By Eliot Brown 2/19/09 7:45pm

The New Yorkers Shaping Obama’s Urban Policy

In terms of urban policy, the Obama administration certainly will not be lacking input from New Yorkers. With the new appointments announced today in Washington, the three voices with arguably the most influence on urban affairs nationally are officials from New York.

The Obama administration has repeatedly made clear that urban areas will get Read More

By Eliot Brown 2/19/09 7:39pm

For Urban Policy, Obama Loves New Yorkers

In terms of urban policy, the Obama administration certainly will not be lacking input from New Yorkers. With new appointments announced today in Washington, it doesn’t escape notice that now the three voices with probably the most influence on urban affairs nationally are officials from New York.

That’s no insignificant step, given that the Read More