Budget
Cutting the Police Budget Means Revising the Role Cops Play in Today’s NYC
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Not everyone agrees on what defunding would mean, or what it would look like.
Bronx
La estrategia de Díaz Sr. para el congreso es dar comida y no ir a debates
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Su campaña se basa en publicaciones en Twitter y Facebook, fotos y videos que lo capturan haciendo política a la vieja usanza como regalar comida, juguetes y desde que la pandemia del coronavirus golpeó a Nueva York, tapa bocas.
2020 election
In Run for Congress, Díaz Sr.’s Strategy is to Give Out Food and Skip Debates
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His campaign relies on Twitter and Facebook posts, pictures and videos capturing him doing old-school politics, like giving away food, toys and—since the coronavirus pandemic hit New York—masks.
Albany
A Wave of Legislation Aimed at Renters and Small Biz
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As much as the reopening is testing whether or not New Yorkers can avoid a second wave of illnesses, it will also reveal whether the steps taken so far are all the help that’s needed.
Budget
Budget Axe and Pandemic Padlocks Have Put City’s Parks Under Pressure
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The mayor’s decision to open parks but ban swimming has prompted an outcry. Meanwhile, proposed budget cuts to the already underfunded Parks Department threaten to strain the system during a summer when New Yorkers will likely flood to those spaces.
11237: One NYC Neighborhood in the Bloomberg Era
Audio: Breaking Down NYC’s Key Primary Races
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The Max & Murphy team talks with WNYC about the races to watch on June 23.
2020 election
Your Voters’ Guide for the 2020 Primary
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Twelve of the 13 Congressional seats that fall within the city are being contested, as are 10 State Senate districts, 27 Assembly posts, five judicial positions and the borough presidency of Queens.
Community Boards
How Widespread Was Violence on New York’s Nights of Unrest?
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To get a better sense of what was seen around the city last week, City Limits surveyed all the city’s 59 community boards to ask what violent unrest—and peaceful protest—they had seen.
Government
Tune in for a Forum in Hotly Contested Bronx Congressional Race
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The only June 23 rce for an open seat, and the most crowded contest, is in the 15th district in the Bronx, where Rep. Jose Serrano and 12 candidates are vying for the Democratic nomination to replace him.
Government
Who Are Those Judges You’ll See on the New York Primary Ballot?
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Judicial posts, important though they are, rarely see much campaigning or media coverage and are usually omitted from voters’ guides.