Issue 2

How We Live Together

What is “disorder”? And what should we do about it?

Sweating the "Small" Stuff

Context: Politics and Data

Where We’ve Been

Civic Life

The Long View

Broken Windows?

New Solutions

Sights and Sounds

Issue 2 Board of Advisors

John Feinblatt

President, Everytown for Gun Safety

John Feinblatt is president of Everytown for Gun Safety.

Renita Francois

Chief Strategy Officer, Tides Advocacy

Renita Francois is the chief strategy officer at Tides Advocacy.

Rosalie Genevro

Former Executive Director, Architectural League

Rosalie Genevro is an architectural historian and urbanist who has led the Architectural League as executive director since 1985.

Colvin Grannum

Senior Advisor, Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation

Colvin W. Grannum served as president of Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation from March 2001 to June 2022.

Rasmia Kirmani-Frye

Interim Executive Director, Hester Street

Rasmia Kirmani-Frye is the interim executive director at Hester Street and an independent consultant focusing on urban problem solving, housing, movement building, governance design, non-profit management, narrative development and strategic planning.

Eric Lee

Founder and Chair, Bennett Midland

Eric Lee is the founder and chair of Bennett Midland, where he has advised numerous municipal leaders on the development and implementation of public safety policies and helped a number of new and established not-for-profit organizations develop pragmatic, data-driven plans for strategic growth.

Quardean Lewis-Allen

Founder and CEO, Youth Design Center

Quardean Lewis-Allen is the founder and CEO of the nonprofit youth creative agency and innovation hub, Youth Design Center, which provides a gateway for young people in his native Brownsville community and beyond to access mentorship to tackle underrepresentation in STEAM professions, cyclical poverty, and to address the need for place-based community revitalization.

Nadine Maleh

Director of Housing Systems, Community Solutions

Nadine Maleh is the director of housing systems for Community Solutions.

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Issue 2 Board of Advisors

John Feinblatt

President, Everytown for Gun Safety

John Feinblatt is president of Everytown for Gun Safety.

Renita Francois

Chief Strategy Officer, Tides Advocacy

Renita Francois is the chief strategy officer at Tides Advocacy.

Rosalie Genevro

Former Executive Director, Architectural League

Rosalie Genevro is an architectural historian and urbanist who has led the Architectural League as executive director since 1985.

Colvin Grannum

Senior Advisor, Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation

Colvin W. Grannum served as president of Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation from March 2001 to June 2022.

Rasmia Kirmani-Frye

Interim Executive Director, Hester Street

Rasmia Kirmani-Frye is the interim executive director at Hester Street and an independent consultant focusing on urban problem solving, housing, movement building, governance design, non-profit management, narrative development and strategic planning.

Eric Lee

Founder and Chair, Bennett Midland

Eric Lee is the founder and chair of Bennett Midland, where he has advised numerous municipal leaders on the development and implementation of public safety policies and helped a number of new and established not-for-profit organizations develop pragmatic, data-driven plans for strategic growth.

Quardean Lewis-Allen

Founder and CEO, Youth Design Center

Quardean Lewis-Allen is the founder and CEO of the nonprofit youth creative agency and innovation hub, Youth Design Center, which provides a gateway for young people in his native Brownsville community and beyond to access mentorship to tackle underrepresentation in STEAM professions, cyclical poverty, and to address the need for place-based community revitalization.

Nadine Maleh

Director of Housing Systems, Community Solutions

Nadine Maleh is the director of housing systems for Community Solutions.