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The Rise and Fall of NYC’s School System | New York Insider

Policies of accountability and choice replaced NYC school “dead zones” with a system that was the envy of the world. Now, old problems have returned. Ray Domanico, senior fellow and ...

May 9, 2024BY Liam O'Neill
New Study Shares Doubts Electric Vehicle Transition Can Really Reduce Carbon Emissions

A new study by the Manhattan Institute is casting doubt on the degree to which electric vehicles (EVs) ...

July 18, 2023BY Ryan Morgan
Plan to Shutter Rikers Island Jails Could Endanger New Yorkers: Report

New York's quest to replace the troubled Rikers Island jail complex with smaller facilities across the five boroughs ...

December 2, 2022BY Nathan Worcester
Tap Water Database Lists Toxins by Zip Code

The Environmental Working Group (EWG) has updated its database on tap water in the United States, revealing where ...

November 14, 2021BY Nathan Worcester
2020 Dems Want to Spend $40 Trillion, but Their Tax Hikes Would Raise Only $4 Trillion

Democratic presidential candidates’ spending programs such as Medicare for All and free college tuition would cost, on average, ...

October 17, 2019BY Mark Tapscott
Debating Whether or Not Stop and Frisk is Working in New York City

Stop and frisk is working—or it's not, depending on whom you ask.

February 28, 2013BY Zachary Stieber
Quinn’s 50-50 Record

An examination of City Council Speaker Christine Quinn's State of the City speech, and her years as council ...

February 14, 2013BY Zachary Stieber