Jarrett Murphy, Author at City Limits

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In Depth

UrbaNERD: Are Gentrification Fears Overblown?

New research suggests high poverty is a bigger threat to cities. More on that, shoddy charter school finances, tuition assistance that falls short, a vulnerable neighborhood and a new Census…

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Housing and Homelessness

Koch’s Housing Legacy, Through a de Blasio Lens

Like the former mayor, Bill de Blasio faces a housing crisis and a stingy federal government. But the current occupant of City Hall also confronts steeper expectations in a city…

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Solving Jail Mental Health Crisis … Before Jail

Reforms unveiled this week by the de Blasio administration were cast as an effort to improve services for the mentally ill on Rikers Island. But much of the plan focuses…

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The Garner Decision: Read the Law

Criminally negligent homicide and second-degree manslaughter are two criminal charges that Officer Daniel Pantaleo might have faced. How does state law actually define those offenses?

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ByJarrett Murphy 35 minRead time

No Indictment in Garner Case: The City Reacts

Reaction to the grand jury decision ranged from outrage to sympathy. Some called for a special prosecutor, others for the firing of the officer involved.

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Economy In Depth

Why is Food-Stamp Usage Dropping in NYC? Some Blame Stingy Feds

In its annual assessment of hunger in the five boroughs, a leading advocacy groups says budget cuts have made SNAP benefits too paltry to be worth seeking for some families.

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ByJarrett Murphy 4 minRead time

Economy

The Taxonomy of Minority Contractor Scams

Read the report from a grand jury investigation led by the Manhattan district attorney.

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ByJarrett Murphy 18 minRead time

‘A Miscarriage of Justice’: The World Reacts to Ferguson

From Congressmen to youth leaders, labor unions to activist groups, the world weighed in last night on a Missouri grand jury’s decision not to indict Officer Darren Wilson.

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