Why Free Buses Work
With the upcoming NYC mayoral election, it makes way for candidates to push for their future vision for the city. One of the frontrunners Zohran Mamdani has an ambitious plan for fast and free buses on his platform. Any plan that is out of the box does not come without criticism. Recently on X, Jarrett…
Gentrification continued: how NYC is planning on fixing the housing crisis
New York City has a housing crisis. Rents are too high and they are only increasing. With an all-time low vacancy rate, New Yorkers want to live here but there isn’t enough housing for them, especially affordable ones. In this blog post, I will analyze a NYC policy proposal which is called the City Of…
Gentrification: Is it too simple to just blame white people?
A recent news article highlights Bed-Stuy gaining 30k white residents and losing 22k black residents. In most popular discourse it blames white people which to be fair is reasonable… but do they cover the entirety of the blame? Gentrification is the new hot topic in urban issues and problems. Even on popular media, it’s a…
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