The Max & Murphy Show
Cuomo Speech Sets the Table, But It’s Not Yet Clear What He’s Serving
Jarrett Murphy |
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.
Jarrett Murphy |
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
Jarrett Murphy |
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
Jarrett Murphy |
‘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
Jarrett Murphy |
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
Jarrett Murphy |
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
Jarrett Murphy |
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?’
Jarrett Murphy |
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
Jarrett Murphy |
‘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
Jarrett Murphy |
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.
