Election 2021
Max & Murphy on the Issues: Housing
Jarrett Murphy |
Breaking down the issue that defined and sometimes derailed the de Blasio administration and the challenge confronting the next mayor.
Education
Your Video Issues Guide to the 2021 Mayoral Race: Education
Jarrett Murphy |
The next mayor will have to deal with the educational damage wrought by COVID-19 and the profound problems of quality and equity that challenged the city’s schools even before the pandemic.
City Council
Differences Emerge Among Candidates in Bronx Special Election
Jarrett Murphy |
Five hoping to replace Andrew Cohen in representing the northwest Bronx staked out different positions on housing, policing, the budget and more.
Economy
What’s the Economy, Stupid? A Video Breakdown of a Top 2021 Issue
Jarrett Murphy |
The economy would have been a major topic in this campaign year even if COVID-19 never happened. Now, amid massive unemployment, a fiscal emergency, and potential long-term changes in commuting and retail, it’s pivotal.
2021 election
What NYC Mayoral Hopefuls Answered When Community Journalists Asked
Jarrett Murphy |
Watch the Center for Community Media forum with four 2021 contenders.
2021 election
Max & Murphy on the Issues: Climate Change
Jarrett Murphy |
What should voters look for when would-be mayors start talking about carbon footprints and coastal resiliency?
2021 election
Max & Murphy on the Issues: Policing
Jarrett Murphy |
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.
COVID-19
Checking in on Lines at NYC’s COVID Test Sites as Infection Numbers Rise
City Limits |
It’s not clear yet if the December holidays will draw same test-line crowds that Thanksgiving did: An average of 48,380 New Yorkers got molecular coronavirus tests on Dec. 14, the most recent date for which city data is available, well below the high of 58,243 people who were tested on Nov. 24.
Art at the Limits
Watch: Amid Isolation and Distance, the Sounds and Dance of New York’s Soul Break Through
Jarrett Murphy |
An organization that fosters traditional dance from the city’s many ethnic groups is taking its work, and the movements and music of its performers, online.
2020 election
What the 2020 Results Really Mean: Q&A With Laura Flanders
Jarrett Murphy |
Democrats won the White House but lost ground in the House and might fall short in the Senate. Is that a repudiation of progressive policies? Evidence of the limits of Joe Biden’s appeal? Or none of the above? City Limits executive editor Jarrett Murphy speaks with journalist and commentator Laura Flanders about how she interprets the results, and what she’s looking for next in Washington and New York’s 2021 mayoral race.
