In the first in a series of video briefings about the top issues of Campaign 2021, the hosts of WBAI’s Max & Murphy Show break down the sprawling issues of crime, punishment and fairness that face the city.
Election 2020
VIDEO: How the Election Will Impact NYC Housing
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Whoever wins the presidency could have a huge impact on housing in New York City, from homelessness to homeownership, and private development to public housing.
assembly
Sights & Sounds: Marchers Push Assembly Speaker to Cancel Rent
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But Carl Heastie says the next move in the response to the COVID-19 pandemic is the federal government’s to make.
Housing and Development
Video: The de Blasio Rezonings, Revisited
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So far, the city has approved six of the 15 rezonings Mayor de Blasio thought he’d accomplish, with one remaining on the docket. Here’s a quick video tour through the communities that have been rezoned.
Economy
Video Shows NYC Pantry’s Work: Should Billionaires Get the Bill?
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A group of lawmakers and their advocacy allies are hoping to change that, with a law that creates a fund for excluded workers and pays for it with a tax on billionaires.
A Portrait of New York
Voices of New York Video: A Hairbraider’s Journey
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‘In Harlem, hair isn’t just a style; it’s a way of life.’
A Portrait of New York
Voices of New York Video: Sundari, the Indian Goddess
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Sundari is originally from Guyana and currently resides in Far Rockaway, Queens. She has been performing since 2012 after being discovered at the Raj Kumari Cultural Center, where she was the first Indo-Caribbean/Guyanese drag queen to perform in a non-LGBTQ+ musical production in Queens.
Government
Video: The 2020 Campaign, as Seen from Chinatown
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In the third and final part of the BRIC-City Limits series, we hear from a veteran New York City Chinese-language reporter about how her readers view the presidential race.
Government
Latinos Will Be Key in 2020. Here’s How One News Outlet Will Cover the Race.
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In part two of the three-part City Limits-BRIC series Global Entry—which looks at the unique perspectives New York City’s ethnic press brings to the 2020 campaign story—we hear from a Spanish-language reporter about the particular concerns and multiple viewpoints that his readership brings to the table.
Government
2020: The View from NYC’s Ethnic News Outlets
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How would the stories we pursue, and the questions we ask, be different if we reported for one of the many news outlets in the city that serves a particular nationality, language group or ethnic community?
wildlife
The Squirrel Next Door: A Wildlife Sanctuary in Clinton Hill
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The New York State Department of Conservation grants licenses to those wishing to aid injured or abandoned wildlife.