Commentary/Op-Ed - March 2018
Op-Ed: NYC’s New Schools Chancellor Should Make College Success MatterIt’s a rare moment when the city’s attention is focused on what it takes to lead the city’s schools. Yet the most important item on the next chancellor’s to-do list is hardly being discussed: preparing vastly more students to succeed in college.
Commentary/Op-Ed - February 2018
Op-Ed: The Transit Crisis Without a Rescue PlanEven as the subways reach the breaking point, hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers face an additional commuting crisis: the lack of fast, reliable transit service in huge swaths of the boroughs outside Manhattan. No industry has felt the effects of these punishing commutes more than the city's healthcare sector.
Report - January 2018
An Unhealthy Commute: The Transit Challenges Facing New York City’s Healthcare SectorSubway and bus service in the four boroughs outside Manhattan has not kept pace with massive increases in the number of healthcare employees living and working there. By partnering with hospitals and other health providers, New York City can develop solutions befitting the city’s world-class healthcare system and ensure that this critical source of employment and opportunity can continue to grow.
Commentary/Op-Ed - January 2018
Op-Ed: How To Prepare New Yorkers to Benefit from AmazonMany New Yorkers are worried that a new home base for the world’s largest internet company would be more burden than boon. But a bold proposal to land 50,000 good jobs deserves an equally ambitious plan to invest in the city’s workforce. New York should want Amazon’s jobs, while ensuring more New Yorkers get them.