affordability
Feds Throw a Lifeline to Senior Housing in NYC
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Twenty-year funding contracts could open the door for roof repairs, new boilers, tigher windows and more at dozens of New York City buildings.
civil liberties
NYPD Anti-Terror Boss Says Domestic Threats Require New Legal Tools
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Deputy Commissioner for Counterterrorism and Intelligence John Miller says the threat to New York has evolved from spectacular plots directed by large ‘terrorist bureaucracies’ to lone-wolf attacks across a broad spectrum of beliefs.
CommunityWire
Editor’s Note: Delivering News from Across NYC’s Language Barriers
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The five boroughs encompass myriad–often separate–worlds. Yet we share one city. And that’s why it’s important, or just interesting, to know what’s happening behind the city’s many language barriers.
Homeless
Data Drop: Which NYC Neighborhoods Host the Most Homeless-Shelter Beds?
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Mayor de Blasio’s plan to build 90 new homeless shelters around the city has encountered fierce opposition in several neighborhoods. Opponents in different communities point to different reasons for resisting new shelters. Some cite the question of ‘fair share.’
Charter Revision
Confused About Proposed Charter Changes? Mark Your Calendar.
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On Election Day, November 5, New York City voters will have a chance to increase police oversight powers, established rank-choice voting and solidify the budgets of major officials, and make other changes to the City Charter, which is the rulebook for municipal government.
council
Closing Rikers: The 10 Major Concerns That Emerged at the Public Hearing
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They are unlikely to stop the plan, but at least some of them will be where last-minute negotiations focus.
diversity
Amid Sound and Fury Over NYC School Diversity Proposal, a Sober Discussion
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Yes, the School Diversity Advisory Group called for ending Gifted & Talented programs. But, as a group member and a Council education leader told the Max & Murphy Show, its recommendations don’t start or end there.
CCRB
What the Pantaleo Decision Tells Us About Police Accountability in New York City
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Even if the most intense reverberations from Commissioner James O’Neill’s August 19 decision subside, the Garner case will continue to shape conversations about the mayor, the police department and the system in place to oversee cops.
1989
30 Years Later, David Dinkins and Tom Robbins Discuss the Historic 1989 Campaign
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The Max & Murphy Show spoke with the former mayor and the veteran journalist about the race, Dinkins’ mayoralty and the legacy of New York’s first (and so far only) chief executive of color.
got
Republicans Have Hit Rock Bottom in NYC. Time to Rebuild, or Start Drilling?
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Councilman and public advocate candidate Joe Borelli joins WBAI’s Max & Murphy Show to map the GOP’s road to renewed relevance.