
reconstructing the NYC region to make it more "resilient" using participatory democracy and the solidarity economy with a bioregional framework. Special focus on post Sandy redevelopment.
Friday, May 17, 2013
Scaling Up The Cooperative Economy | Community-Wealth.org
Great piece! We need more faculty and students to study these models and universities to participate in them. Hello CUNY!?

Tuesday, May 7, 2013
A Sheik’s Vision Could Trump Plan for a Queens Park - NYTimes.com
great piece on the breaks developers' get and the way in which these types of project rob residents of everdya amenities.
"As it stands, Sheik Mansour bin Zayed al-Nahyan would pay $1 per year on his city lease, and no sales or property taxes. By contrast, the owner of a Flushing Meadows taco van could pay as much as $30,000, and pay sales taxes."
A Sheik’s Vision Could Trump Plan for a Queens Park - NYTimes.com
"As it stands, Sheik Mansour bin Zayed al-Nahyan would pay $1 per year on his city lease, and no sales or property taxes. By contrast, the owner of a Flushing Meadows taco van could pay as much as $30,000, and pay sales taxes."
A Sheik’s Vision Could Trump Plan for a Queens Park - NYTimes.com
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