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Harlem went from 98% Black to about 60% by 2015. David R. Jones on a plan to build housing the people being priced out can afford. #UrbanAgenda #SocialHousing
URBAN AGENDA: Harlem State Senator Offers A Plan For Building Housing Her Constituents Can Afford
Harlem is being priced out of Harlem, and the housing New York calls “affordable” isn’t stopping it.
amsterdamnews.com
October 15, 2026 at 8:00 PM
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"No one is saying the NYPD should stop enforcing the laws. Just stop singling out Black and Hispanic young men." David R. Jones' Urban Agenda column takes on Mayor Mamdani and the NYPD playbook. #UrbanAgenda #NYPD
URBAN AGENDA: Police Misconduct Costs Millions. Mayor Mamdani Must Toss the NYPD Playbook.
Mayor Mamdani campaigned as a police reformer, yet his administration has kept many of his predecessors' most notorious policing strategies in place.
amsterdamnews.com
October 1, 2026 at 6:00 PM
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COLUMN: Federal Medicaid and SNAP cuts could cost NY $14.3 billion by 2030. David R. Jones on why Black communities will feel it first. #UrbanAgenda
URBAN AGENDA: Federal Cuts, Local Consequences: Will New York Protect Black Communities?
When government retreats from its responsibility to protect vulnerable families, Black communities often feel the impact first.
amsterdamnews.com
August 7, 2026 at 6:00 PM
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David R. Jones' Urban Agenda column this week digs into the SHSAT and how it's driven Black enrollment at NYC's specialized high schools to historic lows, with a call to scrap the single test.

#UrbanAgenda #SHSAT #NYCSchools #EducationEquity
URBAN AGENDA: Specialized High Schools Admissions Rigged Against Students of Color
Black students received 3.5 percent of the 4,023 acceptance letters to specialized high schools, and Latino students received 6.5 percent.
amsterdamnews.com
July 29, 2026 at 8:00 PM
cuyahogacounty.bsky.social
County Executive Chris Ronayne was proud to join #PolicyBridge and area leaders in signing a ceremonial Memorandum of Understanding today. The shared Urban Agenda is a commitment to work together to reduce poverty in the region. #UrbanAgenda #MOU
January 31, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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🏙️ Las ciudades toman la palabra.

El 18 de marzo, únete al lanzamiento del European Urban Forum en Bruselas.

🏛️ Un evento para impulsar políticas urbanas ambiciosas y construir ciudades más inclusivas y sostenibles.

Inscríbete aquí:
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#UrbanAgenda #EUF
March 12, 2025 at 1:59 PM
nyamnews.bsky.social
David R. Jones' Urban Agenda column this week digs into the SHSAT and how it's driven Black enrollment at NYC's specialized high schools to historic lows, with a call to scrap the single test.

#UrbanAgenda #SHSAT #NYCSchools #EducationEquity
URBAN AGENDA: Specialized High Schools Admissions Rigged Against Students of Color
Black students received 3.5 percent of the 4,023 acceptance letters to specialized high schools, and Latino students received 6.5 percent.
amsterdamnews.com
July 23, 2026 at 7:21 PM
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David R. Jones's Urban Agenda column this week: the numbers back up the RGB's historic rent freeze, and landlords crying poverty don't hold up against the data.

#RentFreeze #NYCHousing #UrbanAgenda #TenantRights
URBAN AGENDA: Rent Stabilized Tenants Won a Much-Deserved Break
On June 25th, for the first time since the de Blasio administration, the RGB voted to freeze the rent for New York City’s roughly one million rent-stabilized apartments.
amsterdamnews.com
July 15, 2026 at 1:00 PM
nyamnews.bsky.social
David R. Jones's Urban Agenda column this week: the numbers back up the RGB's historic rent freeze, and landlords crying poverty don't hold up against the data.

#RentFreeze #NYCHousing #UrbanAgenda #TenantRights
URBAN AGENDA: Rent Stabilized Tenants Won a Much-Deserved Break
On June 25th, for the first time since the de Blasio administration, the RGB voted to freeze the rent for New York City’s roughly one million rent-stabilized apartments.
amsterdamnews.com
July 9, 2026 at 6:00 PM
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"Amsterdam News readership, CSS extends warm greetings & blessings for 2025's achievements! 📰🎉" #UrbanAgenda https://fefd.link/dGYsg
January 31, 2025 at 10:12 PM
centreforcities.bsky.social
What do recent government announcements mean for cities?

The latest installment of #UrbanAgenda reflects on the Northern Growth Strategy, rail reform, planning changes and more👇
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February 10, 2026 at 10:36 AM
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🚀 Apply now to join the new #CompactCities Thematic Partnership!

🌍 Shape policy, drive innovation & tackle urban sprawl.
📅 Deadline: 1 Oct 2025
💻 Online seminar TOMORROW (3 Sept) for more info!

www.urbanagenda.urban-initiative.eu/news/applica...
#SustainableCities #Urbanagenda
September 2, 2025 at 7:54 AM
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Interesting coversation with @stefanomanservi on EU development priorities: #global #urbanagenda, #foodchain, #youth #engagement in #africa. We will work on these topics! @NBDEVCO
December 13, 2024 at 12:40 PM
ettg.bsky.social
Gerry Muscat from @EIB : “We invest around 2 bil in urban development outside EU, happy for this new effort of #eu towards #urbandevelopment outside the EU”#WUF9 #urbanagenda
December 13, 2024 at 12:40 PM