By Tarry Hum In Flushing Queens, one of New York City’s largest and fastest growing immigrant communities, a developer and business-led group is mobilizing left-populist imagery and rhetoric toward conservative ends. A family transitional housing project has become a flashpoint sparking debate on affordable housing and Flushing’s post-pandemic future. It is a cautionary … [Read more...] about When Elites Hide Behind Populist Rhetoric: The Case of “Flushing United”
City Making through City Breaking: Iconoclasm in Washington, D.C.
By Cecilia A. Quiroga The District of Columbia: Plan and Present The year 2020 was marked by the effervescence of iconoclastic activity, a result of long fermenting anger brewing beneath the surface of the neoliberal spectacle that had lost its ability to dazzle once the Covid-19 pandemic forced societies to face structural inequalities. A prime example of this in the … [Read more...] about City Making through City Breaking: Iconoclasm in Washington, D.C.
Neighborhood Kitchens
By Zeynep Özsoy The following piece is part of Progressive City's Planning for Community Economic Development series, which examines a range of initiatives, such as cooperatives, alternative forms of collective land ownership and stewardship, mutual aid networks and worker advocacy/training organizations. Read more about this series here. Background COVID-19 has … [Read more...] about Neighborhood Kitchens
From Amazon to Community-Controlled Economic Development: The Western Queens Community Land Trust
By Cecille de Laurentis and James DeFilippis Members of the WQCLT Board and Steering Committee provided valuable feedback and suggestions for this piece, including Max Scott, Gil Lopez, Memo Salazar, Brenda Lau, Jenny Dubnau, Tom Paino, and Grace Chung. The following piece is part of Progressive City's Planning for Community Economic Development series, which examines a … [Read more...] about From Amazon to Community-Controlled Economic Development: The Western Queens Community Land Trust
Patient-Centered Abortion Provision: A Case for More Equitable Access
By Erin Hassard care and for good reason, being one of the only countries in the world where abortion access exists without restriction. Though despite its legal status, abortion remains relatively taboo to talk about casually and services can vary significantly from province to province. The services that are available are dependent on clinical availability and high-touch … [Read more...] about Patient-Centered Abortion Provision: A Case for More Equitable Access