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What Doom Loop? Healthy Office Rentals and Tax Assessments Show Manhattan’s Strength.

Published Jan 22, 2025 10:00AM

What Doom Loop? Healthy Office Rentals and Tax Assessments Show Manhattan’s Strength.

In 2022, Columbia University professor Stijn Van Nieuwerburgh argued that the rise of remote work would put cities into what he called “an urban doom loop.” The value of office buildings would plummet, taxes paid by those buildings would slide and cities would be forced to cut services, sending residents and businesses fleeting. In June […]
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Being Mayor Is Eric Adams’ Re-Election Campaign Strategy

He has no known campaign office or website, and few if any staff. Mayor Eric Adams also hasn’t appeared in any candidate forums, saying he’s too busy. And he may not qualify for any city-funded matching-funds to help his campaign. In ... Read more

Lander Leads in Campaign Funding, as Mayoral Race Heats Up

New York City Comptroller Brad Lander now boasts more in his campaign coffers than the embattled incumbent Eric Adams in this year’s race for mayor, according to filings made to the City’s Campaign Finance Board this week. The field’s fi ... Read more

Why It Feels Like Everyone in New York is Sick Right Now: Vi

This article was originally published by Healthbeat, a nonprofit newsroom covering public health published by Civic News Company and KFF Health News. Sign up for Your Local Epidemiologist New York and get Dr. Marisa Donnelly’s community publ ... Read more

Being Mayor Is Eric Adams’ Reelection Campaign Strategy

Published Jan 17, 2025 10:00AM

He has no known campaign office or website, and few if any staff. Mayor Eric Adams also hasn’t appeared in any candidate forums, saying he’s too busy. And he may not qualify for any city-funded matching-funds to help his campaign. In fact, he might have to give $10 million back to the Campaign Finance Board, […]
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What to Know About the 2025 Elections in New York City

Local leadership is on the ballot in 2025, from City Hall down to your neighborhood Councilmember. And it’s set to be a doozy, even by the raucous standards of New York politics. Mayor Eric Adams is seeking reelection while under indictment ... Read more

CUNY Braces Undocumented Students for Second Trump Era

The CITY partners with Open Campus on coverage of the City University of New York. The City University of New York, which enrolls more than 16,000 students who aren’t citizens, is readying the community for potential immigration enforcement ... Read more

Supporters Donate $66K to Legal Defense Fund for Councilmemb

Councilmember Susan Zhuang (D-Bensonhurst) — who bit a police officer during a protest against a forthcoming homeless shelter in her district — raised $66,601 from more than 221 supporters, according to a new quarterly filing with the city ... Read more