Liena Zagare
Publisher and Editor at BKLYNER
Editor, Bigger Apple Newsletter at Manhattan Institute
Editor of The Bigger Apple at the Manhattan Institute. Tracking NYC politics, policy, and urban life — one issue at a time. Founder @Bklyner. Opinions my own.
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1 week ago |
bklyner.com | Liena Zagare
You’ve represented Manhattan for years, but most Brooklyn voters barely know you. What would your mayoralty mean for Brooklyn’s working-class families—especially those who feel let down by both progressives and City Hall? They might not know me as well as some of the other candidates, but I know them. Brooklyn now is in many ways like the Manhattan I grew up in. And the concerns are very much the same.
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1 month ago |
bklyner.com | Liena Zagare
— 3 min read Dear Reader,I’m reaching out with an update and an invitation. As many of you know, Bklyner has been quiet. Like many of you, I’ve spent the past year thinking about what kinds of conversations we need to have to make New York City a better place to live—and how we can move past political drama and sound bites to focus on real solutions.
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1 month ago |
bklyner.com | Liena Zagare
Trucks. The ones that cut through residential blocks, are too big to be on local truck routes, get stuck under overpasses, speed on local streets, block traffic, kill residents … I could go on. We've all seen them. But it took the city council passing a local law to get the city's transportation department to finally take a comprehensive look at its truck network and to solicit resident feedback on where and what the issues are.
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1 month ago |
city-journal.org | Liena Zagare
New York has always tested parents’ endurance, but today they face a new burden: chronic unpredictability. Some families can budget for “expensive,” but not for a sudden tuition spike, a daycare closure announced by email at 10 p.m., or a school-lottery assignment that upends a carefully planned commute. Shocks like these can push even the most diehard city loyalists to start browsing Zillow for homes in New Jersey or Long Island. The numbers reflect the rising pressures on New York families.
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2 months ago |
bklyner.com | Liena Zagare
Hello Bklyner readers! As you know, I’m more regularly to be found these days over at The Bigger Apple, writing about politics, policy, and the mayor's race (please sign up here if you’re interested)But there’s so much happening in Brooklyn right now that it demands an update, and honestly — I’ve missed this platform, and your emails. So here’s the latest!Happy Easter! Luna Park and Deno’s Wonder Wheel in Coney Island are open for the season and expect you to show up at least once.
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