NYC Politics 101

The end of NYC Politics 101 and the beginning of something new

Reintroducing myself

Apr 9 • Sachi Takahashi-Rial

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March 2026

How Mamdani Can Deliver on His Public Bathrooms Promise

My recent piece in Vital City

Mar 10 • Sachi Takahashi-Rial

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January 2026

Can Zohran’s Executive Order Turn Community Boards into Mass Engagement Machines?

And my ideas for making NYC’s most local government actually engaging

Jan 15 • Sachi Takahashi-Rial

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A Practical Guide to NYC Local News Outlets

How to build a smarter local news diet: from hyper-wonky policy coverage to neighborhood updates

Jan 7 • Sachi Takahashi-Rial

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December 2025

Can NYC Pension Funds Help Fix Our Housing Crisis?

PLUS I'm hosting events on Jan 5 and Jan 6!

Dec 30, 2025 • Sachi Takahashi-Rial

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Why NYC Can’t Build Things on Time

PLUS I'm hosting events on Jan 5 and Jan 6!

Dec 22, 2025 • Sachi Takahashi-Rial

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How lawsuits cost New York City billions of dollars a year

And what the Comptroller’s office can do to reduce them

Dec 18, 2025 • Sachi Takahashi-Rial

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Who you meet at a Comptrollers Transition Committee Meeting

And the one issue that kept coming up

Dec 10, 2025 • Sachi Takahashi-Rial

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Property Taxes 101: What Every New Yorker Should Know

The system that funds a third of our city budget and shapes our housing crisis

Dec 3, 2025 • Sachi Takahashi-Rial

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November 2025

Are NYC pensions ready for the next recession?

The current status, potential risks, and decisions that affect City services

Nov 25, 2025 • Sachi Takahashi-Rial

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I’m serving on the next NYC Comptroller’s Transition Committee

Plus my breakdown of what the NYC Comptroller really controls (and what they don’t)

Nov 19, 2025 • Sachi Takahashi-Rial

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October 2025

Congrats, you voted. Now let’s actually change something.

A simple guide to staying engaged after Election Day.

Oct 30, 2025 • Sachi Takahashi-Rial

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