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Justin Sondel
Technology
Policy
Making a final push to get everyone in New York online
There are a few corners of New York state that still need broadband access.
- By Justin Sondel
Interviews & Profiles
Personality
Connecting New Yorkers through ConnectALL
A Q&A with Empire State Development’s Joshua Breitbart.
- By Justin Sondel
Interviews & Profiles
Personality
Getting more New York City public housing residents online
A Q&A with New York City Chief Technology Officer Matthew Fraser.
- By Justin Sondel
Interviews & Profiles
Personality
Reaching rural areas with high-speed internet
A Q&A with Assembly Member Carrie Woerner.
- By Justin Sondel
Interviews & Profiles
Personality
Tracking who’s still lacking internet across New York
A Q&A with Maria Doulis, state deputy comptroller for budget and policy analysis.
- By Justin Sondel
Interviews & Profiles
Personality
Internet access should be seen as a human right
A Q&A with state Sen. Kristen Gonzalez, chair of the Internet and Technology Committee.
- By Justin Sondel
Interviews & Profiles
Personality
Regulating the internet as a public utility
A Q&A with state Sen. Sean Ryan, chair of the Commerce, Economic Development, and Small Business Committee.
- By Justin Sondel
Interviews & Profiles
Personality
How to develop more complete NYCHA complexes
A Q&A with New York City Housing Authority Executive Vice President for Real Estate Development Jonathan Gouveia.
- By Justin Sondel
Interviews & Profiles
Personality
Not passing housing in the state budget was a ‘missed opportunity’ for labor
A Q&A with Greater New York LECET Director of Strategic Partnerships Justice Favor.
- By Justin Sondel
Interviews & Profiles
Personality
Affordable housing in NY isn’t completely up in flames
RuthAnne Visnauskas, commissioner of state Homes and Community Renewal, discusses current state efforts to make housing affordable in the state.
- By Justin Sondel
Policy
Policy
NYC gets leg up on housing plan in state budget, despite setbacks
New York City Chief Housing Officer Jessica Katz talks about how aligned the city and Albany are on affordable housing goals.
- By Justin Sondel
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Interviews & Profiles
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Linda Rosenthal: 421-a doesn’t create enough affordable housing
The Assembly Housing Committee chair is calling for more than just tax incentives.
- By Justin Sondel
Interviews & Profiles
Personality
Brian Kavanagh on the interlocking crises of housing affordability
The state senator was a cheerleader for Gov. Kathy Hochul’s failed housing plan.
- By Justin Sondel
Affordable Housing Special Report
Policy
Kathy Hochul has a year to build a YIMBY coalition
The need for more housing persists, and all is not lost in the effort to make major changes to New York’s housing landscape.
- By Justin Sondel
Interviews & Profiles
Personality
Is it possible that New York will have too much gambling?
A Q&A with Washington State University professor Khalil Philander, who has studied the industry for years.
- By Justin Sondel
Interviews & Profiles
Personality
Could a casino boost the area around Penn Station?
A Q&A with Rush Street Gaming Chair Neil Bluhm on the company’s Midtown casino bid.
- By Justin Sondel
Interviews & Profiles
Personality
Should all three downstate casino licenses be awarded at once?
A Q&A with Assembly Member Gary Pretlow, who thinks doing it that way might slow down the process.
- By Justin Sondel
Interviews & Profiles
Personality
Joe Addabbo on how Resorts World changed minds in Queens
A Q&A with the state senator on the expansion of gambling in New York.
- By Justin Sondel
Policy
Policy
Casino and real estate magnates are looking to hit the jackpot in New York City
They’re all jostling to nab one of the state’s three full casino licenses downstate.
- By Justin Sondel
New York State
Politics
“We battled to get that food store:” What the Tops supermarket meant to Buffalo’s Black community
The racist mass shooting has left a deep scar at a symbol of resilience on the city’s East Side.
- By Justin Sondel