NYU Wagner Review

12/17/2021

Where Does New Construction Happen?: Examining the Relationships between New Development and Land Use Regulations, Physical Site Constraints, and Ownership in New York City – NYU Wagner Review

"Cities continually remake themselves through addition and subtraction," writes NYU Wagner MUP Graduate Matthew Pietrus.

Read more of his research paper on new development and land use in New York City here:

Featured,Original Research,The Latest,Urban Planning | 12/02/2021 Where Does New Construction Happen?: Examining the Relationships between New Development and Land Use Regulations, Physical Site Constraints, and Ownership in New York City By Matthew Pietrus Introduction Cities continually remake the...

12/17/2021

New York Won’t Recover Without Immigrants: Expanding Voting Rights Will Help Us Continue to Attract Them

"In NYC, about a million legal, tax-paying residents have no ability to vote in the elections that impact their daily lives," writes MPA candidate Hanna Johnson.

Read more of her op-ed on NYC's expansion of voting rights to lawful permanent residents:

New York Won’t Recover Without Immigrants: Expanding Voting Rights Will Help Us Continue to Attract Them NYC Council is currently debating whether to take a critical step towards advancing voting rights for immigrants by giving lawful permanent residents — more commonly referred to as “green c...

12/17/2021

The United States and the Haitian Asylum Seeker: Title 42 and the Continuation of Anti-Haitian Immigration Policies – NYU Wagner Review

"For Haitian women, the denial of asylum by Title 42 is compounded by the dangers they face as women," writes MPA Candidate Frederica Solomon.

Read more of her op-ed on Title 42 and anti-immigration policy here:

Featured,Immigration,Op Ed,The Latest | 12/15/2021 The United States and the Haitian Asylum Seeker: Title 42 and the continuation of anti-Haitian immigration policies By Frederica Solomon Haiti experienced a presidential assassination, 7.4 earthquake, and a hurricane in rapid succession. Faced with....

12/17/2021

It’s time we have the period talk America. – NYU Wagner Review

"Putting a tax on a necessary product for those who me******te clearly shows the unconstitutional gender discrimination enacted into the taxation policies in America," writes MPA candidate Eshrat Oyeshee.

Read more of her op-ed about the discriminatory tax on menstural products here:

Featured,Healthcare,Op Ed,The Latest | 11/22/2021 It’s time we have the period talk America. By: Eshrat Oyeshee In the U.S., where more than half of the population are women, the majority of these women are obligated to pay a sales tax on menstrual products in 30 out of the 50 states. Taxing a pro...

11/17/2021

NYU Wagner Review and NYU Arts & Culture Network are collaborating on a call for proposals. NYU graduate students are invited to submit a policy proposal, no more than 2 pages, outlining how the next NYC mayor’s policy agenda can support arts and culture institutions, projects, and programs.

Students are invited to consider the following questions:
- Can participation in the arts and other cultural events help increase civic engagement and dialogue?
- How should the city reinvigorate arts and culture industries following COVID-19?
- What policies or best practices should the city/its partner organizations consider in light of the racial equity movement that has gained momentum across the field over the past eighteen months?
- Consider the intersections between arts & culture and the following: community organizing, social innovation, healthcare, urban planning, education finance.

Our goal is for participants to produce well-researched, realistic policy recommendations. We will be accepting proposals on a rolling basis.

Students who submit a piece for this CFP may be invited to present at the Wagner Review Policy Conference in Spring 2022.

Questions? Please email the Wagner Review at [email protected]. And submit your policy proposal here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd_kjcaoc77gp2ao4AdSSVHPIYnTqp6u42C3WmdQB3TOPXs8A/viewform

NYU Wagner Review and NYU Arts & Culture Network are collaborating on a call for proposals. NYU graduate students are invited to submit a policy proposal, no more than 2 pages, outlining how the next NYC mayor’s policy agenda can support arts and culture institutions, projects, and programs.

Students are invited to consider the following questions:
- Can participation in the arts and other cultural events help increase civic engagement and dialogue?
- How should the city reinvigorate arts and culture industries following COVID-19?
- What policies or best practices should the city/its partner organizations consider in light of the racial equity movement that has gained momentum across the field over the past eighteen months?
- Consider the intersections between arts & culture and the following: community organizing, social innovation, healthcare, urban planning, education finance.

Our goal is for participants to produce well-researched, realistic policy recommendations. We will be accepting proposals on a rolling basis.

Students who submit a piece for this CFP may be invited to present at the Wagner Review Policy Conference in Spring 2022.

Questions? Please email the Wagner Review at [email protected]. And submit your policy proposal here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd_kjcaoc77gp2ao4AdSSVHPIYnTqp6u42C3WmdQB3TOPXs8A/viewform

11/03/2021

Exploration on Natural Disasters and Development in Honduras – NYU Wagner Review

"In Honduras, when it rains, it pours. Hurricanes, floods, and tropical storms invade the homes of 4 million Hondurans, leaving families stranded, hungry, and the country in a state of pure devastation," writes MPA Candidate Angelica Gualpa.

Read her op-ed here where she explores possibilities for development in Honduras.

Op Ed | 11/01/2021 By Angelica Gualpa About a year ago, I booked a ticket to La Ceiba, Honduras, to volunteer with a local organization in a small town by the beach called El Porvenir.  We passed through pineapple valleys and countryside farms in the taxi before entering the community that I would ...

11/03/2021

Addressing Gender Inequity in Theatrical Design – NYU Wagner Review

"This demonstrates that off-Broadway, women are hired more often than on-Broadway. Sound designers, for example, are 20% women in New York’s theatres beyond Broadway and only 3% on Broadway," writes MPA Candidate Brídín Clements.

Read more about her recommendations to address gender inequities in theatrical design here.

By Brídín Clements Executive Summary The field of theatrical design continues to be dominated by cisgender men. Women consistently leave the field due to discrimination, workplace harassment, and lack of support for working parents. To address the gender inequity in theatrical design and more broa...

10/24/2021

A friendly mid-semester reminder that the Wagner Review is accepting submissions from current and former Wagnerds. Please send us your policy proposals, op-eds with original policy suggestions, podcasts, and original research via this form: https://lnkd.in/dGSeeaeJ. Questions? Please feel free to email us at [email protected]

A friendly mid-semester reminder that the Wagner Review is accepting submissions from current and former Wagnerds. Please send us your policy proposals, op-eds with original policy suggestions, podcasts, and original research via this form: https://lnkd.in/dGSeeaeJ. Questions? Please feel free to email us at [email protected]

05/20/2021

NYU Wagner 2021 Graduation

NYU Wagner 2021 Graduation

Congratulations to the NYU Wagner Class of 2021!(Captions available in English and Spanish)

05/20/2021

Congratulations to the Members of NYU Wagner Review who will graduate from NYU Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service today!

This year, student scholars worked tirelessly to publish policy articles and produce podcasts—we are so fortunate for their contributions during their time at New York University!

Congratulations to the Members of NYU Wagner Review who will graduate from NYU Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service today!

This year, student scholars worked tirelessly to publish policy articles and produce podcasts—we are so fortunate for their contributions during their time at New York University!

05/12/2021

"The Indian government should immediately implement a federal lockdown and provide substantive financial assistance to those affected by the pandemic," writes MPA Candidate & NYU Gallatin Human Rights Fellow Mahima Sharda

Read more of her op-ed here as she argues why the US government should also take a more global approach to combating the virus by providing vaccines and other aid to India.

https://www.thewagnerreview.org/2021/05/indias-second-covid-19-wave-is-a-global-issue/

"The Indian government should immediately implement a federal lockdown and provide substantive financial assistance to those affected by the pandemic," writes MPA Candidate & NYU Gallatin Human Rights Fellow Mahima Sharda

Read more of her op-ed here as she argues why the US government should also take a more global approach to combating the virus by providing vaccines and other aid to India.

https://www.thewagnerreview.org/2021/05/indias-second-covid-19-wave-is-a-global-issue/

05/07/2021

"Creating a truly inclusive democracy will require responsive state-level organizing that mobilizes citizens to fight back against discriminatory policies," writes Abe Nelson, MPA '21.

Abe, a Spring 2021 Bloomberg Fellow at the NYU Furman Center, continues, "suppressive bills should be opposed because they are racist and erode democracy, not because they may yield a political windfall."

Read his op-ed as he argues why corporate backlash alone cannot prevent voter suppression.
https://www.thewagnerreview.org/2021/05/in-the-war-against-voter-suppression-corporate-pressure-is-not-a-silver-bullet/

"Creating a truly inclusive democracy will require responsive state-level organizing that mobilizes citizens to fight back against discriminatory policies," writes Abe Nelson, MPA '21.

Abe, a Spring 2021 Bloomberg Fellow at the NYU Furman Center, continues, "suppressive bills should be opposed because they are racist and erode democracy, not because they may yield a political windfall."

Read his op-ed as he argues why corporate backlash alone cannot prevent voter suppression.
https://www.thewagnerreview.org/2021/05/in-the-war-against-voter-suppression-corporate-pressure-is-not-a-silver-bullet/

04/29/2021

In the final series of Hallway Talks, Wagner alums Vittoria Zanuso ‘14 & Samer Saliba ’14 of Mayors Migration Council discuss migration diplomacy & the importance of city government leaders to be equipped with the access, capacity, & knowledge to deal with shifts in migration patterns.

https://www.thewagnerreview.org/2021/04/hallway-talks-on-migration-diplomacy-with-vittoria-zanuso-and-samer-saliba/

In the final series of Hallway Talks, Wagner alums Vittoria Zanuso ‘14 & Samer Saliba ’14 of Mayors Migration Council discuss migration diplomacy & the importance of city government leaders to be equipped with the access, capacity, & knowledge to deal with shifts in migration patterns.

https://www.thewagnerreview.org/2021/04/hallway-talks-on-migration-diplomacy-with-vittoria-zanuso-and-samer-saliba/

04/27/2021

"To ensure people of low socioeconomic income levels have access to adequate healthcare, it is critical that the current administration increase funding for the Title X Family Planning Program," writes first-year MPA Candidate Deborah Denis.

In this detailed memo, she argues why it's important to increase funding towards training and conferences on reproductive health to ensure healthcare providers are well equipped with the knowledge and resources to effectively do their job.

https://www.thewagnerreview.org/2021/04/addressing-increased-funding-and-expansion-of-programs-for-sexual-reproductive-health/

"To ensure people of low socioeconomic income levels have access to adequate healthcare, it is critical that the current administration increase funding for the Title X Family Planning Program," writes first-year MPA Candidate Deborah Denis.

In this detailed memo, she argues why it's important to increase funding towards training and conferences on reproductive health to ensure healthcare providers are well equipped with the knowledge and resources to effectively do their job.

https://www.thewagnerreview.org/2021/04/addressing-increased-funding-and-expansion-of-programs-for-sexual-reproductive-health/

04/16/2021

This year, New York City will hold one of its largest election seasons in decades! In this panel discussion moderated by Bría Mathis, hear from Brandon West, Juan David Ardila, and David Aronov, MPA & as they discuss pressing policy issues in NYC and why they are running to be the next NYC Council Member in their districts.

https://www.thewagnerreview.org/2021/04/policy-politics-a-discussion-with-nyc-council-candidates/

This year, New York City will hold one of its largest election seasons in decades! In this panel discussion moderated by Bría Mathis, hear from Brandon West, Juan David Ardila, and David Aronov, MPA & as they discuss pressing policy issues in NYC and why they are running to be the next NYC Council Member in their districts.

https://www.thewagnerreview.org/2021/04/policy-politics-a-discussion-with-nyc-council-candidates/

04/13/2021

"Nothing short of shutting down Rikers Island will begin to reckon with its soiled history and environmental injustice," writes MUP Candidate Raud Rahmanian

Read more of his op-ed here as he writes why "Rikers Island is a penal colony with the atrocities of mass incarceration and environmental degradation."

https://www.thewagnerreview.org/2021/04/the-earth-is-healing-a-case-for-reparations-and-environmental-remediation-on-rikers-island/

"Nothing short of shutting down Rikers Island will begin to reckon with its soiled history and environmental injustice," writes MUP Candidate Raud Rahmanian

Read more of his op-ed here as he writes why "Rikers Island is a penal colony with the atrocities of mass incarceration and environmental degradation."

https://www.thewagnerreview.org/2021/04/the-earth-is-healing-a-case-for-reparations-and-environmental-remediation-on-rikers-island/

03/31/2021

Increased Access to Safe Abortions are a Human Right – NYU Wagner Review

"To ensure the health and safety of people who are seeking an abortion for unwanted pregnancies, it's imperative that the Government takes action to improve access to safe abortions," writes MPA Candidate Lena Opper.

Read her op-ed here as she argues why it's important to remove barriers for those seeking reproductive health care.

Featured,Human Rights,Op Ed,The Latest | 03/31/2021 By Lena Opper Abortion in a pill is safe and easy. Why make getting one so hard?  A recent Supreme Court decision reinstated an unnecessary in-person requirement for picking up Mifepristone and Misoprostol, a two-pill self-managed abortion medicat...

03/16/2021

Womxn Now: A Panel Discussion on International Women’s Day – NYU Wagner Review

In celebration of International Women’s Day, Alexis Richards and Brídín Clements from Wagner Womxn hosted a panel discussion on the circumstances and burdens impacting women in 2021 during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Panelists include Nicole Bateman, Kathryn Anne Edwards, Angela Garbes, Dr. C. Nicole Mason, and moderated by Amy Auton-Smith.

Featured,Podcast,Wagner Womxn | 03/15/2021 Womxn Now: A Panel Discussion on International Women’s Day By Alexis Richards and Brídín Clements 2021 began with the news that 111% of the net jobs lost in December of 2020 – 140,00 – belonged to womxn. According to the National Women’s Law Cente...

03/08/2021

Does COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Start with Healthcare Workers? – NYU Wagner Review

"As a nurse, my intention is not to force people to get vaccinated; it is debunking fallacies and shedding light on this vaccine’s science," writes HPAM Candidate Adeevah Goldstein.

Read more of her op-ed as she discuss why healthcare professionals may influence their patients’ behavior when considering the COVID-19 vaccine.

COVID-19 Pandemic,Featured,Healthcare,The Latest | 03/08/2021 Does COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Start with Healthcare Workers? By Adeevah Goldstein December 23rd, 2020 marked the monumental day I received the first dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. As a nurse who worked on the front lines during th...