Jarrett Murphy, Author at City Limits

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Since JFK, presidents have used television to speak directly to the public–to display their wit, transmit key messages or create enduring visuals. Despite being a reality TV star, Donald Trump…

ByJarrett Murphy 3 minRead time

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Apr 2017

Education

De Blasio Unveils Push for Universal 3-K

3-K for All in NYC”will be the largest such program in the nation—a ‘game-changer’ according to the mayor. But de Blasio warned that pulling it off would be harder than…

ByJarrett Murphy 13 minRead time

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Apr 2017

Podcasts

Max & Murphy: The Mayor, the Money, the Borough Where it’s Sunny

City Limits and Gotham Gazette put aside their long and sometimes violent rivalry to discuss Mayor de Blasio’s relationship with the press, money in the 2017 campaign, and the upcoming…

ByJarrett Murphy 1 minRead time

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Apr 2017

Housing and Homelessness Justice NYCHA

Evictions Aren’t the Answer, Say Advocates, After Investigations Dept. Slams NYCHA

A coalition of leading criminal justice groups is fiercely opposing a new crackdown on NYCHA residents after a scathing Department of Investigations report on how the authority handles alleged criminal…

ByJarrett Murphy 6 minRead time

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Apr 2017

Uncategorized

Tax Trouble for Hundreds of City Non-Profits as Lien Sale Nears

‘Come to the churches. Speak to the churches. Don’t do it this way.’

ByJarrett Murphy 4 minRead time

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Apr 2017

Housing and Homelessness

Video: Jerome Avenue Tenant Leader Says Local Groups are in the Dark on Rezoning

The proposed rezoning of a large stretch of Jerome Avenue has been put off again and again. And according to Fitzroy Christian, that’s a good thing.

ByJarrett Murphy 3 minRead time

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Apr 2017

Housing and Homelessness

UrbaNerd: Understanding the Latest Changes to 421-a

Er, we mean the ‘Affordable New York Housing Program,’ of course.

ByJarrett Murphy 9 minRead time

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Apr 2017

Housing and Homelessness

Community Developers Say City’s Housing Plan Leaves Them Behind

Not-for-profit developers say the city’s focus on producing more units faster and cheaper is sidelining the mission to create housing that neighborhoods actually welcome.

ByJarrett Murphy 40 minRead time

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Apr 2017

Justice