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.
‘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.’
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.
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,…
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…
The three candidates running for public advocate provide different rationales for how to use the office. The common thread is that each sees potential for the office to make a…