CITY WIRE: THE BLOG
Be Part of Our Imaginary Gubernatorial Debate
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The candidates for governor might never have a debate. But that won’t stop readers from telling us the questions they want to hear answered.
campaign
Max & Murphy: Dems Bullish on State Senate as GOP Faces the Wilderness
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A top Democratic strategist says the map and the mood favor that party’s bid to take over the state Senate. A veteran GOP operative says if his party loses their lone locus of power, it will be time to ‘clean house.’
campaign
A Detailed Breakdown of the Rose-Donovan Debate for SI House Seat
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The candidates clashed on immigration, opioids, the president and their campaign fundraising.
civic education
A Lesson Plan for Remaking New York City Government
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With one charter-revision vote this fall and another process just beginning, an effort is underway to get city students to be a force for change.
Election Watch 2018
Amid Key Congressional Race, Voices from the Swing Borough on Donovan, Rose and Trump
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We spoke to residents of Staten Island—site of one of the fall’s most closely watched Congressional races—about their borough’s most pressing issues and whether they intend to swing blue or red this November.
campaign
Audio: What’s at Stake in the State Senate Elections
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The hosts of Max & Murphy talk to Weekend Edition about the electoral landscape as November 6 approaches.
BROOKLYN BUREAU
Be a Part of the Max & Murphy Election Night Show!
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Come hear from journalists, analysts, candidates … and get a chance to share your own views of the 2018 elections on air!
campaign
Max & Murphy: On Guns and Schools, You Might Hate Larry Sharpe’s Ideas. But He’s Got Some.
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Sharpe thinks New York State is in a ‘death spiral, that we should stop high school at 10th grade and that anyone with a gun permit should be able to bring their piece into New York City.
attorney general
Max & Murphy: AG Candidate Wofford Says He’ll Pull Back on Business Enforcement
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The Republican nominee for attorney general says the Democrats who’ve served as top law-enforcement official have been overzealous in using the Martin Act to go after corporations for alleged wrongdoing.
HOUSING and DEVELOPMENT
Here’s How Readers Feel About Universal Rent Control
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We asked readers to talk to us via text messaging about their opinions on the proposal some officials and candidates have made to expand rent stabilization throughout New York State.
audit
Max & Murphy: These Two Seek the Unheralded Power of the State Comptroller’s Office
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Mammas, do let your babies grow up to be comptrollers.
andrew gounardes
Video: Gounardes Feels the Blue Energy in Bid to Unseat Brooklyn’s Lone GOP Senator
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Gounardes has run a fairly progressive race—supporting congestion pricing, LGBTQ rights, reproductive freedom, new investment in parks and reforms like early voting.
BROOKLYN BUREAU
Democratic Moves on Brooklyn’s Judicial Ballot Getting Scrutiny
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… though not as much as they would have if there had been a primary race.
campaign
Max & Murphy: Hawkins, Miner Offer Alternative Visions in Race for Governor
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Fun fact: Nearly a quarter of the votes in New York’s last race for governor did not go to the Republican or Democratic line.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
CityViews: I Didn’t Vote. It’s Not My Fault Though!
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‘Voting is the centerpiece of American democracy. It is unacceptable that New York, a trailblazer of progressive politics, is still so regressive in its voting practices.’
Albany
CityViews on Camera: Upstate Cities Need Attention During Campaign ’18
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City Limits invited readers to go on camera and explain why the most important issue to them in this election year should matter to us, too. Ocesa Keaton of Syracuse took us up on the offer.
BROOKLYN BUREAU
Video: Marty Golden on Speed Cameras, Climate Change, Rent Control, Donald Trump and his Run for Re-election
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Golden, a highly decorated police officer who then served in the City Council before being elected to Albany in 2002, is a member of an endangered species: an elected Republican from New York City.
Podcasts
Republican Challenging Cuomo Sees a Difference in Morality, Not Just Policy
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Marc Molinaro, whom the Cuomo campaign says is a Trump puppet, says he means it literally when he says there is no ethical line the governor’s people won’t cross.
Andrew Cuomo
A Post-Mortem on the Cynthia Campaign: Lots of Prep, Not Enough Money
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Nixon spent long hours grasping policy details and dialing for dollars, outside the public view.
Election Watch 2018
The People Behind the Numbers on Primary Day
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The election results show how many votes each candidate received. Voters around the city told us why they voted that way.
democrats
A New York City Voter’s Cheat-Sheet for Primary Day
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Background information on key contests.
Andrew Cuomo
Max & Murphy: Primary Eve Extravaganza Sizes Up the Races and the Stakes
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‘Twas the night before voting, and all through the state, the people campaigning (be they lousy or great) were gripping and grinning to the end of the ride: the moment when we—New York’s people—decide.
Election Watch 2018
Audio: A Closer Look at the LLC Loophole
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Where the money has gone, where it has come from and the prospects for reform.
BROOKLYN BUREAU
Video: State Senate Candidate Myrie Makes His Closing Argument
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The race for the Democratic nomination for the 20th state Senate district is one of the most closely watched contests in the September 13 primary.
Election Watch 2018
SI Senate Race Will End Quietly. Will an Idea Born of the Eric Garner Killing Live On?
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The lack of a real race in the 23rd deprived voters there, and elsewhere, a debate on some of the issues that arose after the 2014 killing of Eric Garner on one of the district’s sidewalks.
Election Watch 2018
Five Years Removed from Mayoral Defeat, John Liu Looks for a Comeback in Queens
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Instead of issues or the IDC, the race seems to be about the backstory.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
CityViews: From Haitian Immigrants to High-School Athletes, Carlucci Backs His District
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‘We know there is so much more to do to help our schools, but the person who secured $1 million for a new roof at East Ramapo High School and who continues to fight for more funding and oversight is Sen. Carlucci.’
BROOKLYN BUREAU
Video: A Voice from Brooklyn’s Democratic Left Sizes Up Salazar-v-Dilan
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Watch as Nick Rizzo, the Democratic district leader who first approach Julia Salazar about challenging Sen. Martin Dilan, addresses questions that have emerged about her background and assesses the prospects for Salazar and other insurgents on September 13.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
CityViews: A Determined Teacher Challenges a Former IDC Member in Rockland County
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‘Hopes are high for grassroots crowdfunded candidates to repeat the improbable victories seen this in New York City, Florida, Michigan and Massachusetts.’
campaign finance
Out-of-State Donors Playing a Key Role in Insurgent Senate Campaigns
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Small-dollar, out-of-state donors are a major source of support for insurgent State Senate candidates in the September 13 primary. Big-dollar New York donors tend to back the incumbents.