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Progress Check: A Political Test for Bill de Blasio's Policies

Progressive policy and political reality in de Blasio’s New York (Reported in partnership with The Nation)

City Council

City Council Chose Cooperation Over Conflict With De Blasio

Jarrett Murphy | December 14, 2017

Lots of new laws and major new programs. A few points of public tension but no vetoes. If that’s the recipe for progressive change in New York, is the same mix going to exist over the next four years?

Bill de Blasio

The De Blasio Authors Weigh In: Gonzalez and Viteritti on the Mayor’s Past and Future

Jarrett Murphy | November 8, 2017

This fall, veteran journalist Juan Gonzalez and respected scholar Joseph Viteritti each published revealing books about de Blasio’s life, his rise to power and the progress—and shortcomings—of his mayoralty. We sat down to share insights about where the mayor might be headed in a second term.

Affordable Housing

Bill de Blasio is Still in His First Term and We’re Already Debating His Housing Legacy

Jarrett Murphy | October 4, 2017

The mayor has done a lot. But his critics in the housing world say he is still falling short of what the city’s affordability crisis demands.

transit

New York’s Subway System Could Be a Force for Equity and Sustainability

Jarrett Murphy | August 30, 2017

So why have elected officials let it molder and fall apart?

Election 2017
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De Blasio and the Difficult Task of Closing Rikers Island

Jarrett Murphy | July 5, 2017

The biggest reason for the doubts about de Blasio’s devotion to closing Rikers is that doing so will require tough decisions in a policy area where this mayor faces unusually high expectations and especially acute risks.

Housing and Homelessness

Issues ’17: Is De Blasio’s Homeless Plan Worth the Political Risks?

Jarrett Murphy | May 10, 2017

Announcing in an election year a plan to create 90 new homeless shelters takes a certain amount of courage. But that doesn’t mean it will solve the problem.

de Blasio

De Blasio Unveils Push for Universal 3-K

Jarrett Murphy | April 24, 2017

3-K for All in NYC”will be the largest such program in the nation—a ‘game-changer’ according to the mayor. But de Blasio warned that pulling it off would be harder than pre-K was.

Homepage Featured

As De Blasio Probes End, Progressive Ideals Matter More than Prosecutors’ Take

Jarrett Murphy | March 16, 2017

The prosecutors have spoken, and the court of public opinion will render its decision in under eight months’ time. Yet neither one is really equipped to answer the deeper question of whether what de Blasio did was right.

In Depth

Immigrants Face Threats and NYC’s Sanctuary Faces Limits

Jarrett Murphy | March 14, 2017

Bill de Blasio has added significantly to New York’s decades-old effort to protect the undocumented. But when it comes to fully resisting Trump’s aggro enforcement policy, the city’s political will and legal authority are limited.

de Blasio

In Major Address, Mayor Turns to Income Side of the Housing Crisis

Jarrett Murphy | February 14, 2017

The state of the city focused on the same problem de Blasio ran to fix: the affordability crisis. Having spent three years working on the housing side of that issue, the mayor now wants to focus on its income dimension.

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