Jarrett Murphy, Author at City Limits

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After homelessness soared during Bill de Blasio’s first year in office, the city last month saw its biggest drop in the family shelter population in nearly four years. But there’s…

ByJarrett Murphy 16 minRead time

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Mar 2015

Video

‘Straight Up’ Talk About Covering the Mayor

The latest edition of the Brooklyn Independent Media reporters’ roundtable show features two veteran journalists who spent the past year getting used to Mayor de Blasio.

ByJarrett Murphy 0 minRead time

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Mar 2015

Government Housing and Homelessness

City Hall Holding its Cards Close in Debate Over Rent Laws

On key rent-regulation issues—vacancy bonuses, preferential rents, individual apartment improvements, major capital improvements—it will remain unclear for a few weeks what the administration’s specific “ask” will be.

ByJarrett Murphy 4 minRead time

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Feb 2015

NYCHA Uncategorized

Vote Delayed on Cable Deal that Could Involve NYCHA

The state’s Public Service Commission on Thursday delayed its vote on the proposed Comcast-Time Warner merger and is likely to decide on the deal next month.

ByJarrett Murphy 2 minRead time

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Feb 2015

Uncategorized

Census Data Challenges Some Housing Claims

Do sharply rising vacancy rates justify building housing for people of greater means?

ByJarrett Murphy 4 minRead time

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Feb 2015

Housing and Homelessness

After the Shouting, Do Shelters and Supportive Housing Harm Neighborhoods?

In neighborhoods after neighborhood, plans to build shelters or supportive housing attract protests from residents worried about crime, disruption and reduced property values. When the protests end and the facilities…

ByJarrett Murphy 32 minRead time

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Feb 2015

Economy Health In Depth

City, State Tax Credits Boosted Health in Low-Income Neighborhoods

A study finds that state and city increases in the Earned Income Tax Credit improved birth-weight in low-income neighborhoods.

ByJarrett Murphy 5 minRead time

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Feb 2015

Justice

Mixed Ruling on Subpoena of City Limits Reporter

The decision came as a Manhattan court heard evidence on an inmate’s claim that he was wrongfully convicted of a role in an infamous slaying.

ByJarrett Murphy 6 minRead time

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Feb 2015

Video

Borough of Blogs? A Brooklyn Toast to Hyperlocal Media

The true meaning of blogs, the new thinking on citizen journalism and how neighborhood news sites survive in a tough marketplace were all on tap in the latest edition of…

ByJarrett Murphy 1 minRead time

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Feb 2015

Housing and Homelessness

Landlord Group Sees Little Change Ahead in Rent Laws

With a new Assembly speaker in place, rent regulations seem likely to be renewed without significant changes, Rent Stabilization Association head Joseph Strasburg said in an interview.

ByJarrett Murphy 5 minRead time

Jarrett Murphy

De Blasio Policies Chip Away at Homeless Count

‘Straight Up’ Talk About Covering the Mayor

City Hall Holding its Cards Close in Debate Over Rent Laws

Vote Delayed on Cable Deal that Could Involve NYCHA

Census Data Challenges Some Housing Claims

After the Shouting, Do Shelters and Supportive Housing Harm Neighborhoods?

City, State Tax Credits Boosted Health in Low-Income Neighborhoods

Mixed Ruling on Subpoena of City Limits Reporter

Borough of Blogs? A Brooklyn Toast to Hyperlocal Media

Landlord Group Sees Little Change Ahead in Rent Laws

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