The Ins and Outs of New York City Government
Taught by Mark Lieberman
Mark Lieberman is a media-savvy economist with broad experience in policy, administration and operations. As a former print reporter and cable TV personality, he brings communications talent and ability combined with technical analytic skills. He helped launch the Fox Business Network; his banking career spanned three top-ten institutions. As the lead economist for the nation’s largest thrift he developed new analytic techniques and served as the economic spokesperson for the bank.
Mark's speciality is "translating" complex information into plain English.
New York City has the fourth largest government budget in the United States, larger than the federal budget that of all but two states.
New York City government affects our lives every day: police and fire protection, street cleaning and education, yet few of us know how it really works and what it can't do. The "city" subway system, for example, isn't a city service; the city's Board of Elections can't even make the type on ballots larger. This course will delve into who does what in city government, how it can influence you and you can influence it. And then there's the politics!
Learn the ins and outs of New York City government -- and politics -- with Mark Lieberman, a former political and government reporter and columnist with The New York Daily News and a member of the Board of Citizens Union, an independent, nonpartisan, civic organization which promotes good government and advances political reform in the city and state.
As a bonus, you'll receive a list of resources to enable you to stay up to date on the gossip and the news about city government.
