Represent NYC

Small businesses are an endangered entity in New York City. Between the exorbitant rents, commercial taxes, and landlords renting to chain stores, more and more mom-and-pop shops are closing their doors.

On this episode of “Represent NYC,” Council Member Helen Rosenthal talks with Chris Doeblin...

Even after the New York City government financed nearly 25,000 apartments last year at rent below the market rate, the lack affordable housing continues to be the number one problem for residents and families looking to remain living in Manhattan.

On this episode of “Represent NYC,” New York State...

As the the population in New York City continues to rise, so does the price tag.

On this episode of “Represent NYC,” New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli talks with Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer and CUNY Chairman William Thompson about the financial challenges New York faces and...

Over the summer, new laws were passed that give renters the right to sue and be awarded damages from landlords who use invasive construction projects as a way to drive out tenants.

On this episode of “Represent NYC,” Council Member Helen Rosenthal talks with Urban Justice Center’s Jane Li, tenant...

As state government continues to cut funding for senior programs, the rising population of elderly New Yorkers are at risk of losing access to the transportation, health and housing services they need to survive.

On this episode of “Represent NYC,” Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer talks with...

New Yorkers will be voting again this Fall and in today's political climate the stakes couldn't be higher.  Almost all of the municipal seats, from the Mayor to Manhattan Borough President and City Comptroller to 51 City Council seats will be on the ballot.    

On this episode of “Represent NYC,” G...

Does our State's property tax system favor the affluent over the working and middle-class? Some say yes, and earlier this year, a lawsuit was filed against the city claiming that not all properties are assessed equally, and that the system is unfair to minorities and the poor.

On this episode of...

When former Mayor Bloomberg signed the Open Data Law in 2012, the public gained online access to local government information such as noise complaints, restaurant inspection reports, air quality data and more.

On this episode of “Represent NYC,” Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer sits down...

Trump has labeled the mainstream media as the enemy of the American people and when the administration cries “fake news!,” the public is left to wonder: who is telling the truth?

On this episode of “Represent NYC,” Lincoln Mitchell, political analyst and author of “The Democracy Promotion Paradox,”...