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Student Spotlight: Julia Delgado (MPA-PNP 2026)… academic foundation. As a lifelong New Yorker who studied urban studies in undergrad, NYU Wagner was a natural choice. …
Capstone Projects
Mount Vernon east station area downtown revitalization plan… 13 miles north of Midtown Manhattan. Like many urban areas across the country, Mount Vernon is confronting a … to its economy and quality of life. At the same time, its urban fabric—concentrated around the Mount Vernon East Metro … that have proven successful in revitalizing similar urban areas also informed the team’s plan. …
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Of Risk and Pork: Urban Security and the Politics of Rationality… This article focuses on the Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) controversy as a case … not yet been settled, and entrepreneurial officials from urban and regional governments use different techniques to … manage risk. For political actors, victory in debates over urban security comes from codifying one’s interests within …
Alumni In Action
Judita Eisenberger… who had been out of the city for several years, studying urban planning in New York helped me get closer to the city I … ways that I wouldn’t have imagined. The small size of the urban planning program is also a major draw; we were a … to working with faculty involved in an incredible range of urban planning issues, to studying with fellow students who …
Faculty Profile
Thomas Sugrue… of the Metropolitan Studies Program. A leading scholar of urban and suburban America, race, politics, and public policy, he is author of The Origins of the Urban Crisis: Race and Inequality in Postwar Detroit … has served on many boards, including as President of the Urban History Association and the Social Science History …
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Gallery Space (on hiatus)Spring 2023 re:tratos urbanos — Paintings and mixed-media portraits by Rodríguez Calero (RoCa) This two-decade survey exhibit showcases Rodríguez Calero's signature acrollage and fotacrolé techniques—two innovative processes that fuse painting, …
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The Value of Science: Special ThemeJulia Lane, Brian Kim, Frauke Kreuter, and Allison Nunez …
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NYU Wagner Course Brings Public Policy Education to Iconic New York InstitutionsNew York City offers unique opportunities for public policy education, and NYU Wagner's "Institutions, Governance, and International Development" (IGID) course is putting this advantage to work. During this year's January term, students moved beyond …
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Do Economically Integrated Neighborhoods Have Economically Integrated Schools?… to speed on the state of knowledge on various aspects of urban and regional policy. What do we know about the … for the successful formulation and implementation of urban and regional policy. …
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Spatial Segmentation and the Black Middle Class… inequality of different racial and ethnic groups in urban America. The findings show that there has been no …
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Curb Parking Pricing for Local Residents: An Exploration in New York City Based on Willingness to Pay… of charging residents for on-street parking in dense urban neighborhoods as a way to clear parking supply and … economically and politically feasible in certain dense urban neighborhoods. …
Capstone Projects
Decentralization, Housing Provision, and Spatial Form in Cape TownThe Lincoln Institute of Land Policy is a leading resource for key issues concerning the use, regulation, and taxation of land. The Institute engaged the Capstone team to build on a previously conducted overview assessment of metropolitan governance, …
Faculty Profile
Victor G. Rodwin… J. of Medicine , American J. of Public Health , J. of Urban Health, J. of Health Economics Policy and Law, J. …
Capstone Projects
Fundraising Assessment and Action PlanThe Asian American Film Lab (AAFL) works to promote gender and ethnic diversity in films and elevate the voices of underrepresented groups. Each year, AAFL hosts several activities that are critical to the organization’s fundraising goals, including its …
Alumni In Action
Marc MinorWhat do you do in your current role? I am currently a Senior Consultant with Deloitte. I work within their Business Risk service line, specifically in the area that focuses on government regulations. Presently, I have a Department of Defense (DoD) client. …
Faculty Profile
Richard Maloney… served as a Research Associate at the Dukakis Center for Urban and Regional Policy at Northeastern … municipalities pursue cultural economic development as an urban regeneration strategy. His most recent work explores …
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Shanghai rising: health improvements as measured by avoidable mortality since 2000… these gains have benefitted the significant population of urban migrants who do not have permanent residency status. …
Stories
Climate Resilience Strategies to Mitigate the Risk of Climate Change… hosted Matthew Kahn as part of this year’s Henry Hart Rice Urban Policy Forum. Professor Kahn, a Bloomberg Distinguished …
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MSPP-GP.4900
The Practice of Work: Individual, Interpersonal and Organizational EffectivenessOpen only to students in the MSPP program. The title of this course is meant to evoke a double meaning. First, the “practice” of work refers to the idea that it is important to practice something, to rehearse, to try things out. Being an intern* in an …News
Student Spotlight: Sai Srihas Borra (MPA-HPAM 2026)Sai Srihas Borra (MPA-HPAM 2026) is an active member of the NYU and Wagner communities, serving as co-chair of the Wagner Health Network and as Social Sector Leadership Diversity Fellow through the NYU Changemaker Center. How did your bachelor's degree …
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NYU Wagner Labor Initiative is Launched to Explore Role of State and Local Government in Protecting and Advancing Workers’ RightsAmid increased interest in workers’ rights, New York University’s Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service has launched the NYU Wagner Labor Initiative , a new hub of research and practice that will focus on the role and powers of governments …
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MISSION Framework: Market-Based Solutions for Social Impact… example of this process is the foundation’s own success in urban microfinance in India. In 2006, microfinance in India … potential in adapting the group lending model to an urban context, and was one of the first investors to take a … and consulting firm, to conduct a market analysis of the urban microfinance market. The results were clear: Indian …
Publication
The Link Between Manufacturing Growth and Accelerated Services Growth in India… and worker productivity in services, especially large urban firms and in service sectors whose output is used as a …
Capstone Projects
Responding to Exponential Organizational Growth with Limited ResourcesNew York City hosts a large immigrant population with more than 100,000 newcomers each year. These immigrants face legal, economic, linguistic, and cultural barriers to healthcare, which lead to racial and ethnic disparities in access to health services. …