Government
The Numbers on NYC’s Property Tax Non-Problem
Jarrett Murphy |
Mayor de Blasio went to Albany to fight for more state aid. Instead, upstate lawmakers wanted to talk about property taxes.
Housing and Homelessness
Survey Finds 100,000 Seniors Waiting for Housing
Jarrett Murphy |
The report, whose authors support one of Mayor de Blasio’s citywide zoning proposals, estimates the actual number is twice as high and finds that the average wait-time is seven years.
CITY WIRE: THE BLOG
De Blasio Heads to Albany to Fund Agenda, Fight Cuts
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Thirteen days after his most recent visit, Mayor Bill de Blasio heads back to Albany Tuesday morning to testify about the city’s needs and progress, and to evaluate Governor Andrew Cuomo’s Executive Budget.
CITY WIRE: THE BLOG
The Week Ahead in New York Politics
Gotham Gazette |
Mayor de Blasio heads to Albany. The City Council considers criminal justice reform. What else is on the agenda this week?
CITY WIRE: THE BLOG
Carriage Controversy: New Debate Over How to Use NYC Parks
Jarrett Murphy |
Of all those who have arched an eyebrow about the proposed carriage-horse deal, one group has a gripe relevant to the broader city: the parks advocates who are worried about the use of a public resource to support a private business.
CITY WIRE: THE BLOG
Survey Finds U.S. Mayors Constrained in Fight Against Inequality
Jarrett Murphy |
A new survey by the U.S. Conference of Mayors of the chief executives of cities large and small finds common ground and shared challenges across a number of policy issues: infrastructure, policing, housing, finance and more.
campaign 2016
What Did Martin O’Malley Mean When he Called for a ‘New Agenda for America’s Cities?’
Jarrett Murphy |
That guy standing next to Hillary Clinton didn’t get to talk much, but did manage to convey that he places a high priority on urban policy—an oddity for a presidential contender.
Bronx
De Blasio Housing Plan Hung Up as Much on Distrust as on Details
Jarrett Murphy |
Will neighborhoods accept the mayor’s housing and rezoning plans? Conversations about AMI, FAR, 421-a and other policy particulars will be important. But the mayor must also confront a larger distrust driven in part by past promises that fell short.
gun violence
Keeping Bullets Out of Beefs: Stopping Gun Violence in Brooklyn
Jarrett Murphy |
Guns are a hot topic nationally as well as in the city. A lot of that talk rightly focuses on systemic problems, like gun trafficking. But what about the “demand side” of the gun problem in New York?
Economy
Survey of Rich & Poor NYers Asks: Do You Feel Stuck?
Jarrett Murphy |
Some New Yorkers feel they are gaining ground, others that they are slipping behind. But a new poll finds that most believe they are standing still.
