Mr. Husock is a senior fellow for Domestic Policy Studies at the American Enterprise Institute and author of ‘The Projects: A New History of Public Housing.’
Zohran Mamdani’s cruise to the mayoralty follows a primary that excludes the city’s nearly one million independent voters.
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Agitators are blocking the only reliable means to bring new funding to New York’s dilapidated network of projects.
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Mamdani’s quarrel with the hedge fund billionaire spotlights the illogic of levies that punish single-family homeowners at Staten Island and Queens.
By HOWARD HUSOCK
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Reassurances about mental health ‘case management’ are not assuaging concern among residents and local elected officials.
By HOWARD HUSOCK
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A state appeals court overturns a law seeking, in the name of diversity, equity, and inclusion to force landlords to accommodate tenants whose rent is paid by the government.
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The revenue those fares have generated will have to somehow be replaced — or its loss felt elsewhere in the transit system.
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The Founder would have heartily disapproved of gambling of any kind, as well as the state becoming the agent of this and other vices.
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The problem with so-called legacy buildings is not private ownership but rent regulations and rising property taxes driving them into financial distress and even foreclosure.
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Call it capitalism with New York characteristics — which turns out not to be capitalism at all.
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Classics like ‘Coal Miner’s Daughter,’ ‘Coat of Many Colors,’ and ‘Poor Boy from Mississippi’ can inspire in young people an appreciation for American regional culture.
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When goods are priced at less than their cost, someone must pay somehow.
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Not only do we leave rare earths in the ground — we dump them into landfills.
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