If passed, the rezoning will reshape a neighborhood that is home to active heavy industry, a vibrant arts scene, major public-housing complexes and a massive Superfund clean-up.
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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.
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Max & Murphy: Mayor de Blasio’s Second-Term Education Agenda
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Immediately after his resounding re-election, de Blasio named education “the issue I put my greatest passion and energy into.” Does that mean a mayor who avoided big controversies over education policy in his first term is gearing up for bigger fights?
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Max & Murphy: MoveNY’s Alex Matthiessen on the Politics of Congestion Pricing
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The chief strategist behind the eight-year effort to get congestion pricing back on the table, Alex Mathiessen, joins City Limits and Gotham Gazette to discuss how we got here, what comes next and what risks lie along the way.
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Video: Jumaane Williams on His Arrest & Possible Statewide Run; Tom Robbins on Wayne Barrett’s Legacy
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Talking to a potential future lieutenant governor. Remembering a legendary investigative journalist. And equipping local football fans to enjoy a playoff weekend where they’ve no horse in the race.
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Max & Murphy: Ritchie Torres on the Council’s Bulked Up Oversight Role
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Torres said his initial focus would be on city departments, but that it could broaden to include non-mayoral agencies like the MTA and even private companies that have a contractual or regulatory relationship with city government.
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Max & Murphy: Ten Days In, Two Rookie Councilmembers Take Stock
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Carlina Rivera of the Lower East Side and Bay Ridge’s Justin Brannan were waiting to learn their committee assignments, office locations and where they’ll get to sit in the chamber when the podcast came knocking.
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Max & Murphy: Mayor Takes Oath, Speaker Takes Office, Gov Takes Stock
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The first week of 2018 offered government stories galore, from a chilly inauguration to a new speaker’s elevation to the governor’s state of the state address. Ben Max of Gotham Gazette and City Limits’ Jarrett Murphy break down the week’s stories at the intersection of policy and politics.
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Max & Murphy: Mark-Viverito on Advocates, Power and Her Future
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In an exit interview with City Limits and Gotham Gazette, the outgoing Council speaker discusses the future of issues like Rikers Island, talks about the ‘laughable’ claims of some advocates and says the full reach of the legislature’s power is untested.
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Max & Murphy: An Insider on the Speaker’s Strategy
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Eric Koch, former aide to Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito talks about her rise to power, her approach to the job and what awaits the next person to get the big job.
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Max & Murphy: Olatoye on Trust, the Federal Probe and NYCHA’s Future
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The NYCHA chairwoman says she’d welcome a federal monitor to oversee the agency. But she also feels it’s time for New York to take a hard look at public housing and decide “what kind of city we want to be.”