The chief strategist behind the eight-year effort to get congestion pricing back on the table, Alex Mathiessen, joins City Limits and Gotham Gazette to discuss how we got here, what comes next and what risks lie along the way.
January 23, 2018 https://citylimits.org/2018/01/23/max-murphy-movenys-alex-mathiessen-the-politics-of-congestion-pricing/The first week of 2018 offered government stories galore, from a chilly inauguration to a new speaker’s elevation to the governor’s state of the state address. Ben Max of Gotham Gazette and City Limits’ Jarrett Murphy break down the week’s stories at the intersection of policy and politics.
January 4, 2018 https://citylimits.org/2018/01/04/max-murphy-mayor-takes-oath-speaker-takes-office-and-gov-takes-his-time/The storylines from City Hall to Iowa that will shape the mayor’s (and city’s) next four years.
November 27, 2017 https://citylimits.org/2017/11/27/max-murphy-preview-de-blasios-2nd-term/The 2017 election is in the books and, while there were few upsets, that doesn’t mean there weren’t surprises.
November 8, 2017 https://citylimits.org/2017/11/08/max-murphy-looking-ahead-on-nyc-politics-the-day-after-election-2017/In their first live show and their video debut, Max and Murphy gave their takes on 10 Things NYC Voters Should Think About On Election Day.
November 6, 2017 https://citylimits.org/2017/11/06/special-video-event-spend-election-eve-with-max-murphy/Yes, the debate stunk. Yes, the race has been uninspiring. Yes, it is still your civic duty to vote. So, better listen to Ben and Jarrett to figure out what to make of it all.
November 2, 2017 https://citylimits.org/2017/11/02/max-murphy-mayoral-race-trudges-into-the-stretch-after-a-final-debate/David Eisenbach, who is challenging Letitia James for the Democratic nomination for public advocate, discusses the statue of Columbus, Rikers Island, affordable housing, his shared byline with Larry Flynt and what he’d do if he became interim mayor.
August 28, 2017 https://citylimits.org/2017/08/28/max-murphy-talk-with-public-advocate-hopeful-david-eisenbach/Mollie Fullington, who recently handled press GOP mayoral hopeful Paul Massey, and Rebecca Katz, a long-time aide to Bill de Blasio, joins Ben and Jarrett to discuss the poll numbers, the media’s role and what (besides a win) the candidates are hoping to get out of the race.
July 31, 2017 https://citylimits.org/2017/07/31/max-murphy-top-strategists-break-down-the-race-for-mayor/The races to watch, the mayoral hopefuls’ hopes and the key questions about hot dogs and superheroes are all on the table when Gotham Gazette’s Ben Max and Jarrett Murphy of City Limits get together and press ‘record.’
June 2, 2017 https://citylimits.org/2017/06/02/max-murphy-sizing-up-campaign-2017/Is the mayor’s homeless plan right on policy or politics, or both?
May 18, 2017 https://citylimits.org/2017/05/18/max-murphy-very-unclassified-intelligence-on-the-mayors-homeless-plan-and-the-trump-effect/
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