Andrew Wolf is an assistant professor who studies the gig economy at Cornell University’s School of Industrial & Labor Relations.

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David Reiss is a Cornell Tech law professor with a focus on real estate finance and housing policy. He previously served as the chair of the New York City Rent Guidelines Board which will vote on a potential rent freeze later this month.

New York City

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Cornell University climate scientist Flavio Lehner and professor of practice in public and ecosystem health  Alistair Hayden talk about the extreme heat hitting large swaths of the United States.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

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Jacob Anbinder, a postdoctoral fellow at Cornell University, is a historian of the modern United States with a particular focus on the politics of cities and suburbs in the twentieth century. He says the housing crisis in New York City can't fall into petty squabbles about who deserves affordable housing the most.

New York City

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Mayor Mamdani is expected to decide Monday whether New York City schools will have a second snow day on Tuesday. Kimberly Kopko, expert on child development and parenting, says snow days can give students a chance for fun experiences but can create challenges for working parents and for students who depend on school for structure and meals.

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Some are saying that Zohran Mamdani’s win is indicative of what’s to come for the Democratic Party, but New York City is too unique for his victory to mean much for national politics, says a Cornell University professor Richard Bensel. 

Law and Policy

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Rick Geddes is the director of the Cornell Program in Infrastructure Policy. He noted both projects targeted by the freeze have already faced long delays.

New York City

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Sara Bronin is a professor of planning at Cornell University, an architect, attorney and founding director of the National Zoning Atlas. Her recent work with the Regional Plan Association analyzed the increasing risk of future flooding in New York City and how it may affect housing. 

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Stephan Schmidt, an associate professor at Cornell University, studies the design and use of urban public space and has previously written about the rise and fall of the American pedestrian mall. He says this plan would benefit pedestrians, but a lack of alleyways could complicate things.

New York City

Architecture & Design

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The Metropolitan Transportation Authority has given final approval to a congestion pricing plan to toll vehicles entering part of Manhattan, even as the plan faces pending lawsuits and some concerns from New York City’s mayor.

New York City

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