Jarrett Murphy, Author at City Limits

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Residents of NYCHA developments and people receiving Section 8 subsidies post an estimated 27 percent unemployment rate, says a new study, but there are new opportunities to lower it.

ByJarrett Murphy 2 minRead time

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Oct 2011

Education

Nailed for Insider Trading, but Not Ditched by Antipoverty Pioneer

In a letter this summer to the judge overseeing Raj Rajaratnam’s sentencing, the head of the Harlem Children’s Zone suggested that community service would do more good than hard time.

ByJarrett Murphy 2 minRead time

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Oct 2011

Uncategorized

Survey: NYers Satisfied, But Some More than Others

The Municipal Arts Society’s second annual survey finds that most New Yorkers like their city, their neighborhood and their public services. But happiness was tightly tied to annual income and…

ByJarrett Murphy 3 minRead time

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Sep 2011

Justice

Seen Here First: The NYPD's Pot Play

New York police officials last week distanced themselves from an arrest tactic that nabbed small-time pot users who obeyed when cops asked them to empty their pockets. City Limits broke…

ByJarrett Murphy 10 minRead time

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Sep 2011

Economy

City Hall Reacts to Jump in Poverty Numbers

After the Census Bureau reported a sharp rise in New York City’s poverty rate, the Bloomberg administration put a positive spin on New York’s performance relative to the rest of…

ByJarrett Murphy 7 minRead time

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Sep 2011

Housing and Homelessness

Read It: Court Backs City Cut of Homeless Program

A state judge ruled that New York can end a rent-subsidy program for formerly homeless people that lost its state and federal funding.

ByJarrett Murphy 1 minRead time

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Sep 2011

Education

Survey: NYers Would Pay More for Better Schools

A new survey finds that New Yorkers generally think the city’s schools have improved and are willing to pay more in taxes to fund education. But among political priorities, creating…

ByJarrett Murphy 2 minRead time

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Sep 2011

Economy

'Recovery' Year Saw Incomes Fall, Poverty Rise

The hangover from the recession that ended in 2009 was the worst in recent memory, with median household income falling and the poverty rate rising more in 2010 than in…

ByJarrett Murphy 2 minRead time

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Sep 2011

Government

Watch a Wind-Driven Fire

With FDNY a key partner, federal scientists have been experimenting with better ways to fight wind-driven fires. Watch what happens in this test when a window in a burning room…

ByJarrett Murphy 2 minRead time

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Sep 2011

Government

Firefighters' Heart Risks Get New Attention

Heart attacks are the single largest threat to firefighters’ lives, with everything from stress to heat to noise at fire scenes elevating the risk factors.

ByJarrett Murphy 5 minRead time

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Report: NYCHA Residents' Unemployment Has Nearly Tripled

Nailed for Insider Trading, but Not Ditched by Antipoverty Pioneer

Survey: NYers Satisfied, But Some More than Others

Seen Here First: The NYPD's Pot Play

City Hall Reacts to Jump in Poverty Numbers

Read It: Court Backs City Cut of Homeless Program

Survey: NYers Would Pay More for Better Schools

'Recovery' Year Saw Incomes Fall, Poverty Rise

Watch a Wind-Driven Fire

Firefighters' Heart Risks Get New Attention

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