Here a UCLA professor recaps the debate between NYU Wagner Professor Mitchell Moss and NYC celebrity Matthew Broderick on NYU 2031 expansion. Both testified at the recent New York City Council public hearing. Their verbal boxing also was covered in the Gothamist and the New York Times.

“This is not the pristine Village of Sarah Jessica Parker, of ‘Sex and the City,’ of Matthew Broderick,” said Professor Moss at the NYC Council hearing. “This is the future of New York, and we have to build for the future.”

Dennis Smith, NYU Wagner Associate Professor of Public Policy, explores this question his new video now available on our website.

Check out NYU Wagner Professor Dan Smith talk about what fascinates him about government and why he has committed his life to public service. He also answers the question, “How do U.S states manage their pension systems and unemployment insurance trust funds to achieve substantive policy goals? ”

Professor Katherine O’Regan, NYU Wagner Associate Professor of Public Policy and  and Director of the Public and Nonprofit Management and Analysis Program (PNP) recently sat down for an interview to answer the question, “Are low-income neighborhoods helped or harmed by current Federal affordable-housing policies? “ and talk about why she’s dedicated her life to a career in public service. Check out the link above to see her latest video and to learn more about Prof. O’Regan’s bio, publications and courses.

The Rudin Center for Transportation Policy and Management today released their newest publication, Getting Started with Open Data: A Guide for Transportation Agencies. 

Here’s what you need to know:

• This guide is intended to result in streamlined use of transportation services and promote a productive dialogue between agencies and their constituents.
• It is being released as a living document, intended for input from both transportation data owners and users, to result in the most complete open transportation data guide possible.

For more information, head to the NYU Rudin blog.

In 2011, Mayor Bloomberg’s office rolled out its Road Map for the Digital City, a vanguard municipal plan for increasing avenues for digital engagement, government transparency, and data accessibility for New York City residents and businesses. One year later, the City boasts hundreds of recently released data sets, dozens of apps developed through city-supported hackathons and competitions, more than 200 social media engagement channels, and GovFresh’s 2011 City of the Year award for its leadership in technology-supported democracy. Clearly, much is happening on the web—but what is the impact on the ground? How have the City’s digital initiatives affected public service? Who is engaging? And what changes will government 3.0 bring?

Join the Wagner Policy Alliance for a panel discussion and reception with esteemed experts and practitioners.

Panelists:

• NYC Council Member Gale Brewer, Founding Chair of the Committee on Technology in Government
• Noel Hidalgo, Director of Engagement Technologies, World Economic Forum
• Anthony Townsend, Research Director, Institute for the Future, and NYU Adjunct Assistant Professor

Moderator: NYU Adjunct Associate Professor and Yourlist.org Founder Shankar Prasad

Sponsored by NYU Wagner’s Urban Planning Student Association and NYU Law School’s Law and Government Society

When: 3/21/2012 7:15pm-9:00pm
Location: The Puck Building, The Rudin Family Forum for Civic Dialogue, 2nd Fl.
295 Lafayette Street, New York, NY 10012-9604  map

We are delighted to announce that the NYU Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy, hosted by NYU Wagner & NYU Law received the MacArthur Award for Creative and Effective Institutions. For more information, click here.