De Blasio’s Freight NYC Plan Spurs Optimism, Concerns
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Will building up the city’s barge ports it really get big trucks off the interstates? Will it do so without putting more diesel trucks on Brooklyn streets?
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Video: How Criminal Justice Reform Looks from Brooklyn’s Courtrooms
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Are defendants in Brooklyn getting a fairer shake thanks to the reforms already undertaken?
Brooklyn
Video: Brooklyn’s Role in the ’18 Vote & What the Results Mean for the Boro
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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.
Brooklyn
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!
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
CityViews: NY Desperately Needs More Advocates in Office
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‘Too often, as we all know too well, Albany is a world unto itself, closed to outsiders, cut off from the public eye, prone to ugly backroom dealing and corrupted outcomes. ‘
Affordable Housing
Bushwick Plan’s Unveiling Nears Amid Tension Over Possible Rezoning
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Two Councilmembers invited neighborhood stakeholders to draft a rezoning plan. But it could encounter the same misgivings that top-down plans have faced.
Brooklyn
Video: Julia Salazar Hopes to Ride Progressive Wave to Primary Win
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The discussion was about her very progressive menu of policy ideas, from rent stabilization for all to single-payer healthcare to non-citizen voting.
Brooklyn
CityViews: To Fix the Gowanus Expressway, it’s Time to Bury it
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‘The Gowanus expressway, which disrupts the street level experience of so many of our city’s most charming, most quickly-growing residential neighborhoods, is an aging remnant of a bygone era.’
Brooklyn
New York City’s Biggest ‘Food Swamps’
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Scientists used to think ‘food deserts’ were linked to severe health risks, like obesity. But it turned out the existence of food swamps more accurately predicts obesity rates.
Brooklyn
Max & Murphy: Brooklyn BP Adams Undecided on Gov Pick, Hints at Mayoral Pitch
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The borough president explained why he defends Mayor de Blasio, how he feels about Albany’s treatment of Brooklyn compared with other boroughs, and what his approach would be if he wins City Hall.