Bill de Blasio
Max & Murphy: Experts Talk Gender, Race and the Local Elections
City Limits |
Dr. Christina Greer and Alexis Grenell dig into the gender and race issues in local politics that don’t always make headlines.
Campaign 2017: The Policy Shop
Election 2017 Policy Brief: Closing Rikers
Jarrett Murphy |
There will be questions about this topic during the mayoral race. The bigger questions will be answered down the line.
Election 2017
Gentrification, Homelessness Key Topics at De Blasio’s Harlem Town Hall
Abigail Savitch-Lew |
The mayor was thanked for his policing reforms and community investments, pushed on a variety of other issues.
bail
Bail Reform, and Bail Industry Donations, in Brooklyn DA Race Spotlight
Theodore Hamm |
As candidates for Brooklyn district attorney debate bail policy, campaign donations from the bail-bond industry have come under scrutiny.
Election 2017
Max & Murphy: What Candidates Should be Talking About When They Talk Transit
Jarrett Murphy |
Three months and change from a city election, the issue on most New Yorkers’ minds isn’t crime or housing or schools but transit—an essential part of local life that is largely outside the control of city officials.
crime
GOP Candidate for City’s No. 2 Post Wants Registry of the Severely Mentally Ill
City Limits |
Public Advocate hopeful JC Polanco also believes relatives of the severely mentally ill should be legally obligated to report when those patients appear dangerous.
Election 2017
De Blasio and the Difficult Task of Closing Rikers Island
Jarrett Murphy |
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.
de Blasio
UrbaNerd: Are City Employees Breaking Ethics Rules More Under De Blasio?
Annalisa Ramnarain and Jarrett Murphy |
There’s no definitive proof one way or another, but one incomplete indicator is the Conflict of Interest Board’s annual tally of how may employees have been fined or suspended for breaking COIB rules.
In Depth
Immigrants Face Threats and NYC’s Sanctuary Faces Limits
Jarrett Murphy |
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.
