Jarrett Murphy, Author at City Limits

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In an era when innovation has great currency in policy debates, the mayor’s first big move on economic inequality was pretty old school: the notion that when you’re sick, you…

ByJarrett Murphy 2 minRead time

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Jan 2014

Government

Changes Awaited On City's Surveillance Activities

The NYPD is no NSA, but the Bloomberg administration’s intelligence gathering rankled many. How different will Mayor de Blasio’s approach be?

ByJarrett Murphy 2 minRead time

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Jan 2014

Government

Is De Blasio's Vision Zero Achievable?

The mayor is taking steps toward fulfilling a campaign promise to eliminate deaths on the road. How low can New York go?

ByJarrett Murphy 2 minRead time

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Jan 2014

Government

The Remarkable Life of de Blasio's Dead on Arrival Tax Plan

Mayor de Blasio may still not get his tax on the rich to pay for pre-K and afterschool programs. But he’s already a lot closer than most pundits thought he’d…

ByJarrett Murphy 2 minRead time

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Jan 2014

Housing and Homelessness

Advocates Want Housing Battle Fought on Many Fronts

A new report advocates a multi-pronged approach, and finds the market lost twice as much affordable housing as Bloomberg-era initiatives gained.

ByJarrett Murphy 2 minRead time

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Jan 2014

Government

How Will Council Reforms Affect Progressives' Power?

The progressives who lifted Melissa Mark-Viverito into the speaker’s chair have called for reforms to reduce the speaker’s authority. What will that mean for the de Blasio agenda?

ByJarrett Murphy 2 minRead time

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Jan 2014

Government

How to Measure De Blasio's Mayoralty

The mayor promises to tackle inequality. In our latest Nation-City Limits blog post, we look at how to measure whether he succeeds.

ByJarrett Murphy 1 minRead time

06

Jan 2014

Government

NYC Speakerstakes: How Do You Solve a Problem Like Melissa?

If Bill de Blasio’s offensive on Melissa Mark-Viverito’s behalf was unprecedented and a tad unseemly, the counterstrike by the mainstream media has more than made up for it.

ByJarrett Murphy 1 minRead time

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Jan 2014

Housing and Homelessness

Where the Bloomberg Affordable Housing Went

Mayor Bloomberg left office celebrating the creation or preservation of 160,000 units of affordable housing. Which borough got the most? Which community boards saw the most production?

ByJarrett Murphy 0 minRead time

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Jan 2014

Government