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Articles by Merici Vinton
Cities and States Can Replicate NYC’s Ambitious Public Interest Tech Crew
Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani and Chief Technology Officer and Office of Technology & Innovation (OTI) Commissioner Lisa Gelobter announced the launch of "Public Interest Technology (PIT) Crew," a new initiative to deploy teams of technologists alongside City agencies to tackle public problems with in-house digital solutions at Coney Island in New York City on July 13, 2026.
NYC’s Economic Development Corporation Can Build Public Options
NYC’s Economic Development Corporation Can Build Public Options Published May 26, 2026 In January 2021, workers at the Hunts Point Produce Market in the Bronx walked off the job for a one-dollar raise. Some pro-labor politicians like Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez flocked to the picket line. But Mayor Bill de Blasio stayed home. The awkward truth was that Hunts Point sits on land owned by New York City and managed by the city’s Economic Development Corporation (EDC).
NYC’s Economic Development Corporation Can Build Public Options
In January 2021, workers at the Hunts Point Produce Market in the Bronx walked off the job for a one-dollar raise. Some pro-labor politicians like Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez flocked to the picket line. But Mayor Bill de Blasio stayed home. The awkward truth was that Hunts Point sits on land owned by New York City and managed by the city’s Economic Development Corporation (EDC).
I School Executive Fellow Merici Vinton Laments the End of the IRS Direct File Program
From Federation of American Scientists (FAS) By Merici Vinton Yesterday, tens of thousands of taxpayers filed their returns using IRS Direct File, the agency’s new free, public, online tax filing service now in its second filing season. They joined hundreds of thousands who have used the service, and who have been nearly-unanimously thrilled to fulfill their tax obligations easily and directly.
Creating a workplace where women thrive
It's exactly because I'm so passionate about the work that I also care about ensuring that women are well represented. Our ability to realize our full collective potential depends on our ability to create a field in which women thrive and lead. Pursuing this goal is an ongoing and open discussion at Undercurrent. We're continually assessing where we're falling short and looking for ways to get better.
Non-Traumatic Motherhood: A Non-Traumatic Manual
I come at life like a blunt instrument. I throw myself head first into whatever is coming and ask questions later. This strategy has had mixed success — sometimes it’s exhausting, sometimes frustrating, but mostly it has forced me to move forward, no matter what. It’s a pattern that has been hardened and rewarded through some pretty rough years, but I’ll get to that.
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