Craig Gurian
@craiggurian.bsky.social
Executive Director, Anti-Discrimination Center (antibiaslaw.com); Editor, Remapping Debate (remappingdebate.org). Posting for myself, not orgs, except if [ADC] or [RD] tag is appended to end of post.
@nychealthy.bsky.social's substantive response to now-abated Legionnaires' outbreak was strong, but agency is still withholding some basic info from public: like data on the concentration of legionella in culture-positive cooling towers; where patients clustered; more. remappingdebate.org/node/2513
How come NYC's Health Department won't release Legionella concentration data?
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How can Dems break out of race to bottom w GOP on taxes? Make feedback loop between taxes & govt services more visible; provide assurances that govt can deliver on promises; and instill trust that tax system is fair. Remapping's @benschneider.bsky.social reports. remappingdebate.org/node/2514.
Making taxes great again
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NELWY UPDATED. Shouldn’t it be as easy to track changes in unemployment for 200+ subgroups of Americans who differ in from 1 to 4 elements of a race + age + gender + education composite (& compare 4 subgroups at a time) as it is to chart stocks? Now it is. www.remappingdebate.org/node/2497/
Visualize disparities in unemployment
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NELWY UPDATED. Shouldn’t it be as easy to track changes in unemployment for 200+ subgroups of Americans who differ in from 1 to 4 elements of a race + age + gender + education composite (& compare 4 subgroups at a time) as it is to chart stocks? Now it is. www.remappingdebate.org/node/2497/
Visualize disparities in unemployment
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Remapping Debate's @benschneider.bsky.social up w new History for the Futureᵀᴹ interview: CUNY's Joshua Freeman on his new book, "Garden Apartments." It's an often overlooked part of nation's housing landscape with relevance for today. remappingdebate.org/node/2498 @rauchway.bsky.social (join rqt).
The secret weapon that fought the postwar housing shortage
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Shouldn’t it be as easy to track changes in unemployment over time for over 200 subgroups of Americans who differ in from 1 to 4 elements of a race + age + gender + education composite (& compare 4 of those subgroups at a time) as it is to chart stocks? Now it is. Link next. 1/2
Great new data visualization tool for reporters, researchers, advocates & civilians. Dig into DISPARITIES IN UNEMPLOYMENT between & among different segments of U.S. pop. Compare 4 demographic composites, each w up to 4 characteristics. Current snapshot + 15-yr history. remappingdebate.org/node/2497
Visualize disparities in unemployment
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A fundamentally different kind of press criticism: Our STORY REPAIR feature demonstrates w original reporting what had been missed. Example: debunking NYT’s lopsided view of K-12 enrollment declines: remappingdebate.org/node/2493 @joshuabenton.com @laurahazardowen.bsky.social @sarahscire.com
Declining school enrollment: it's not all doom and gloom
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A fundamentally different kind of press criticism: Our STORY REPAIR feature demonstrates w original reporting what had been missed. Example: debunking NYT’s lopsided view of K-12 enrollment declines: remappingdebate.org/node/2493 @jayrosen.bsky.social @oliverdarcy.bsky.social @sulliview.bsky.social
Declining school enrollment: it's not all doom and gloom
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Remapping Debate is HIRING an EXPERIENCED JOURNALIST to write deeply reported stories on national and NYC-based public policy issues. Get off the mind-destroying, soul-destroying treadmill of cranking out multiple pieces a day (and come do work that matters). remappingdebate.org/ppr
Experienced public policy reporter 85K-125K
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Why aren’t bus lanes a fully integrated part of NYC’s emergency response toolkit? None of the needed planning, protocols, data collection, adaptations, or enforcement appear to be in place. remappingdebate.org/node/2492
Why aren’t bus lanes a fully integrated part of New York City’s emergency response toolkit?
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In a world of seemingly unending newsroom layoffs… remappingdebate.org/ppr
Public policy reporter 85K-100K
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Several proposed changes to the rules of New York City's housing lottery could make the system work more smoothly and efficiently for everyone, but a fetish to uncover what applicants "really" want is a fairness-defeating dead end. www.remappingdebate.org/article/will...
Will HPD resist the zombie calls to narrow the housing lottery door based on “preferences”?
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Committee Chairs @shaunabreu.bsky.social, Nantasha Williams & @cmrestler.bsky.social lead hearing on NYC's notoriously slow capital construction projects. Reform on horizon through legislative proposals, new DDC leadership, or both? Remapping Debate reports. www.remappingdebate.org/article/nyc-...
N.Y.C. Council members air frustrations about capital construction timelines
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A housing policy tool is gaining momentum that could stimulate lots of mixed-income homes for a relatively small investment. Will red-state and/or blue-state orthodoxy stand in the way of its spread? www.remappingdebate.org/article/revo...
Revolving loan funds: The hottest trend in housing finance
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Remapping Debate is looking for an experienced data journalist. $80K-95K to start. 6 weeks of paid vacation. Full employer reimbursement of healthcare premiums (to a platinum benchmark) for journalist, and, as applicable, journalist's family. Remote/hybrid ok. www.remappingdebate.org/datajournalist
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Develop data visualizations that deepen understanding of pubic policy questions — both those already being asked, and those that ought to be.
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Both parts that ring true and parts that ring false raise issues of concern. At the same time, any claims on the Council side that the legislation would materially change police procedure are without basis. EXTENDED LEGAL ANALYSIS. www.remappingdebate.org/article/diss...
Dissecting Mayor Mamdani’s veto message on legislation relating to protests at educational institutions
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Headlines shout "budget fight," but look at what @mayor.nyc.gov & @speakermenin.bsky.social are *not* talking about. Disturbing commonalities: no assessment of things we may have to do w/o under Trump; no focus on boosting excellence among city workers. 1/2 www.remappingdebate.org/article/budg...
The budget fight that is not being had
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Remapping Debate wants data reporter/viz-maker to deepen our public-policy news capacity. 80-95K; remote (if you wish); we cover your/spouse/kids benchmarked NY-exchange Platinum premiums; 6 wks vacs. www.remappingdebate.org/datajournalist @ire.org @opennews.bsky.social @datavizsociety.bsky.social
Data journalist wanted
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Remapping Debate wants a data reporter/viz-maker to deepen our public-policy news capacity. 80-95K to start; remote (if you wish); we cover benchmarked NY-exchange Platinum premiums (for spouse/kids, too); 6 wks vacs. www.remappingdebate.org/datajournalist @palewi.re @jburnmurdoch.ft.com
Data journalist wanted
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Remapping Debate wants a data reporter/viz-maker to deepen our public-policy news capacity. 80-95K; remote (if you wish); we cover benchmarked NY-exchange Platinum premiums (for spouse/kids, too); 6 wks vacs. www.remappingdebate.org/datajournalist @kleinmatic.bsky.social @simonrogers.bsky.social
Data journalist wanted
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Jargon-ridden and light on genuine reflection, NYC Dept. of Education’s initial guidance on the use of artificial intelligence in the public schools augers a new frontier for strategic failure in a system long plagued by meager vision and reactive leadership. www.remappingdebate.org/article/nyc-...
NYC DOE: But our deal with the devil will be a good one
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When MAGA dreams, it dreams big. www.remappingdebate.org/editorial-ca.... Latest editorial cartoon in remappingdebate.org
MAGA dreams
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NEW from Remapping Debate: Another threat to state & local tax revenues, but officials aren't paying attention. Carl Davis, ITEP: "People don’t fill out a dishonest return federally and then an honest return at the state level. That’s not the way it works." www.remappingdebate.org/article/irs-...
With IRS enforcement down, state and local tax revenues could suffer, too
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How much do you think that the landlord of a 50-unit, rent-stabilized building with an average starting rent of $1,500 collects for a $2 million major capital improvement over the course of the 30-year passalong to tenants? Link in next post. 1/2
I'm looking to hire a senior investigative and policy reporter full-time for deep reporting on national & NYC issues. Start at 90K; fully remote; 100% employer-paid premiums for benchmarked NY exchange Platinum, including spouse & kids; 6 wks vacs. remappingdebate.org/starreporter
Senior investigative and policy reporter wanted
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The rollout of "TrumpRx" has been marked, characteristically, by wildly overstated rhetoric. Identifying key elements of "TrumpDx," on the other hand, is a lot more straightforward. www.remappingdebate.org/editorial-ca...
Enough is enough
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NYC needs tons of housing. Part of that -- both modest & radical in its way -- is running pilots to get proof of concept of strategies the City hasn’t exploited fully, hasn’t tried, or hasn’t tried in a very long time. My thoughts in Remapping Debate. www.remappingdebate.org/article/thre...
Three housing pilots Mamdani should jump on (and be judged by)
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AI comes to DOJ. From @knecessary.bsky.social, published in Remapping Debate. www.remappingdebate.org/editorial-ca...
AI comes to DOJ
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10 years & a few months since Rikers Consent Decree entered, conditions remain nightmarish & presiding judge is *nearly ready* to name a "Remediation Manager" -- not a more powerful "Receiver." @mayor.nyc.gov's admin could try to help change that. Will it? www.remappingdebate.org/article/reme...
Remember when Rikers needed a Receiver? What will Mamdani do?
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