A top Jewish leader and the point-person for Mayor de Blasio’s response to bias attacks weigh in on Max & Murphy.
The Max & Murphy Show
Max & Murphy: NYPD’s Anti-Gang Efforts Under a Microscope
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‘This is not a zero-violence city. This is not a zero-crime city. But I think they overstate the problem so they can have an overstated reaction to the problem.’
campaign finance
Debate Over Commission’s Proposal to Reshape Campaign Finance and Party Politics
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The proposed system shifts power significantly towards small donors and mainstream parties.
criminal justice reform
Max & Murphy: The Push to Roll Back New York’s Criminal Justice Reforms
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DAs and conservative pols are denouncing criminal justice reforms that, after years of advocacy, were finally adopted in Albany last spring. Bail reform and discovery reform are the focus of the ire.
2021
Max & Murphy: Scott Stringer Mounts a Manager’s Critique in 2019, and for 2021
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To talk to the city’s comptroller is to be reminded of what hasn’t changed since the Bloomberg era ended and a new period dawned on New Year’s Day 2014.
Homelessness
Chris Quinn to Anti-Shelter Protesters: ‘Why Do You Hate Homeless Children?’
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It was cold on Wednesday when Christine Quinn—CEO of the homeless-services organization WIN—spoke to the Max & Murphy Show on WBAI. For the former Council speaker and 2013 mayoral candidate, the temperature was an important point of reference.
City on the Edge: Climate Change and New York
Staten Island Beep Oddo Says Post-Sandy Planning Was a Failure
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‘Mistakes were made early, they were made often, they were repeated, they were compounded.’
Charter Reform Proposals: One Big Change and Lots of Modest (But Important) Tweaks
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Two leading advocates say the proposed changes to police misconduct investigations, the land-use process and budget rules are substantive if not sweeping—while ranked-choice voting represents a significant change to how democracy operates in New York.
Elections
Early Voting Starts Soon. Meet the Citywide Candidates You Can Vote For.
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The three candidates running for public advocate provide different rationales for how to use the office. The common thread is that each sees potential for the office to make a difference, if big changes are made.
2020
After White House Run, De Blasio Faces Choices and Challenges
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History offers little guidance for how Bill de Blasio should navigate his remaining time in office now that his presidential campaign is done.
congestion pricing
The Good News and Big Questions in the MTA’s Very, Very Big Capital Plan
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For all its positives, the plan doesn’t answer all the questions facing the MTA over its finances or ability to achieve its ambitions.