Jarrett Murphy, Author at City Limits

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Bill de Blasio is never going to be president. But he is going to be a former mayor someday. And he has a little less than 27 months to shape…

ByJarrett Murphy 11 minRead time

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Sep 2019

Housing and Homelessness Podcasts

Top De Blasio Official: ‘We’ve Been Able to Break the Trajectory of Homelessness’

‘For the first time in a decade, the DHS shelter census is flat and actually trending downward,’ Steven Banks, the commissioner of the Department of Social Services, told the Max…

ByJarrett Murphy 7 minRead time

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Sep 2019

Housing and Homelessness

Feds Throw a Lifeline to Senior Housing in NYC

Twenty-year funding contracts could open the door for roof repairs, new boilers, tigher windows and more at dozens of New York City buildings.

ByJarrett Murphy 8 minRead time

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Sep 2019

Justice

NYPD Anti-Terror Boss Says Domestic Threats Require New Legal Tools

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…

ByJarrett Murphy 12 minRead time

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Sep 2019

Climate and Environment

Editor’s Note: Delivering News from Across NYC’s Language Barriers

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.

ByJarrett Murphy 6 minRead time

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Sep 2019

Housing and Homelessness

Data Drop: Which NYC Neighborhoods Host the Most Homeless-Shelter Beds?

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…

ByJarrett Murphy 5 minRead time

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Sep 2019

Government

Confused About Proposed Charter Changes? Mark Your Calendar.

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…

ByJarrett Murphy 2 minRead time

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Sep 2019

Justice

Closing Rikers: The 10 Major Concerns That Emerged at the Public Hearing

They are unlikely to stop the plan, but at least some of them will be where last-minute negotiations focus.

ByJarrett Murphy 11 minRead time

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Sep 2019

Education Podcasts

Amid Sound and Fury Over NYC School Diversity Proposal, a Sober Discussion

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,…

ByJarrett Murphy 3 minRead time

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Aug 2019

Justice Podcasts

What the Pantaleo Decision Tells Us About Police Accountability in New York City

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…

ByJarrett Murphy 10 minRead time

Jarrett Murphy

Analysis: Now What? 5 Things De Blasio Can Focus on Instead of the White House

Top De Blasio Official: ‘We’ve Been Able to Break the Trajectory of Homelessness’

Feds Throw a Lifeline to Senior Housing in NYC

NYPD Anti-Terror Boss Says Domestic Threats Require New Legal Tools

Editor’s Note: Delivering News from Across NYC’s Language Barriers

Data Drop: Which NYC Neighborhoods Host the Most Homeless-Shelter Beds?

Confused About Proposed Charter Changes? Mark Your Calendar.

Closing Rikers: The 10 Major Concerns That Emerged at the Public Hearing

Amid Sound and Fury Over NYC School Diversity Proposal, a Sober Discussion

What the Pantaleo Decision Tells Us About Police Accountability in New York City

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