City Limits’ Jarrett Murphy and Ben Max from Gotham Gazette interview Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr., about borough jails, affordable housing and the 2021 mayoral race.
Gotham Gazette’s Ben Max and Jarrett Murphy from City Limits talk to Pratt Center’s Elena Conte about the possible adoption of comprehensive planning.
Revenue, licensing, expungement, home growth, medical use. They’re all important mechanics of marijuana legalization. But they are not as important as the reason for it, which is a question of justice.
‘The reality is if you lose even a handful of those billionaires or multi-millionaires, those who have two or three houses somewhere else and can pretty quickly change their legal address and avoid New York taxes, it does have an impact.’
As the governor and state lawmakers wrestle with weighty issues like congestion pricing and marijuana legalization during the state budget process, hope has slightly dimmed that they will address the problems playing out in courtrooms and jail cells.
‘We have to make sure we make the investments throughout the MTA region if were going be successful,’ Sen. David Carlucci told the WBAI program. ‘We also have to address the issue of double tolling.’
‘I want to have substantive conversation about that with the governor and with the state legislature, and not have it just be dismissed out of hand.’
The WBAI hosts break down the results from the special election for public advocate and speak to winner Jumaane Williams about his victory and his next steps.
Go ahead and diss Hizzoner’s apparent flirtation with a run for the highest office in the land. Just do it for the right reasons.
The northern Manhattan Councilmember wants to restore voting rights for non-citizens and shield small businesses from rising rents.
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