October Parks Committee Report for Manhattan CB3: Tompkins Square Park Renovation

Members of the community speak out with concerns about the pool and fitness area renovation at Tompkins. Plus, an exclusive report on a fire at Al Smith…

Oct 27 • Zachary Thomas

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NYC Knows How to Make Its Streets Safer. So Why Are Pedestrians Still Dying?

Funding DOT’s proven programs, broadening community input, and COGE’s Question 3 would speed up progress.

Oct 14 • Tal Roded

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I Built Tools to Read NYC Council Laws So You Don't Have To

NYC publishes its laws and reports but leaves the rest up to you; my NYC Council Legislation Trackers fill in with new tools and features

Oct 7 • Tal Roded

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September 2026

Manhattan Community Board 3 Sep 2026 Report

Notes from the September full board meeting: a draft plan for just over 7,000 units, 100+ delivery e-bikes on East 11th Street, and drug activity moving…

Sep 30

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September Parks Committee Report for Manhattan CB3

The Halloween Dog Parade is coming! Plus, an exclusive report on a hurt worker at East River Park and ongoing quality-of-life concerns at local parks.

Sep 27 • Zachary Thomas

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COGE Is Just the Opening Act

What Mayor Mamdani's efficiency commission put on the November ballot, and the civil service, technology, and reporting reforms it left for Albany, the…

Sep 15 • Tal Roded

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The G Train Has Lost 15 of 34 Weekends This Year. Here’s Why the Fix Takes Until 2029.

The Crosstown signal upgrade is worth every closure, but a finish date that slipped from 2027 to 2029, shuttle buses stuck at 7 mph, and a schedule that…

Sep 8 • Tal Roded

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August 2026

New York Needs Better Tools for Public Engagement

The city runs 59 community boards, a 311 line, and hearings on everything from liquor licenses to land use. On September 30, come spend an evening…

Aug 26 • Tal Roded

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The Demand for Cutting Agency Burden Is Real

Two weeks after the launch of the obligations tracker: a City Reporter feature, my four fixes at Searchlight, and a new view showing the required…

Aug 19 • Tal Roded

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A Century of New York, Above and Below West 4th Street

How a station built for trains that didn’t exist yet became the gateway to one of New York’s densest cultural pockets.

Aug 12 • Tal Roded and Alexa Weiser

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NYC Agencies Answer to Over 5,000 Standing Council Mandates

The NYC Council’s recurring demands have grown 45-fold since 2014. I built a tracker so agencies, Council members, and the public can interact with the…

Aug 6 • Tal Roded

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July 2026

Fourteen Ways to Make NYC Community Boards Work Better

From a parliamentarian on every board to one tech platform instead of 59. Recommendations for the CEC's public meetings study from a member of Manhattan…

Jul 30 • Tal Roded

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