Max & Murphy: Sizing Up the Race for Queens DA
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The 2019 Democratic primary for Queens district attorney is anything but drowsy, because it embodies the yawning gap between yesterday’s mainstream thinking on criminal justice and today’s.
2021
Max & Murphy: Eric Adams Says Speaker & Comptroller Are Both Wrong on Campaign Finance
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The beep weighed in on the beef between two of his likely 2021 rivals and also talked about borough jails, NYCHA develpment and the Queens DA’s race. Plus, a look at end-of-session politics in Albany.
GOVERNMENT
Max & Murphy: A Hard Look at Vision Zero
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The reduction of traffic deaths in New York City under his Vision Zero program is one of Mayor de Blasio’s talking points as he runs for president. But while deaths have fallen, an advocate and a Councilmember agree that progress has slowed.
Homepage Featured
Max & Murphy: NYCHA’s Interim Chief is Hopeful that State & Feds Will Step Up
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Kathryn Garcia discussed the current state of repairs, finances and development plans at the housing authority, as well as what it’s like to work with a federal monitor.
Homepage Featured
Max & Murphy: London Lessons for Public Housing in New York?
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When Margaret Thatcher’s plan to sell off public housing to tenants left hundreds of thousands of deteriorating apartments and low-income families behind, the Brits came up with a different approach.
carbon
Max & Murphy: Mayor’s Climate Czar Takes Questions on De Blasio’s Green New Deal
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The mayor’s chief climate czar, Daniel Zarrilli, discussed some of the points of concern that have emerged about the mayor’s plan—and some of the elements that have received little attention.
Agenda 2019
Max & Murphy: Concerns About Whether NYC Gov’t Will Step Up for the Census
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‘It’s a big question-mark whether or not the city will get this right.’
charter revisions
Max & Murphy: Manhattan Beep Challenges Multiple Mayoral Development Moves
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From the banks of the East River to a NYCHA development uptown, Gale Brewer has resisted efforts by Bill de Blasio to undertake major development projects without going through ULURP.
Agenda 2019
Max & Murphy: Amid Calls for Sweeping Charter Reform, Panel Aims Toward Modest Changes
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The 2019 commission began winnowing its work down to the questions that it will put on the ballot in November. And the focus discernibly shifted from the sweeping to the particular.
Agenda 2019
Max & Murphy: Council Cracks Down on Carbon Ahead of Earth Day
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New York City can’t alter world temperature on its own. But Councilmember Costa Constantinides argues that other cities and states will follow New York’s example.