The two-term mayor of New York’s fifth-largest city talks about the Eric Schneiderman fallout, her record in City Hall, the connection between voting obstacles and public corruption and whether or not she’ll challenge Andrew Cuomo.
ccop
Max & Murphy: NYCHA Tenant Leader Demands a Place at the Table
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Citywide Council of Presidents chair Danny Barber has sued to get an independent monitor appointed to oversee NYCHA. But as he tells the Max & Murphy podcast, what his organization wants most of all is a voice in the authority’s decision making.
Max & Murphy Podcasts
Max & Murphy: Marc Molinaro Announces Bid for Governor
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Max & Murphy take their show on the road to hear the Dutchess County executive announce his bid for governor.
Bill de Blasio
Max & Murphy: First Lady Chirlane McCray on ThriveNYC, the Press, the Mayor and Her Future
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The first lady, who is heavily involved in the multi-faceted effort to improve mental-healthcare in New York, says she has put running for office herself ‘on the list’ of potential next acts.
Affordable Housing
Max & Murphy: Nonprofit Developer, Gowanus Advocate & Rezoning Dissenter Michelle de la Uz
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Many of the defining policy storylines of today’s New York are, in one or more ways, on the plate of the Fifth Avenue Committee’s executive director, who is also on the City Planning Commission.
Max & Murphy Podcasts
Max & Murphy: Ross Barkan Went From Covering Politics to Running for Office
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Barkan has written for City Limits. He has written about City Limits. Now we’re writing about him.
Cuomo
Max & Murphy: Top Homeless Advocate on Shelter Numbers, De Blasio’s Agenda, Cuomo’s Record
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Giselle Routhier, policy director at the Coalition for the Homeless, talks about the latest shelter numbers, the highlights and low points of Mayor de Blasio’s record on homelessness and the potentially harmful role the state and feds could soon play.
Albany
Max & Murphy: Robert Jackson and Jessica Ramos on Their Primary Challenges to Breakaway Dems
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The former City Councilmember and former de Blasio administration member discuss their efforts to unseat incumbent State Senators who are members of the IDC, whether they’ll refuse anyone’s donations and how realistic it is to argue that Albany will ever give city schools the funding they deserve.
Max & Murphy: Jumaane Williams on his Run for Lt. Governor
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The Brooklyn Councilmember discusses his run for statewide office, his critique of Gov. Cuomo, his record on reproductive rights and marriage equality, and the state of the Council’s progressive caucus.
civic participation
Max & Murphy: Mollenkopf, Scholar of the City, Says Competition Key to Healthier Democracy De Blasio Seeks
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CUNY Professor John Mollenkopf, a student of New York City mayors since John Lindsay, says the mayor’s state of the city was on target in diagnosing serious shortcomings in local democracy.
Max & Murphy Podcasts
Max & Murphy: Mayor De Blasio’s Trip To Albany
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It’s an annual rite of mid-winter: The mayor of New York City travels to the state capitol to give his take on the governor’s proposed budget, and state legislators pelt the mayor with questions about whatever is on their minds. Bill de Blasio’s fifth trip to Albany involved some familiar themes and faces, but a slightly different feel.