Mayor at the Crossroads: Bill de Blasio’s Midterm Report Card Two years into Mayor Bill de Blasio's first term, the Observer explores how he's doing—and what people think he should do better. By Jillian Jorgensen
Unions, Business Groups and Pols Rally Around de Blasio ‘Equity and Excellence’ Plan "Equity and Excellence" drew plaudits from the likes of Kathryn Wylde, Michael Mulgrew and Scott Stringer. By Will Bredderman
Jamie Dimon, Barry Diller Demand Continued Mayoral Control of Schools Jamie Dimon, Barry Diller and a host of other business elite want mayoral control of public schools renewed. By Ross Barkan
New York City Business Leaders Cough Up $20M. Toward the Development of Urban ‘Work-Live’ Campuses By Kelly Faircloth
Report: New York a Global Leader—Except in Livability, Air Quality, Housing Costs, Crime, Transit, Etc. By Eliot Brown