City Pragmatist is a new, thoughtful and well informed blog about New York City government. It is edited by two local residents, Alvin M. Berk, chairman of Brooklyn Community Board 14 (Flatbush-Midwood) and Assistant Professor at the SUNY Downstate School of Public Health, and Jonathan B. Berk. If you follow city politics, check it out. Here is what to expect:
We expect to discuss the city charter, the relationship between the mayor and the City Council, the roles of the borough presidents and the community boards, what’s going on at selected city agencies, and how City Hall, the economy, land use, transportation, and public schools all affect the size of the city’s middle class and the city’s viability. Our aim will be to look at connections and how government really works. If you have something to say about these things, we invite you to submit a comment or an essay. If we think your ideas cast more light than heat, we’ll publish them.
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