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February 2024

How and why to pay attention to New York’s local politics
It’s easier than you might think
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Sebastian Hallum Clarke
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January 2024

Neglecting NYC elected officials’ pay: a threat to democracy
New York’s mechanism for setting the salaries of elected officials is broken
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Sebastian Hallum Clarke
How Third Avenue was made safer and faster for pedestrians, bus riders, and cyclists
Advocates built a movement that successfully convinced New York City's government to install a bus lane, bike lane, and intersection safety improvements…
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Sebastian Hallum Clarke
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December 2023

Public transit is vital to New York’s prosperity
Without the train and bus, New York would be perpetually gridlocked, have far fewer jobs, and be much poorer.
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Sebastian Hallum Clarke
Explore NYC's property taxes with my new interactive map
Do you know your home’s property tax bill?
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Sebastian Hallum Clarke
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October 2023

Fixing New York City's flawed property tax system
Why broad consensus for reform hasn't yet translated into action — and what we can do about it.
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Sebastian Hallum Clarke
New York's unfair property tax system: a tale of two buildings
How the city government’s largest revenue source creates winners and losers
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Sebastian Hallum Clarke
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July 2023

June 2023

Air pollution kills thousands of New Yorkers each year
Air quality has a big impact on health. We have the ability to improve New York's air – if we choose to.
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Sebastian Hallum Clarke
New York should pay our city council members much higher salaries
With a tiny budget reallocation we could hire the absolute best and brightest New Yorkers to write our city's laws. This would strengthen democracy and…
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Sebastian Hallum Clarke
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