Jarrett Murphy, Author at City Limits

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The notion of developing new apartments on NYCHA land has divided allies in the fight to save public housing in New York. That polite but passionate disagreement was on display…

ByJarrett Murphy 3 minRead time

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Jan 2016

Government

The Numbers on NYC’s Property Tax Non-Problem

Mayor de Blasio went to Albany to fight for more state aid. Instead, upstate lawmakers wanted to talk about property taxes.

ByJarrett Murphy 2 minRead time

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Jan 2016

Housing and Homelessness

Survey Finds 100,000 Seniors Waiting for Housing

The report, whose authors support one of Mayor de Blasio’s citywide zoning proposals, estimates the actual number is twice as high and finds that the average wait-time is seven years.

ByJarrett Murphy 0 minRead time

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Jan 2016

Uncategorized

Carriage Controversy: New Debate Over How to Use NYC Parks

Of all those who have arched an eyebrow about the proposed carriage-horse deal, one group has a gripe relevant to the broader city: the parks advocates who are worried about…

ByJarrett Murphy 6 minRead time

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Jan 2016

Uncategorized

Survey Finds U.S. Mayors Constrained in Fight Against Inequality

A new survey by the U.S. Conference of Mayors of the chief executives of cities large and small finds common ground and shared challenges across a number of policy issues:…

ByJarrett Murphy 1 minRead time

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Jan 2016

Uncategorized

What Did Martin O’Malley Mean When he Called for a ‘New Agenda for America’s Cities?’

That guy standing next to Hillary Clinton didn’t get to talk much, but did manage to convey that he places a high priority on urban policy—an oddity for a presidential…

ByJarrett Murphy 4 minRead time

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Jan 2016

Housing and Homelessness

De Blasio Housing Plan Hung Up as Much on Distrust as on Details

Will neighborhoods accept the mayor’s housing and rezoning plans? Conversations about AMI, FAR, 421-a and other policy particulars will be important. But the mayor must also confront a larger distrust…

ByJarrett Murphy 7 minRead time

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Jan 2016

Video

Keeping Bullets Out of Beefs: Stopping Gun Violence in Brooklyn

Guns are a hot topic nationally as well as in the city. A lot of that talk rightly focuses on systemic problems, like gun trafficking. But what about the “demand…

ByJarrett Murphy 2 minRead time

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Jan 2016

Economy