Jarrett Murphy, Author at City Limits

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A look at City Limits’ coverage is far from a comprehensive rendering of the Rikers saga. But it does provide a sense of how long this argument has been going…

ByJarrett Murphy 8 minRead time

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Oct 2019

ARTS and CULTURE

Editor’s Notebook: Searching for the Ghost of Harold Bloom at the Melrose Library

Could the Melrose branch of today nurture a similar life of ideas?

ByJarrett Murphy 12 minRead time

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Oct 2019

Housing and Homelessness Justice

Courts Need to Adapt to New Rights for Tenants: Report

Many tenants facing eviction in housing court are unaware of their right to a publicly funded lawyer, Bronx advocacy organizations contend.

ByJarrett Murphy 7 minRead time

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Oct 2019

Government Investigations

Where Have All the Whistleblowers Gone?

Only one complainant out of 170 cases spanning five years and the entirety of New York City government was officially considered a ‘whistleblower.’

ByJarrett Murphy 7 minRead time

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Oct 2019

Opinion

Opinion: A Letter from Faith Leaders to the City Council on Borough Jails

‘There is a moral imperative to provide humane care for those who are held in any form of detention, a standard that jails on Rikers could never meet, and which…

ByJarrett Murphy 12 minRead time

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Oct 2019

Government NYCHA Podcasts

After White House Run, De Blasio Faces Choices and Challenges

History offers little guidance for how Bill de Blasio should navigate his remaining time in office now that his presidential campaign is done.

ByJarrett Murphy 8 minRead time

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Sep 2019

Housing and Homelessness In Depth Investigations

Call for City to Take Aggressive Steps on Affordable Homeownership

Affordable homeownership was an ingredient in the prescription that brought New York City back from the dead. Now, some experts say, it is homeownership that needs saving in New York.

ByJarrett Murphy 33 minRead time

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Sep 2019

Government Podcasts

The Good News and Big Questions in the MTA’s Very, Very Big Capital Plan

For all its positives, the plan doesn’t answer all the questions facing the MTA over its finances or ability to achieve its ambitions.

ByJarrett Murphy 4 minRead time

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Sep 2019

Government Podcasts

Power and Principles in Play in the Fight Over Fusion Voting

‘Fusion voting should exist because if we want to have legitimate third parties that people can feel comfortable voting for and not playing the spolier, then it gives us the…

ByJarrett Murphy 6 minRead time

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Sep 2019

Government