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Law & Political Economy NYC ("LPE NYC") aims to build a citywide network of students, professors, lawyers, organizers, & people fighting for a better future.

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NYC Policy Forum @nycpolicyforum.bsky.social · 18h
The rent freeze covering approximately 1 million apartments goes into effect TODAY, so it's a great day revisit our piece from @nyfiscalpolicy.bsky.social's Executive Director @emmurpheis.bsky.social & Housing Policy Analyst Elizabeth Cooper nycpolicyforum.substack.com/p/the-econom...
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The Economic Function of Rent Stabilization
How rent regulation corrects the housing market's structural failures
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NYC Policy Forum @nycpolicyforum.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
How can NYC protect New Yorkers as AI reshapes the economy? Reserve your seat for our talk with @hellodcwp.bsky.social, Commissioner @saalevine.bsky.social, and writer @edwardongwesojr.com Sept. 30 3:30–5 PM Co-sponsored by the CUNY Law Burns Program, @cplusc.bsky.social, @rooseveltinstitute.org
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Governing AI for Workers and Consumers: NYC's Public Approach
Dive into what NYC can do to advance affordability for working families during the rise of AI and corporate consolidation.
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Rick Weinmeyer @rickweinmeyer.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
NYC has some good legal & policy tools to expand toilet availability & accessibility. Will the Mamdani admin. succeed where others have not? Thanks to @nycpolicyforum.bsky.social @corinneblalock.bsky.social & @jamesbrandt.bsky.social for the opportunity to write this! [end of self promotion]
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Corinne Blalock @corinneblalock.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Seventeen new public bathrooms is amazing, but let's be honest, it's not enough. Don't miss @rickweinmeyer.bsky.social's excellent piece at @nycpolicyforum.bsky.social about what it would really take to meet the bathroom needs of New York City! nycpolicyforum.substack.com/p/give-new-y...
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Give New Yorkers a Place to Go
New York City has long failed to provide enough public toilets. The Mamdani administration has the tools to change that.
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LPE NYC @lpenyc.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
For LPE folks interested in labor, tech, and corporate power, this event on AI in NYC is not to be missed!
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NYC Policy Forum @nycpolicyforum.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Join us and the @cuny.edu School of Law Burns Program for a talk on 9/30 with @hellodcwp.bsky.social Commissioner Sam Levine and writer @edwardongwesojr.com exploring city government tools to protect New Yorkers through the rise of AI and corporate consolidation: buff.ly/kcsU0fL
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NYC Policy Forum @nycpolicyforum.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
On the NYC Policy Forum substack today, historian Teal Arcadi proposes panels of citizens and city planners sharing expertise to give the public a real voice in infrastructure planning—instead of waiting for litigation or grassroots organizing. nycpolicyforum.substack.com/p/lessons-fr...
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Lessons from the Bike Bump
The Case for Building Participation into Infrastructure
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Association of Law and Political Economy @a-lpe.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Friends! We are thrilled to announce the Call for Proposals for our next annual meeting in Boston, MA, June 9-10, 2027. Please consider submitting a panel, roundtable, or individual paper proposal! lawandpoliticaleconomy.org?page_id=63
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Conference - Association of Law & Political Economy
2027 Annual ALPE Meeting June 9-10, 2027, Boston, MA We are thrilled to announce the Call for Proposals for the Association of Law and Political Economy’s 2027 annual meeting. We will meet in Boston, ...
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Madeleine Baker @madeleineebaker.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Fantastic review by a fantastic scholar of a fantastic book by a fantastic journalist and writer 🚀 (with a little shout-out to yours truly)
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Corinne Blalock @corinneblalock.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
still one of my favorite things we’ve ever put on the blog!!
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LPE Blog @lpeblog.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Are you a law student experiencing the dizzying process of moral decontextualization, as questions of power and justice seem oddly absent from the curriculum? If so, the Law and Political Economy movement might be for you. Check out this classic post on what LPE has to offer to new law students.
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Law and Political Economy: A (Very) Brief Field Guide for 1Ls
Two 3L LPE fans (and Blog editors) reflect on what LPE has to offer to new law students.
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Sandeep @sandeepinbk.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
ICYMI, now comes “Highly Recommended”!
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Sandeep @sandeepinbk.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
New draft paper from me up on ssrn: ‘THE LEGAL REALISM OF W.E.B. DU BOIS’ - tracing Du Bois’s underexamined legal thought, from his 1896 dissertation on the slave trade through to his and the NAACP’s 1947 Appeal to the World papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
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The Legal Realism of W.E.B. Du Bois
The great writer, activist, and scholar W.E.B. Du Bois saw his career unfold alongside the development of Legal Realism, an intellectual movement whose rapid ri
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Corinne Blalock @corinneblalock.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
TOMORROW is @lpenyc.bsky.social's last Happy Hour of the Summer! Come meet other students, professors, grad students, organizers, and journalists interested in law and political economy at The Half Pint near the W4th stop. I would love to see you there!
LPE NYC logo, Summer Happy hour, Aug 19 5:30-7:30pm, The Half Pint (76 W 3rd St, Manhattan) [image of cartoon cheersing beer mugs]
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LPE NYC @lpenyc.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Our last LPE NYC Summer Happy Hour is Wednesday 8/19 at The Half Pint (near West 4th) from 5:30 to 7:30! Come through to hang with like-minded people and discuss ideas for improving the lives of New Yorkers! No need to have attended an LPE event before or have a background in law!
LPE NYC Summer Happy Hour, Aug 19 5:30 - 7:30pm, The Half Pint (76 W 3rd St New York, NY)
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Noah Rosenblum @narosenblum.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Join us for the last @lpenyc.bsky.social happy hour of the summer, next week at Half Pint! Wednesday, August 19, from 530pm-730pm at The Half Pint - 76 W 3rd St, New York, NY.
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NYC Policy Forum @nycpolicyforum.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Why does it suddenly feel like flash flood warnings are constant? Rain is falling much *faster* in NYC than it used to Urban climate expert Eric Klinenberg explains these "cloudburst events" & the "sponge city interventions" NYC needs to adapt to them nycpolicyforum.substack.com/p/how-to-han...
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How to Handle a Rain Bomb
Eric Klinenberg and Daniel Aldana Cohen discuss flash flooding and sponge infrastructure in New York City
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Corinne Blalock @corinneblalock.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
I mean, read everything Gabe writes, but especially the things he writes for the LPE blog 👀 This piece does an excellent job laying out why we can't just sub in any identity category to Stuart Hall's famous formulation & the stakes of what it means to say something is a mediator of class
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NYC Policy Forum @nycpolicyforum.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Today on the substack, @lookheron.bsky.social interviews Michael Sant'Ambrogio and Glen Staszewski, two of the leading experts on participatory rulemaking, about what NYC can & can't learn from what's been tried at the federal level nycpolicyforum.substack.com/p/democracy-...
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Democracy Between Elections
A conversation with Michael Sant’Ambrogio and Glen Staszewski about how to increase public participation in government rulemaking.
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Luke Herrine @lookheron.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
For @nycpolicyforum.bsky.social, I interviewed Michael Sant'Ambrogio and Glen Staszewski, two of the leading experts on participatory administration, on what lessons the Mamadni admin can learn from federal experiments. open.substack.com/pub/nycpolic...
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Democracy Between Elections
A conversation with Michael Sant’Ambrogio and Glen Staszewski about how to increase public participation in government rulemaking.
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Climate and Community Institute @cplusc.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Another round of intense rainfall threatens to overwhelm New York City's outdated infrastructure and put lives at risk. In a new @nycpolicyforum.bsky.social interview with CCI Strategic Co-Director @aldasky.bsky.social, @ericklinenberg.bsky.social reflects on cloudburst management in the metropolis:
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How to Handle a Rain Bomb
Eric Klinenberg and Daniel Aldana Cohen discuss flash flooding and sponge infrastructure in New York City
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NYC Policy Forum @nycpolicyforum.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
With NYC's 2nd flash flood warning in 4 days, today would be a good day to read Daniel Aldana Cohen interviewing NYU Eric Klinenberg on the rise of cloudburst events & the "sponge city interventions" that could mitigate harm while improving infrastructure nycpolicyforum.substack.com/p/how-to-han...
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How to Handle a Rain Bomb
Eric Klinenberg and Daniel Aldana Cohen discuss flash flooding and sponge infrastructure in New York City
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LPE NYC @lpenyc.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
🚨 LOCATION CHANGE: now at Diamond Dogs (34-04 31st Ave, Astoria, NY 11106). Come hang out!!
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Luke Herrine @lookheron.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
ICYMI for the weekend crowd
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LPE NYC @lpenyc.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Our second LPE NYC Summer Happy Hour is MONDAY 7/13 at Bohemian Hall & Beer Garden in Astoria! Come through to hang with like-minded people and discuss ideas for improving the lives of New Yorkers! No need to have attended an LPE event before or have a background in law!
LPE NYC, Summer Happy Hour, July 13, 6-8pm, Bohemian Hall & Beer Garden (29-19 24th Avenue, Astoria)
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NYC Policy Forum @nycpolicyforum.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Today, Andrew Perry (@nyfiscalpolicy.bsky.social) examines the "Swiss Army Knife of NYC government": the Economic Development Corporation (EDC)--its powers, how they've been used in the past, & how they could be used to tackle the city's housing crisis nycpolicyforum.substack.com/p/nycedc-soc...
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Stop Subsidizing Office Buildings and Stadiums, Start Building Social Housing
The EDC’s tax giveaways don't get the best deal for the City. Mayor Mamdani has a mandate to build 200,000 homes and a powerful tool to help him do it.
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NYC Policy Forum @nycpolicyforum.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Today on our substack, in anticipation of tomorrow's Rent Guidelines Board vote, @nyfiscalpolicy.bsky.social economist Emily Eisner & Elizabeth Cooper discuss the purpose of rent regulation and the importance of getting the underlying economics right. nycpolicyforum.substack.com/p/the-econom...
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The Economic Function of Rent Stabilization
How rent regulation corrects the housing market's structural failures
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NYC Policy Forum @nycpolicyforum.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Joel Dodge & Dana Brown make the case for using public power to expand pharmacy access in NYC through city-owned pharmacies, mobile delivery services, & stronger support for independent pharmacies. co-published with Vanderbilt Policy Accelerator nycpolicyforum.substack.com/p/why-new-yo...
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Why New York City Needs Public-Powered Pharmacies
Strengthening citywide pharmacy access through public options and industrial policy
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Corinne Blalock @corinneblalock.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Come hang out TONIGHT!! (I promise to talk slightly more about LPE and slightly less about the Knicks than I have on the internet as of late)
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LPE NYC @lpenyc.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Don't forget to join us for the first Law & Political Economy Happy Hour of the summer TONIGHT 5-8pm at DSK!
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NYC Policy Forum @nycpolicyforum.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Up on the NYC Policy Forum substack, Suzi Ragheb and Katherine Jin on how a nineteenth-century underground cable network could unlock internet access and affordability across NYC! nycpolicyforum.substack.com/p/the-130-ye...
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The 130-Year-Old Entity That Can Fix NYC’s Broadband Crisis
Affordable internet is under our feet
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LPE NYC @lpenyc.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
We are having our first LPE NYC Summer Happy Hour on Wednesday before the Knicks game at DSK in Brooklyn, 5-8pm! You don't need to have been to an LPE event before or have a background in law, just an interest in talking about ideas & fighting for a better future for our city!
LPENYC Summer Happy Hour, June 10, 5-8pm at DSK in Brooklyn (710 Fulton)

a note at the bottom that says the bar will be showing the game after the happy hour (GO KNICKS)
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NYC Policy Forum @nycpolicyforum.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Mamdani's proposed city-backed insurance represents a critically important step to make affordable housing sustainable, but today's must-read post argues we ultimately need a state-wide public disaster insurance program that spreads the risk across NY nycpolicyforum.substack.com/p/making-mam...
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Making Mamdani’s Insurance Plan Work
As climate hazards drive up housing costs, a state-run disaster insurance program is needed to keep coverage affordable.
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The LPE Project @lpeproject.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Some are calling it the greatest collab since Despacito.
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Niko Bowie @nikobowie.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
“It may be that the first step in truly reining in the court is to remember that the republic — and the Constitution that brought it to life — is meant for us. It is ours to interpret and ours to transform.”
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Opinion | John Roberts Believes in an America That Doesn’t Exist
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Corinne Blalock @corinneblalock.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Today my worlds come together with Greg Baltz's post on the NYC Rent Guidelines Board hearings & their importance as tenant organizing infrastructure, jointly published by @nycpolicyforum.bsky.social & @lpeblog.bsky.social nycpolicyforum.substack.com/p/how-tenant...
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How Tenants Use Public Testimony to Build Power
Annual Rent Guidelines Board hearings are training grounds for a movement
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Corinne Blalock @corinneblalock.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
This is such a profoundly important initiative by @hellgatenyc.com We may not be able to do much about SCOTUS or the federal courts right now (though that time will come!), but it's high time we address the corruption in the NY courts!! hellgatenyc.com/welcome-to-t...
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Welcome to the Courts of Contempt
Hell Gate and Type Investigations's brand-new deep dive into who actually picks New York's judges, and why it matters.
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NYC Policy Forum @nycpolicyforum.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
There's something being left out of then conversations around Local Law 97: the impact on rent-stabilized tenants! Arielle Swernoff digs into how compliance works for rent-stabilized buildings & the meaningful improvements it could mean for tenants! nycpolicyforum.substack.com/p/what-local...
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What Local Law 97 Can Deliver for Tenants
Improving compliance in rent-stabilized buildings can reduce emissions while making homes more comfortable
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NYC Policy Forum @nycpolicyforum.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Today, Michael Galant on how countering the remittance racket (the predatory skimming off of money immigrants send to family overseas) can define a pro-immigrant alternative agenda to Trumpism & put money back in the pockets of working-class NYers! nycpolicyforum.substack.com/p/the-remitt...
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The Remittance Racket
Five ways New York can confront Trump’s anti-immigrant tax
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James Brandt @jamesbrandt.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Great piece with some really creative policy ideas. Someone get Zohran on the phone!
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Corinne Blalock @corinneblalock.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
I think absolutely everyone should read this. It offers simple and well thought out ways that the Mamdani Administration can counter the targeting of working class immigrants in NYC by both predatory financial services and the federal government
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LPE Blog @lpeblog.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Over at @nycpolicyforum.bsky.social, you can find a full transcript of Ana María Archila, Zohran Mamdani, Joseph Stiglitz, and Gabriel Zucman discussing wealth inequality, tax debates in New York City, and multilateral tax negotiations being pursued around the world.
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Tax the Rich | NYC Policy Forum
A Tax Day discussion with Mayor Zohran Mamdani and economists Joseph Stiglitz and Gabriel Zucman
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NYC Policy Forum @nycpolicyforum.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
“New York can afford to lose a couple of billionaires, but it cannot afford to lose its working class.” The Tax Day discussion between Mayor Zohran Mamdani and economists Joseph Stiglitz and Gabriel Zucman now up on our substack!! substack.com/home/post/p-...
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Tax the Rich | NYC Policy Forum
A Tax Day discussion with Mayor Zohran Mamdani and economists Joseph Stiglitz and Gabriel Zucman
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Jacobin @jacobinmag.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
New York City’s Avenue of the Americas reflects a New Deal gesture toward hemispheric cooperation. April 14, Día de las Américas, offers a chance to revive that spirit by affirming Pan-American solidarity, self-determination, and social equality.
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The Spirit of the Americas Against the Donroe Doctrine
New York City’s Avenue of the Americas reflects a New Deal gesture toward hemispheric cooperation. April 14, Día de las Américas, offers a chance to revive that spirit by affirming Pan-American solidarity, self-determination, and social equality.
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NYC Policy Forum @nycpolicyforum.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
If you missed our event on "Enforcing the Affordability Agenda" w/ Bhairavi Desai (Taxi Workers Alliance), Rich Maroko (Hotel Gaming & Trades), Izzy Melendez (SEIU), Sam Levine (DCWP), & Stephanie Luce (CUNY SLU), the video & excerpts are now on our substack! open.substack.com/pub/nycpolic...
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The Power to Pass a Law. The Power to Enforce It.
NYC just passed just cause for drivers, a Safe Hotels Act, and security guard wage protections. Now the real fight begins. Excerpts from Bhairavi Desai, Izzy Melendez, Commissioner Sam Levine, & more
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NYC Policy Forum @nycpolicyforum.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
CUNY SLU is hosting an excellent event *tomorrow* (April 13 6pm) on working conditions in the restaurant industry in NYC. Speakers include Julia Moskin (NYT), Saru Jayaraman (One Fair Wage), Russel Jackson (restaurant owner), & Namrata Hegde (Noma employee), moderated by Stephanie Luce Details 👇
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Noma Wasn't The Exception: Working Conditions in the Restaurant Industry · One Fair Wage
Julia Moskin's explosive *New York Times* investigation into René Redzepi and Noma shattered the myth that abuse in restaurants is the price of greatness. Dozens of former employees described years of...
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Corinne Blalock @corinneblalock.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
From fine dining to fast casual, restaurant workers face wage theft, harassment, & poverty pay rooted in a subminimum wage that hasn't moved from $2.13 in 30+ years. Join CUNY School of Labor & Urban Studies & a 🔥 panel to discuss the state of restaurant work in NYC! TOMORROW night at 6pm at SLU
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NYC Policy Forum @nycpolicyforum.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Today, @grocerynerd.bsky.social & @rajpatel.org discuss how private operators, procurement, and budget-neutrality could threaten a public grocery store pilot before it has a chance to prove itself and how the Mamdani Admin can avoid these pitfalls! nycpolicyforum.substack.com/p/three-thin...
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Three Ways the Public Grocery Experiment Could Fail | Errol Schweizer & Raj Patel
How private operators, procurement, and budget-neutrality could threaten a public grocery store pilot before it has a chance to prove itself
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Ben Carlos Thypin @bct.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
This is v good and thoughtful from @nycpolicyforum.bsky.social, especially the proposal to bundle public grocery store procurement under a broader wholesale purchasing umbrella w all the other food procurement the city does for schools, hospitals, corrections, etc substack.com/app-link/pos...
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Three Ways the Public Grocery Experiment Could Fail | Errol Schweizer & Raj Patel
How private operators, procurement, and budget-neutrality could threaten a public grocery store pilot before it has a chance to prove itself
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