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John Mollenkopf
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CUNY Graduate Center political science, sociology, Center for Urban Research. Race, ethnicity, immigration, urban politics, political geography and demography, New York in comparative perspective. Bicyclist, cook, sailor, explorer. Brooklynite. .. more

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John Hull Mollenkopf is an American political scientist, sociologist, and professor. He is recognized for his analyses of United States urban politics conducted in the latter part of the twentieth century, contributions to progressive debates and expert observations frequently sought out by the media. .. more

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jomoko.bsky.social
John Mollenkopf @jomoko.bsky.social ยท 6d
Seth, while this is true, you are missing some of the main lessons.

Reposted by Brian Doucet

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John Mollenkopf @jomoko.bsky.social ยท 6d
Please check out the interesting nuances at our map with filters to look at groups: www.electionatlas.nyc/maps.html#!N...
NYC Election Atlas - Maps
www.electionatlas.nyc

Reposted by John Mollenkopf

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Michael Luo @michaelluo.bsky.social ยท 6d
Next week's @newyorker.com cover. www.newyorker.com/culture/cove...

Reposted by John Mollenkopf, Brian Doucet

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Mary Waters @marywaters.bsky.social ยท 6d
When we wrote our book on children of immigrants in NY we said they would inherit the city. Tonight one of them did!

m.media-amazon.com/images/I/A1U...

Reposted by Michael Jonesโ€Correa

jomoko.bsky.social
John Mollenkopf @jomoko.bsky.social ยท 6d
Mamdani wins decisively:

www.electionatlas.nyc/maps.html#!N...
NYC Election Atlas - Maps
www.electionatlas.nyc

Reposted by Michael Jonesโ€Correa

jomoko.bsky.social
John Mollenkopf @jomoko.bsky.social ยท 6d
This is going to be a monumental political night in NYC. You can investigate the preliminary results are released here:

www.electionatlas.nyc/maps.html#!N...

A larger version www.urbanresearchmaps.org/electioncomp... to create create custom links or embed in another website.
NYC Election Atlas - Maps
www.electionatlas.nyc

Reposted by Jennifer Bussell, Mirya R. Holman, John Mollenkopf

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Steven Romalewski @sromalewski.bsky.social ยท 6d
The Ctr for Urban Research at @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social (led by @jomoko.bsky.social) has prepared an online map for tonight's NYC mayoral results. Link below in #thread. For now the map is blank, but it'll fill in w/unofficial returns tonight.

The map will do more than show the 2025 #s.
1/n

Reposted by John Mollenkopf

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Steven Romalewski @sromalewski.bsky.social ยท 6d
Whoever is NYC's mayor-elect, make sure to check out the @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social forum next week "Whoโ€™s in & Whoโ€™s Out? Understanding the Results of the NYC Mayoral Election" moderated by our Ctr for Urban Research director John Mollenkopf @jomoko.bsky.social www.gc.cuny.edu/events/whos-...
Whoโ€™s in and Whoโ€™s Out? Understanding the Results of the New York City Mayoral Election
Elebash Recital Hall
www.gc.cuny.edu

jomoko.bsky.social
John Mollenkopf @jomoko.bsky.social ยท 19d
Relevant to the mayor's race...
www.gc.cuny.edu/sites/defaul...
www.gc.cuny.edu

Reposted by Cathy N. Davidson, John Mollenkopf

thegraduatecenter.bsky.social
CUNY Graduate Center @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social ยท 21d
A generational shift is reshaping NYC politics.
A new survey by the Center for Urban Research at the CUNY Graduate Centerโ€”led by Keena Lipsitz and John Mollenkopf (@jomoko.bsky.social)โ€”shows voters are demanding change and turning toward new leadership www.gc.cuny.edu/news/new-yor...
New York City at the Crossroads: CUNY Graduate Center Survey Reports How Voters Are Deciding and Why
Findings from the CUNY Graduate Centerโ€™s Center for Urban Research suggest a generational shift and growing demand for change in city leadership.
www.gc.cuny.edu

Reposted by Pieter Vanhuysse, Swen Hutter, Dagmar Hoffmann , and 6 more

steffenmau.bsky.social
Steffen Mau @steffenmau.bsky.social ยท Oct 3
Ein von Michael Zรผrn und mir verfasster Nachruf auf Claus Offe. Ein bemerkenswerter Mensch und Wissenschaftler www.faz.net/aktuell/feui...
Sozialwissenschaftler Claus Offe gestorben
Claus Offe prรคgte die Sozialwissenschaften mit scharfsinnigen Analysen und gesellschaftskritischen Perspektiven. Als Grenzgรคnger zwischen Soziologie und Politologie bleibt sein Werk wegweisend.
www.faz.net

Reposted by John Mollenkopf, Michael Jonesโ€Correa

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Steven Romalewski @sromalewski.bsky.social ยท Sep 7
Honored for our @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social mapping team to have received a Civic Innovator award tonight from @beta.nyc. Beta NYC has been leading and defining civic innovation for years, so the award means a lot.
Beta NYC Civic Innovator award for the CUNY Mapping Service.

jomoko.bsky.social
John Mollenkopf @jomoko.bsky.social ยท Jul 29
Many of you have probably seen this, but great set of thoughts and data visualizations from Adam Bonica: data4democracy.substack.com/p/on-data-an...
On Data and Democracy (Mid-Year Roundup): Charting the Assault on American Democracy and A Path Forward
A narrative of a democracy in the balance, told through 29 data visualizations.
data4democracy.substack.com

jomoko.bsky.social
John Mollenkopf @jomoko.bsky.social ยท Jul 25
The recent rash of DOJ voter file โ€œrequestsโ€ electionlawblog.org?p=151010
The recent rash of DOJ voter file โ€œrequestsโ€ #ELB
Recent reports have disclosed that DOJ has now โ€œaskedโ€ at least nine states for copies of their voter rolls, and I know that there are at least a handful of counties that have separately also received...
electionlawblog.org

jomoko.bsky.social
John Mollenkopf @jomoko.bsky.social ยท Jul 24
Do the people who write this stuff know anything about Plano?

jomoko.bsky.social
John Mollenkopf @jomoko.bsky.social ยท Jul 24
Excellent work at the Center for Urban Research at the CUNY Graduate Center by Steve Romalewski and team showing RCV patterns in New York City Democratic mayoral primary:
www.urbanresearchmaps.org/nycrcv2025/ and www.electionatlas.nyc/maps.html#!N...
2025 NYC Ranked Choice Vote primary
www.urbanresearchmaps.org

Reposted by John Mollenkopf

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Steven Romalewski @sromalewski.bsky.social ยท Jun 30
1. NYCBOE plans to run initial ranked choice voting rounds tomorrow for NYC mayor. I'm assuming that based on unofficial results there'll be just 1 instance of vote transfers (from Round 1 to 2). Thereโ€™s a *mathematical possibility* Cuomo could win, but very unlikely. More in the ๐Ÿงต below.

Reposted by John Mollenkopf

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Adam Gamoran @agamoran.bsky.social ยท Jun 6
Terrible news for social science and for all who care about using the data we already collect to make better
aaronsojourner.org Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org ยท Jun 6
EXTREMELY BAD NEWS for economic research, per former BLS Commissioner @ericagroshen.bsky.social on LinkedIn.

BLS is suspending access to its restricted data "for the forseeable future." Applies to projects through the Federal Statistical Research Data Centers & onsite projects with BLS.
#EconSky

jomoko.bsky.social
John Mollenkopf @jomoko.bsky.social ยท Jun 5
Lots to think about here: www.pewresearch.org/race-and-eth...
Views of Race, Policing and Black Lives Matter in the 5 Years Since George Floydโ€™s Killing
Americans have expressed skepticism that attention to racial issues after Floyd's killing led to changes that improved Black people's lives.
www.pewresearch.org

jomoko.bsky.social
John Mollenkopf @jomoko.bsky.social ยท May 30
Curious as to what data-oriented people in related academic networks think about this. Specifically about what a data integrator like Palantir might do with it. Good reading suggestions appreciated.

www.nytimes.com/2025/04/09/u...
Trump Wants to Merge Government Data. Here Are 314 Things It Might Know About You.
www.nytimes.com

jomoko.bsky.social
John Mollenkopf @jomoko.bsky.social ยท May 15
Sure to be an interesting discussion...

link.cityandstateny.com/view/6661fdb...
link.cityandstateny.com

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Bright D Limm ์ž„๋Œ€์ค‘ @bdlimm.bsky.social ยท May 4
The votes for @1199seiu.org's leadership elections are in, and the opposition slate, 1199 Members First, won big.

Yvonne Armstrong will become 1199's new President; Veronica Turner-Biggs will be Secretary-Treasurer.

Very big news, first reported by @mayakaufman.bsky.social (x.com/mayakauf/sta...).
Screenshot of news piece by Maya Kaufman of Politico, taken from her post reporting the news on X. Headline: "Health care union president ousted in upset election" Deck/drop: "George Gresham, the longtime leader of 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East, was defeated by a team of his former lieutenants." Byline: "BY MAYA KAUFMAN | 05/04/2025 09:16 AM EDT" Most of the screenshot consists of a photo of George Gresham, the decades-long leader of 1199SEIU, who was just defeated in a leadership election for president.

jomoko.bsky.social
John Mollenkopf @jomoko.bsky.social ยท Apr 28
No indication of IRB approval...

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anniemcdonough.bsky.social
Annie McDonough @anniemcdonough.bsky.social ยท Apr 14
All eyes are on the mayor's race, but another race is starting to take shape behind the scenes for leadership of the New York City Council in 2026.

@hollypret.bsky.social has all the details on how the powerful speaker of the New York City Council is chosen

www.cityandstateny.com/politics/202...
Inside the quiet race for New York City's second-most powerful position
The New York City Council speakership goes to whomever can convince around 125 political power brokers, all with opposing interests, that they'll have an ally in City Hall.
www.cityandstateny.com

jomoko.bsky.social
John Mollenkopf @jomoko.bsky.social ยท Apr 11
Looking forward to a first visit to Istanbul and broad-er.eu/workshop/bro...
BROAD-ER Interim Conference โ€“ BROAD-ER
broad-er.eu

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elizabethkim.bsky.social
Elizabeth Kim @elizabethkim.bsky.social ยท Mar 28
My latest story on the mayoral race. How the leftโ€™s effort to win depends on a unified strategy. gothamist.com/news/mayor-c...
NYC progressives want to beat Adams and Cuomo. Can they set aside their differences?
The path to victory means that left-leaning voters โ€” and mayoral candidates โ€” must coalesce around a slate of five choices.
gothamist.com

jomoko.bsky.social
John Mollenkopf @jomoko.bsky.social ยท Mar 14
Wisconsin Supreme Court race: extremely close in an environment where voters are turning against Trump and Musk: www.marquette.edu/news-center/...
A month before the election, large percentages of registered voters lack opinions of candidates for Wisconsin Supreme Court, state superintendent of public instruction // News Center // Marquette Univ...
www.marquette.edu

jomoko.bsky.social
John Mollenkopf @jomoko.bsky.social ยท Mar 9
Kathy Cramer's Politics of Resentment is a good place to start.
press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...
The Politics of Resentment
Since the election of Scott Walker, Wisconsin has been seen as ground zero for debates about the appropriate role of government in the wake of the Great Recession. In a time of rising inequality, Walk...
press.uchicago.edu

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Michael Li (ๆŽไน‹ๆจธ) @mcpli.bsky.social ยท Mar 4
๐Ÿšจ Wow. The Secretary of Commerce has disbanded the 2030 Census Advisory Committee, finding that its purposes have been fulfilled.
Email to members of the 2030 Census Advisory Committee, dated March 4, 2025. Text: โ€œDear 2030 CAC Members, I am writing to notify you that the Secretary of Commerce has determined that the purposes for which the 2030 Census Advisory Committee (2030 CAC) was established have been fulfilled, and the committee has been terminated effective February 28, 2025. Thank you for your service to the 2030 CAC. Best wishes, The 2030 Census Advisory Committee (2030 CAC) Advisory Committee Branchโ€

Reposted by Mary C. Waters, John Mollenkopf

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M.A. Program in International Migration Studies at CUNY @gc-migration.bsky.social ยท Mar 4
๐Ÿ“Œ Please join us for the next Immigration Seminar Series event, on TU 3/18, 4:15-6:15pm EST, with Prof. Mary Waters, who will talk about "Climate Change and Migration: Challenges and Opportunities." You can attend the talk in person at the CUNY Graduate Center or online. Register: bit.ly/MaryWaters