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New York's Great Uncelebrated Friendship: Theodore Roosevelt and Jacob Riis
One of New York City’s great civic stories is the friendship between Theodore Roosevelt and Jacob Riis. Also: soft launching The Roosevelt-Riis…
Sep 15
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Daniel Golliher
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Maximum New York Fall Orientation [Event]
Curious about the classes? Want to meet alumni and incoming students? It's this Thursday at 7:30pm.
Sep 7
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Daniel Golliher
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Cholera's Rebuke of "Root Cause" Absolutism in Public Policy
Vindication of addressing symptoms directly
Sep 7
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Daniel Golliher
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August 2025
Your Government, Live and in Living Color
Bringing CivLab's government graph to New York City
Aug 28
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Daniel Golliher
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NYC Evictions Are Below the National Average, and Lower Than You Think
The eviction rate is a fraction of a percent, and in some housing sub-segments like public housing it's essentially 0%.
Aug 21
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Daniel Golliher
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Applications are Open for Foundations of New York, Cohort 13!
Want to accelerate into New York City civics and politics? Just want to know how everything works? Feeling lucky? Cohort 13 starts September 15, apply…
Aug 20
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Daniel Golliher
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NYC's Median Rent is ~$1.6k, and How That is Even Possible
Quick notes on why 75% of New Yorkers pay less than $2,400 for their apartments, why you've thought otherwise until right now, and why you can't seem to…
Aug 16
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Daniel Golliher
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July 2025
True Crime Politics
Political hobbyism, true crime politics, polarization and faction, and the evolving phenomenon of political spectacle as a threat to the common good
Jul 30
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Daniel Golliher
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NYC's Housing Supply Crisis is Two Separate Problems
Supply for the vast majority of New Yorkers, and supply for the very poorest // These problems must be disambiguated // Supply for the vast majority is…
Jul 29
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Daniel Golliher
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A Renter's Market, If You Can Keep It: How NYC's Past Housing Booms Unlocked Tenant Power, Unit Quality, and Choice
The historical record is clear: high vacancy rates (5–8%) are great for renters, and more supply can get us there. NYC has solved housing supply crises…
Jul 28
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Daniel Golliher
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Regularly Scheduled International Shipping Was Pioneered in New York City
A brief history of the Black Ball Line
Jul 17
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Daniel Golliher
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The American Founding in One Evening (Event)
Wednesday, July 30, 7-9pm // Williamsburg
Jul 9
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Daniel Golliher
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