Government
Max & Murphy: The Mike Bloomberg We Know (and Don’t)
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A journalist and a biographer discuss the lessons New York learned about the 12-year mayor, and the new questions that a presidential run is raising.
council
Levin: City’s Approach to Homelessness Still Lacks Clarity
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‘Some of it has to do with doubling down on existing policies but a lot of it has to do with things that we’ve been advocating for for years that are still not done. A lot of them are things we’ve been talking about for five, six years.’
The Max & Murphy Show
News Flash: There are Women Running for Mayor
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The early previews of 2021 are heavily male. Nonprofit executive Dianne Morales and former veterans affairs commission Loree Sutton are vying to make the main stage.
The Max & Murphy Show
NYC’s Tech Boom is Impressive. Is it Inclusive?
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Fifty weeks after the Amazon HQ2 deal collapsed, NYC’s economy continues to add jobs, and tech companies continue to invest here. That’s not to say the loss of the deal didn’t come at a cost.
Government
Does NYC Have a Handle on Hate Crimes?
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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
Rezonings, Roadblocks and the Mayor’s Housing Plan
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Clashes with Councilmembers in two neighborhoods appear to have scotched neighborhood rezonings that are key to the mayor’s housing plan.
The Max & Murphy Show
Cuomo Speech Sets the Table, But It’s Not Yet Clear What He’s Serving
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There were prayers and pageantry, inspiring words, long lists of good deeds done and hints of what is actually on the governor’s agenda.
The Max & Murphy Show
In 2020, Not All Politics is Going to Be Local. But a Lot of It Will Be.
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Max & Murphy quiz three top political journalists on what they think looms ahead for the mayor, the Council, the governor and legislature—and the public they all serve.
Government
The 10 Stories that Shaped New York City in 2019
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It’s the same city as it was in 2018, but a different place thanks to these developments.
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.’