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A Democratic house in Washington.
A blue state Senate in Albany.
What will they mean for the people of New York?


From housing to criminal justice, health to transit, political reform to the budget, 2019 will be a year of contentious discussions and critical decisions. In this series, City Limits and Gotham Gazette explore the issues, showcase opinions and talk to the people making news and policy.

Agenda 2019
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Opinion: The Unending Urgency of Closing Rikers

Darren Mack and DeAnna Hoskins | July 2, 2019

‘I’m reminded the cells on Rikers are so hot — that the walls sweat. There was no air. I had to lay on the floor naked, to suck a little bit of air from a slit on the floor, just to breathe.’

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Max & Murphy: Albany Democrats on Rent, Marijuana, Cuomo, De Blasio and More

Jarrett Murphy | June 27, 2019

Ben and Jarrett talk to Democratic State Sens. Liz Krueger and Zellnor Myrie about the landmark 2019 session. But first, they break down the previous day’s Queens district attorney primary and Bill de Blasio’s debut on the presidential debate stage.

Agenda 2019

Update: Parole Reforms Fall Short

Jarrett Murphy | June 20, 2019

In an otherwise productive session for progressives, efforts to reform the state’s parole system fell short in Albany in the legislative season that ended this week.

Agenda 2019
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Max & Murphy: State’s New Climate Law is Huge Move, And a Compromise

Jarrett Murphy | June 20, 2019

New York State legislators on Tuesday passed one of the most ambitious pieces of environmental legislation seen in the United States: a bill that sets the Empire State on a path to net zero greenhouse-gas emissions.

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Max & Murphy: Sizing Up the Race for Queens DA

Jarrett Murphy | June 20, 2019

The 2019 Democratic primary for Queens district attorney is anything but drowsy, because it embodies the yawning gap between yesterday’s mainstream thinking on criminal justice and today’s.

Agenda 2019
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Opinion: Affordable-Housing Workers Deserve Fairness, Too

Kyle Bragg | June 20, 2019

The mayor’s housing plan will generate more than 1,800 new jobs for porters, maintenance workers, superintendents and other building service workers—which could provide life-changing opportunities, if they come with good wages and benefits.

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Passing Rent Reform Was One Thing. Now it Has to be Enforced.

Jarrett Murphy | June 19, 2019

Sweeping rent reforms are now law. Exactly how the letter of that legislation translates into reality will depend in large part on how the state’s Division of Homes and Community Renewal publicizes and enforces it.

Agenda 2019
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Call to Study New Transit Line Linking Bronx, Queens and Brooklyn

Jeanmarie Evelly | June 19, 2019

Has the time come for a 20-year-old idea to give outer-borough residents a path to work or home that doesn’t involve a subway through Manhattan?

Agenda 2019

Legislature Closing in on Narrow Reforms to the State’s Parole System

Jarrett Murphy | June 18, 2019

Advocates believe the two bills under consideration would help, but say broader changes are needed to fix the system and facilitate the closure of Rikers Island.

CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
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Opinion: New York’s Police Secrecy Law Endangers Our Communities

Karyn Carlo | June 16, 2019

’50-a prevents the public disclosure of a police officer’s personnel records, even if those records reflect police misconduct. It is arguably one of the worst police secrecy laws in the country.’

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2019 Charter Revision Commission: Info

Where We Live NYC: Get involved

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Hear Max & Murphy

  • Will NYC’s Changing Demographics Shape the 2021 Mayoral Race?
  • ‘The Lights in the Stadium Are Going to Come On’ in NYC’s Mayoral Race
  • What it’s Like to Run for Mayor of NYC: Two Veteran Pols Dish
  • The Three Unknowns of the Scott Stringer Controversy
  • The Coast, the Climate and the Race for Mayor

Election Watch 2018

Video: Brooklyn’s Role in the ’18 Vote & What the Results Mean for the Boro

Kings County was center stage on Election Night 2018, helping to flip the State Senate and the U.S. House blue. What drove the electoral shift behind those results, and what will their impact be on the borough? We asked two veteran journalists.

Explore:
  • Photo Essay: Images of the Midterms
  • Max & Murphy Election Day Special!
  • Max & Murphy: Daily News’ Alyssa Katz on What the 2018 Elections Mean
  • Max Rose Rides to Upset Win on the Island
Complete Coverage

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Founded in 1976 in the midst of New York’s fiscal crisis, City Limits exists to inform democracy and equip citizens to create a more just city. The organization is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit funded by foundation support, ad sponsorship and donations from readers.

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