Jonathan Drapkin & Joe Czajka – My view: Gentrification – A delicate balance
Gentrification. For some, it’s a word that suggests progress. For others, concern.
For decades, the Hudson Valley’s urban areas didn’t get the attention they deserved.
In recent years, with an improving economy, more efforts are focused on revitalization. Mayors who want nothing […]
Jonathan Drapkin-It’s Time to Plan for Coming Growth
September 4, 2016
It was a long road back, but an analysis of New York State employment data for the seven-county Hudson Valley region shows that we have just about returned to the 1.1 million people employed that we had when […]
Jonathan Drapkin: All Roads Lead to Need for Better Infrastructure
May 18. 2016
Infrastructure — not the most exciting thing that government does, but when it fails, boy are citizens upset.
It is national Infrastructure Week. Events are taking place all over the country to try to bring attention to an expenditure that typically […]
Managing Casino Expectations
By Jonathan Drapkin
Posted Jan. 3, 2016
Lofty resolutions are a tradition at the start of a new year. But a few resolutions must be well-grounded in reality – such as those that come along with a new resort casino.
For decades, Sullivan […]
Education Economics 101: Fair Shake for All
By Barbara Gref, Vice President for Education Research at Pattern for Progress
Special to the Times Herald-Record
The Times Herald-Record’s article of Sept. 5 is heartening: In three city school districts, graduation rates have gone up. This is good news for Monticello, […]
In Albany, Smart Dialogue Trumps Reckless War
February 2015
Since the Great Recession, economic development has dominated statewide priorities. Now, it is education’s turn. What a great opportunity. Yet, while improving education seems like something everyone can get behind, […]
NY Surplus Could Fuel Jobs, Infrastructure
December 2014 For the Times Herald-Record
In government, you seldom get to make a real wish list.
Yet New York state right now is contemplating what to do with a multi-billion-dollar surplus. So far, Governor Cuomo has made it clear that […]