Craig Gurian

Back to basics: (1) Reject segregation. We must move towards one community, no exclusion. (2) An essential building-block for justice? Never look away from the truth. (3) Discriminated against? Despite right-wing judges, there are still powerful tools to vindicate your rights.

Last call this summer: Great opportunity for experienced journalists looking for freelance work from time-to-time to dig deep on long-form (typically 2,500-3,500 word) reporting pieces. $1.25 per published word. Click below for more info. remappingdebate.org/article/freela…

Reporter with a stable, very full-time gig? Help out a colleague who needs some extra work (or is piecing together freelance assignments) and pass the word: RD is looking for a few experienced journalists to do long-form pieces. ($1.25 per published word.) remappingdebate.org/article/freela…

Great opportunity for an experienced journalist looking for freelance work from time-to-time to dig deep on long-form (typically 2,500-3,500 word) reporting pieces. $1.25 per published word. More information on Remapping Debate's site, linked below. remappingdebate.org/article/freela…

I think it’s silly to treat @andrewcuomo’s “I’ll move to Florida” quip as anything other than a way to dramatize what he sees as the stakes of the campaign, @RichAzzopardi, but why didn’t the campaign respond to substantive inquiries of utmost seriousness? remappingdebate.org/article/cuomo-…

Sought answers from Cuomo campaign to basic Qs arising out of @errollouis/@andrewcuomo walk & talk. remappingdebate.org/article/cuomo-…. Specifics on how Cuomo sees NYC-run rent reg working to help tenants? Does he really want to open all valves to construction? No dice.

There are points I wish @2025NYC_CRC had strengthened, but this is an awfully good statement from CRC Chair @RichardBuery on @TweetBenMax podcast: “Fundamentally, we are not a confederation of neighborhoods. We are a city and we live or die together.” podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/max…

If Dems can’t beat Lawler, they ought to close up shop as a party. Super-secret strategic tip I’m now prepared to make public: find a candidate who will focus on issues that Dems are strong on, and who will parry (not double-down on) issues Dems are weak on.

Nope. The “Fair Housing Framework,” of which the Speaker is so proud, has no teeth. Two @2025NYC_CRC proposals would provide some. Next Council wants to more affordable housing built? Nothing in any proposal hinders that. Let’s not pretend: the status quo protects exclusion.

Nope. The “Fair Housing Framework,” of which the Speaker is so proud, has no teeth. Two @2025NYC_CRC proposals would provide some. Next Council wants to more affordable housing built? Nothing in any proposal hinders that. Let’s not pretend: status quo protects exclusion.

Read this story from @ReuvenBlau. I defy you to walk away from it without sputtering and shaking with frustration. This is something that government has to be able to get done. thecity.nyc/2025/07/21/241…

Surprised that this @Spokoiny post didn’t get more traction; it identifies a terribly important element of the embedded assumptions of Trump and his minions.

This Josh Greenman Substack is a lovely example of how to try to disarm an audience you know will be really skeptical of the proposition you're advancing (in this case, that Eric Adams has a pretty decent record to run on). Fabulous intro below; link here: joshgreenman.substack.com/p/the-case-for…

Interactive graphic accompanying @NLIHC's new "Out of Reach: The High Cost of Housing" report. Shows hourly wage required in each state to be able to rent a 2BR apt that's affordable to you. (NYS #3 at $46.03/hour; CA #1 at $49.61/hour). Start here: nlihc.org/oor.

Credit to candidate who realizes interview should be challenging, not a softball festival. Same level of probing guaranteed regardless of where on ideological spectrum candidate falls. Is your guy interested, @Ali_Najmi, @Fabien_Levy, @RichAzzopardi? What about you, @CurtisSliwa?