The state’s ‘severe and pervasive’ threshold for harassment must go, says Rita Pasarell. But other changes are also needed.
Agenda 2019
Max & Murphy: Benjamin Yee and Jared Rich Offer Distinct ‘Outsider’ Choices for Public Advocate
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There’s ‘outside’ as in out the parking lot, and then there’s ‘outside’ like outside in the woods next to the highway.
Agenda 2019
Max & Murphy: Nomiki Konst Wants to Change the Role of NYC’s Public Advocate
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Job No. 1, the journalist and activist says, would be to take the public advocate out of the mayoral line of succession.
Agenda 2019
Max & Murphy: As Public Advocate, Ron Kim Would Lead Aggressive Assault on Student Debt
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The Queens Assemblymember would ask Washington to forgive student debt, or transfer it to cities and states to administer. Barring that, he’d move to seize it using eminent domain.
Agenda 2019
Max & Murphy: Smalls Brings White House Experience to Public Advocate Race
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Smalls says she’d focus on transit, housing and voting reform if she prevails in the February 26 special election for public advocate.
Agenda 2019
Max & Murphy: O’Donnell Points to Amazon Stance in Bid for Public Advocate
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The veteran lawmaker says the HQ2 deal presents precisely the kind of issue where a public advocate’s voice can be critical. And he argues that he’s been clearer on that issue than others in the race.
Agenda 2019
Max & Murphy: Bronx’s Blake Says NYC Needs a ‘Coalition Builder’ for Public Advocate
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Now in his third term in the Assembly, the former Obama campaign official hopes to continue a rapid rise with a victory on February 26.
City Hall
Max & Murphy: Today is the First Day of the Rest of Bill De Blasio’s Mayoralty
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‘I think the mayor really is a policy and politics wonk and he thinks he has something to contribute to a national conversation.’
eric ulrich
Max & Murphy: Council Republican Takes a Shot in Non-Partisan Race for Public Advocate
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Eric Ulrich presents himself as Republican enough to challenge the power of the mayor as public advocate, but not so Republican that any voters should think he’s part of President Trump’s wing of the party.
GOVERNMENT
Max & Murphy: Why it’s Worth Talking About Whether Andrew Cuomo Might Run for President
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We tend to get our presidential candidates fully grown and painted in the broadest strokes. But when we examine a politician we have seen for years in granular detail, it requires us to decide what we think it takes to run for president.
GOVERNMENT
Max & Murphy: Rafael Espinal, Candidate for Public Advocate
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At midnight on January 1, a ball dropped in Manhattan, former Public Advocate Letitia James became the state attorney general, City Council Speaker Corey Johnson became the acting public advocate, and a race to fill James’ seat that had been stewing for months came to a boil.