Jarrett Murphy, Author at City Limits

ByJarrett Murphy 3 minRead time

Government

Covering an Election? Why Not Cover the Voters?

The biggest issue in the race for City Hall in 2013 might not be housing or crime or schools–but simply whether the candidates give voters a reason to care.

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ByJarrett Murphy 2 minRead time

Government

Brownsville: As '13 Race Looms, Split Opinion on Bloomberg

In the first installment of our election-year series, a visit with the Bingo players at a senior center in Brownsville, where opinions on the mayor are all over the game…

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ByJarrett Murphy 2 minRead time

Uncategorized

D-Day for LICH Hospital

SUNY trustees are expected to vote Thursday to shutter Long Island College Hospital—the second Brooklyn medical facility pushed to the brink of collapse in the past three months.

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ByJarrett Murphy 1 minRead time

Economy

Report May Clear Up New York City's Jobs Mystery

For months, federal statistics have shown far more new jobs in the city that there were newly employed residents. The Independent Budget Office finds that the “good news” version is…

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ByJarrett Murphy 5 minRead time

New York's Top Judge Echoes Our 2007 Bail Investigation

Chief Administrative Judge Jonathan Lippman called for reforms of the bail system, including limiting the use of financial bail to detain defendants in non-violent cases.

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ByJarrett Murphy 4 minRead time

Guns for Cash at Brooklyn Church

An operable handgun or assault rifle will net you $200 if you bring it—in a plastic bag—to a gun buyback event in Vinegar Hill this weekend.

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ByJarrett Murphy 4 minRead time

NYC Pensions Rethinking Guns; NRA Foresees Disaster

The city’s largest retirement fund is looking at shedding gun stocks. The NRA, meanwhile, says the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy shows what a world without gun control.

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ByJarrett Murphy 1 minRead time

Government

Sal Who?: Brooklyn's Albanese Explains His Mayoral Bid

Dismissed as “Sal Who?”, Sal Albanese notched a respectable third-place finish in the 1997 primary, then left public life. Now he’s back, with a different set of policies tooled to…

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