Why a Child Welfare ‘Miranda Rights’ Law Is Essential | A Q&A with Advocate and Organizer Joyce McMillan

Child protective workers exercise powers akin to those of police officers – so they should also provide the same legal protections the police must.

Children, Youth, Youth & Family, FamiliesSeth MoncreaseJune 2, 2021march232021-onward

As NYC Reopens, Here Are Four Solid Waste Reforms We Need Now

Recycling and composting stalled or went into reverse during the pandemic lockdown. Here’s how to get things moving again.

Covid-19, Environmental Justice, Racial EquitySeth MoncreaseMay 25, 2021march232021-onward

Post-Pandemic, Renters Confront ‘A Perilous Position’ in New York

What the next mayor -- with help from Albany and Washington -- can do to relieve a looming housing crisis.

Housing & Homelessness, Covid-19Seth MoncreaseMay 19, 2021march232021-onward

City Limits: What Is New York’s Mayor Really Able to Do?

To succeed, the mayor has to be a manager – and a marketer, too.

Seth MoncreaseMay 12, 2021march232021-onward

A Time of Loneliness, and Discovery:The Pandemic’s Long-Distance Run

Our experience now is one of profound exhaustion – and, perhaps, insight.

Covid-19Seth MoncreaseMay 5, 2021march232021-onward

Making the Grade? In 12 Graphs, the Story Of New York City Schools Since 2002

A visual report card tracks efforts to move the schools forward under the last two mayors.

EducationSeth MoncreaseApril 28, 2021march232021-onward

‘Equity Means High Quality for All’: The Post-Pandemic Future of New York’s Schools

Why the next mayor needs to learn from what Bloomberg and de Blasio accomplished – and didn’t – in the schools.

Seth MoncreaseApril 21, 2021march232021-onward

Addressing Racial Inequity in Child Welfare: The Key Role of Prevention Services

Racial disparity has been the legacy of the child welfare system. It doesn’t have to be its future.

Children, Families, Inequality and Poverty, Racial EquitySeth MoncreaseApril 14, 2021march232021-onward

The Next Mayor Can End New York’s Maternal Health Emergency

There is a maternal health emergency in New York City. It’s deeply rooted in racism. And it’s one the next mayor can do a lot to stop.

Let Us Now Praise the Humble CDBG

Why budget makers love the way Federal rescue dollars are arriving – and how they might use them.

Covid-19Seth MoncreaseMarch 31, 2021march232021-onward

New Yorkers Get Some Budget Breathing Room – But Still Face Hard Choice

State and City governments both will get a reprieve from the worst-case scenarios forecast at the height of the pandemic-induced recession.

Covid-19Seth MoncreaseMarch 23, 2021march232021-onward

It’s Time for Boldness, Not Retreat: Strengthen Services for Families in Need.

Stopping unnecessary, punitive child welfare investigations is the right thing to do.

Children, Families, Youth, Inequality and PovertySeth MoncreaseMarch 17, 2021UM march23-past

Make Youth Employment a Priority Now

Young people in communities hit hard by Covid-19 want to work while they learn, and help support their families.

When David Beat Goliath: The Stuy Town Story –And What It Means in Today’s New York

Does a story of middle-income renters fighting to hold onto their homes have relevance in a pandemic-era city?

Housing and HomelessnessSeth MoncreaseMarch 3, 2021UM march23-past

The Dollars and Sense of Legalizing Adult-Use Pot

Done right, legalization can redress longstanding injustices and strengthen local economies in both rural and urban communities.

Justice, Racial Equity, Inequality and PovertySeth MoncreaseFebruary 24, 2021UM march23-past

Repairing an Environmental ‘Legacy of Racism’: What the City’s Next Leaders Must Do

Green energy and green jobs: a restorative justice prescription for a healthier New York City.

Covid-19, Racial EquitySeth MoncreaseFebruary 17, 2021UM march23-past

Covid-19 and Environmental Justice: An Agenda for New York’s Next Mayor

Will the city’s next leaders right the environmental wrongs that have worsened the pandemic?

Covid-19, Racial EquitySeth MoncreaseFebruary 9, 2021UM march23-past

‘We Are Still Sick, and We Are Ready to Act’ A Covid Community Struggles to Be Born.

We write from the strange world of coronavirus recovery; we write from this time when Covid-19 in the past tense does not yet apply.

Covid-19Seth MoncreaseFebruary 3, 2021UM march23-past

Elite Schools in a Plague Year: Will Getting in Be Fairer?

How will pandemic-forced changes alter admission to many of New York City’s most sought-after secondary schools?

Covid-19, Racial Equity, EducationSeth MoncreaseJanuary 27, 2021UM march23-past

New York City Over-Pays for Health Insurance. City Workers Still Get a Bad Deal.

Despite being the Big Apple’s biggest buyer of health insurance, City government does a poor job of leveraging its market power for the benefit of workers, and taxpayers.

Racial Equity, Health careSeth MoncreaseJanuary 20, 2021UM march23-past