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The next mayor will face dual crises—recovering from the pandemic and confronting climate change.

This is part of our One Issue Explainer series, where we break down where mayoral candidates stand on issues concerning New Yorkers.

(subject line: One Issue Explainer) The next mayor will take over a Department of Transportation that’s been racing against the clock to complete Mayor Bill de Blasio’s pledge to eliminate all pedestrian and cyclist deaths from vehicles by 2024. It’s up to the next mayor to either recommit to that goal or move the goalposts. While no democratic candidate has suggested rolling back any of de Blasio’s Vision Zero efforts, there is some daylight between candidates on how far they’re will...

How The Democratic Mayoral Hopefuls Would Tackle NYC’s Rise In Shootings arrow This is part of our (subject line: One Issue Explainer) The recent shooting that injured three people including a 4-year-old girl in Times Square was the latest incident in a disturbing rise in gun violence in recent months. While the majority of the gunfire has been concentrated in Central Brooklyn, Upper Manhattan, and parts of the Bronx, it’s become increasingly random, striking diners at Peter Luger...

How The Mayoral Candidates Will Make Housing More Affordable In NYC arrow People gather for a protest in August 2020 demanding New York cancel rent outside of Brooklyn housing court. JUSTIN LANE/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock This is part of our (subject line: One Issue Explainer) Last week, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a bill extending a moratorium that prevents New Yorkers from getting evicted from their home, a move the State Legislature says is intended to avert an eviction cr...

How Mayoral Candidates Will Help Small Businesses Hit Hard By The Pandemic arrow This is part of our (subject line: One Issue Explainer). New York Citys small business community has been hit hard by the pandemic, with non-essential businesses forced to close for a period of time, restaurants scaling back service, and a work-from-home mandate that brought foot traffic to a standstill. Any efforts made by the city and federal government to help keep small businesses afloat have fallen s...

(subject line: One Issue Explainer) Once every year or so, someone (or an entire state) west of the Hudson River adorably tries to claim they have better bagels than New York City. Locals are very sensitive whenever this happens, because bagels are the common love language of New Yorkers of all ages. So naturally, the city was in a bit of a tizzy this week when NY Times writer Tejal Rao, a former Brooklyn resident, declared that California is home to "some of the finest New York-style bagels I�...