Municipal charter

legal document establishing a municipality

Commentary Cities, Governance New York, New York City
Jan 05 2026
How Mamdani Can Keep His Principles and Still Do Good for NYC’s Housing Market
By Eric Kober Read More
Commentary Cities, Governance New York, New York City
Nov 11 2025
City Budget Is Zohran Mamdani’s First Big Task — With Spendthrift Staffers by His Side
By John Ketcham Read More
Testimony Governance, Cities New York City, New York
Mar 27 2025
Follow-Up Testimony to the New York City Charter Revision Commission
By Eric Kober Read More
Issue Brief Governance, Economics, Cities Housing, New York City
Jan 30 2025
City of Successful Housing Reform With Vote, New York City Takes First Step Toward Pro-Housing Zoning
By Eric Kober Read More
Testimony Economics, Cities New York City, Housing
Jul 02 2024
Written Testimony before the New York City Charter Revision Commission
By Eric Kober Read More
Testimony Education
Jun 13 2024
Testimony Before the New York City Charter Revision Commission
By E. J. McMahon Read More
Issue Brief Cities Housing, New York City, New York City Reborn
Mar 07 2023
Hochul’s Land-Use Planning Revolution: No Little Plans for New York
By Eric Kober Read time 34 mins Read More
Commentary Cities New York City
Aug 06 2020
Broken Zoning Rules Are Crippling NYC’s Covid Recovery
By Eric Kober Read time 4 mins Read More
Commentary Governance, Cities, Cities, Health New York City
Feb 27 2015
Paying For Retirees' Health Bills, Smartly
By E. J. McMahon Read time 3 mins Read More
Commentary Governance
Jun 15 2012
Now, the Union Pushback
By Steven Greenhut Read time 5 mins Read More