinerators.

Covid-19, Racial EquitySeth MoncreaseJune 8, 2022jan2022-onwards

Community Land Trusts Protect Housing Affordability – and Democracy

A call to counter speculation and displacement with community-controlled housing and neighborhood development.

Seth MoncreaseJune 1, 2022jan2022-onwards

NYC’s Proposed Citywide Curriculum Is About Democracy, Not Just Academics

Honoring young people’s diverse cultures and lived experiences will help them learn – and also prepare them to be adults who civilly debate, advocate, and vote.

EducationSeth MoncreaseMay 25, 2022jan2022-onwards