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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…
 • Tal Roded
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…
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New York Needs to Grow
Challenges and opportunities New York faces as it tackles its affordability crisis
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My Vital City Piece on NYC Job Quality
My article for Vital City, and why the source of new job creation in NYC is worrying
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I Tracked Every NYC Council Fiscal Impact Statement Since 2014. Here's What I Found.
The Council passes many mandates, but without providing funding and resources for implementation, nothing actually gets fixed.
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Lessons From Mamdani's First 100 Days
A data-driven look at the biggest challenges and opportunities facing the Mayor, including closing Rikers, expanding transit, managing school budgets…
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NYC's Budget Gap Is Growing. Can Its Savings Plans Keep Up?
Mayor Mamdani's Chief Savings Officers are making smart moves for improving government efficiency, but they can't balance the budget alone.
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NYC’s Job Growth Has a Quality Problem
Only a third of NYC residents work in what the NYC Comptroller’s office has called a “good job.” Here’s why that matters for the City’s budget, its…
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Could a Comptroller Reshape the Social Contract?
A conversation with Adem Bunkeddeko, Democratic candidate for NY Comptroller, on power, pensions, and public trust
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How Could New York City Fund Mayor Mamdani’s Political Agenda?
A tour of the city’s largest untapped budget options and their political tradeoffs.
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NYC’s Civil Service System Is Broken. Here’s What Mayor-Elect Mamdani Can Do To Fix It.
From exam bottlenecks to outdated job titles, the civil service system is holding New York back. Mamdani's administration will have more tools to reform…
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Good Leaders Can’t Enact Change If They’re Not Empowered
Progressive Era Lessons On the Importance of Giving Capable Leaders Room to Act
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