Agenda 2019
Max & Murphy: Council Cracks Down on Carbon Ahead of Earth Day
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New York City can’t alter world temperature on its own. But Councilmember Costa Constantinides argues that other cities and states will follow New York’s example.
Agenda 2019
Max & Murphy: Rookie State Sen. Says Life in Albany Has Been a Lesson on How Power Works
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‘We need a lot of reform when it comes to budget process in general that hopefully will lend itself to more transparency and hopefully a lot more uplifting of legislators’ voices.’
Agenda 2019
Opinion: Albany Should Follow NYC’s Lead on Public Financing of Campaigns
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‘A small-dollar public financing program modeled on New York City’s would allow more candidates to build campaigns primarily on small donations from New Yorkers.’
Agenda 2019
Opinion: Is the Charter Revision Commission Looking at the Wrong Election Reforms?
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Increasing voter engagement and making politics more vibrant is a goal of the 2019 charter revision panel. But by exploring instant-runoff voting and eschewing any re-examination of term limits, the author warns, the commission might be hampering hopes for real progress.
Agenda 2019
Max & Murphy: Corey Johnson on Measles, Amazon, Charter Revision and 2021
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The speaker weighed in on whether Mayor de Blasio’s presidential flirtation is a distraction, what he’s learned so far as Council leader, what he wants to see out of charter revision and what vision he’ll project if he runs in 2021.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: Closing Rikers and Building Borough Jails Would Create a More Humane NYC
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‘An impartial and fair assessment of this process can lead to only one conclusion: Closing Rikers will lead to a more just New York.’
Agenda 2019
Council’s Budget Response Includes Crash Probes, Bus Lanes, Pre-K Pay and Courtroom Salaries
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Those issues, which relate to stories City Limits reported over recent months, are just a few of the dozens of topics covered in the Council’s detailed budget counter-proposal.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: New York’s Renewable Projects Need Prevailing Wages
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‘As we direct our state’s resources into renewable infrastructure, it’s critical that we invest in the workers who build it. ‘
Agenda 2019
Video: Breaking Down the 2020 NY State Budget
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Bail reform, congestion pricing, education aid … the 2020 state budget had a lot. Including, according to a quiz City Limits’ editor took on air, hundreds of uses of the word ‘miscellaneous.’
Agenda 2019
Opinion: A Stronger New York Does Not Need a Weaker Mayor
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‘In reviewing the city charter, the Council’s leadership should focus less on expanding its institutional powers as a body, and more on strengthening the role that individual members can play.’