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Ideas & Insights


The Costs of Cuts and Chaos
America's business leaders must, in a united voice, speak up to defend the foundations of prosperity.

Aaron Kinnari
Apr 72 min read


To Save Money and Services, City Government Must Invest in Its Most Important Resource
Investing in professional development is essential to ensuring the city government’s workforce can effectively reform government and sustain core services well into the future.

Aaron Kinnari
Mar 313 min read


Albany Risks Sending Our Best Startups to Other States
New York has built a powerful innovation economy over the past several decades. We shouldn't let short-sighted fiscal decisions derail that for the future.

Aaron Kinnari
Mar 253 min read


The Tower of Babel in New York City
Now that Mayor Mamdani is in City Hall, he must add a new objective to his affordability agenda: accountability.

Aaron Kinnari
Feb 253 min read


A New Political Movement for New York
New York, along with cities and states across the country, is entering a period of profound political realignment. Traditional ideological labels are losing their hold with more voters identifying as politically independent. Meanwhile, the future is being lost to the fringes as organized factions on both the right and the left are rapidly filling the vacuum, especially among young voters disenchanted with the political establishment and their generation’s economic prospects.

Aaron Kinnari
Feb 173 min read


The Building that Defined New York City
In the spring of 1930, at the dawn of the Great Depression, a small army of steelworkers began an ascent to reach the sky.

Aaron Kinnari
Feb 105 min read


Blueprint for the Future of New York
New York’s economic strength has always been driven by its ability to harness intellectual and financial capital to translate ideas into impact. Today, that strength is under pressure. Rising costs, constrained housing supply, workforce misalignment, and declining confidence in public institutions threaten New York’s position as a vibrant, viable center of innovation and opportunity. Meanwhile, deep divisions, income inequality, and political polarization make cross-sector co

Aaron Kinnari
Feb 82 min read


A year of building
As we look to the new year, we have more work to do to build on this momentum and move ambition into action.

Aaron Kinnari
Dec 23, 20252 min read


Cutting energy costs and emissions
Embracing and scaling C-PACE can position New York as a leader on affordability and climate action.

Aaron Kinnari
Dec 15, 20253 min read


Taming the Big Apple’s big budget
While the city spends more than ever before, few residents would say services and outcomes have improved meaningfully.

Aaron Kinnari
Dec 3, 20254 min read


Improving climate resilience in New York City
New York City should lead the nation in launching Sustainable Improvement Districts (SIDs) to advance climate action.

Aaron Kinnari
Nov 18, 20253 min read


Eight charts that explain the NYC mayoral race
The charts below present some of the key numbers behind the election.

Aaron Kinnari
Nov 10, 20253 min read


A summer camp in New York City
Two weeks ago, I joined 150 New Yorkers for the first See NYC cohosted by Breakout and The David Prize . Over the three day “summer camp experience,” changemakers from across the city connected with each other and learned more about remarkable organizations advancing life-changing work throughout New York. We started at the Brooklyn Army Terminal with a conversation from NYC EDC President & CEO Andrew Kimball outlining the city’s economic growth and a vision for its futu

Aaron Kinnari
Oct 20, 20252 min read


Bringing New Yorkers to the ballot box
New York has always led cultural and technological revolutions. It can also lead a democratic one.

Aaron Kinnari
Oct 14, 20253 min read


Unlocking innovation and investment in Upstate New York
Government and business leaders should establish a Technology, Energy, Research & Robotics Accelerator (TERRA) as a special economic zone in upstate New York.

Aaron Kinnari
Oct 6, 20253 min read


Five remarkable New Yorkers
We're thrilled to share the stories of the remarkable winners of this year’s David Prize.

Aaron Kinnari
Sep 15, 20254 min read


New York City students set a new record
As they returned to school last week, New York City students set a new record, but it wasn't in academic achievement.

Aaron Kinnari
Sep 9, 20253 min read


Six pieces of media about New York
This week, we're deviating from the typical deep dives into policy to share some of my favorite media on New York’s cultural and political landscapes.

Aaron Kinnari
Aug 27, 20253 min read


Revisiting The Tipping Point
It's worth considering how lessons from The Tipping Point can help us understand how political ideas can spread, catch fire, and rapidly reshape civic life.

Aaron Kinnari
Aug 18, 20254 min read


The housing shortage in New York City
New York City is experiencing its most severe housing shortage in over 50 years.

Aaron Kinnari
Aug 12, 20253 min read
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