CITY WIRE: THE BLOG
Campaign 2017 Newswire for July 19, 2017
City Limits |
Politics and policy news from the five boroughs.
campaign
Max & Murphy: Malliotakis Embodies the Dis on De Blasio
Jarrett Murphy |
The putative Republican nominee’s argument is based on the idea that de Blasio is a poor manager who has put the city’s safety and solvency at risk. But so far there aren’t detailed answers when it comes to policy specifics.
Budget
Major Impact Seen from Mayor’s Carve-Out of Deportation Defense Program
Roshan Abraham |
The mayor’s decision to omit people convicted of a list of 170 crimes from a program providing legal counsel to detained people facing deportation will affect the very cases where good advice is critical to a just outcome, providers say.
Education
Video: Now that Mayoral Control is Settled, What Challenges Face NYC Schools?
Jarrett Murphy |
School leadership, budget and parental engagement are among the areas where the system needs work or help, three experts say.
Budget
Next 100 Days: In the Era of Trump, NYS is Out of Step and In the Crosshairs
Adam Wisnieski |
New York City’s values have perhaps never been further from the national agenda being pushed by President Trump and the GOP-controlled Congress.
Affordable Housing
East Harlem Committee Rejects Current de Blasio Rezoning Plan
Abigail Savitch-Lew |
In the first step of the ULURP process, the Community Board 11 land-use committee set conditions for its approval of the administration’s plan, demanding lower density and more affordable housing.
Government
Next 100 Days: NY Pols Pressed to Go Beyond Rhetoric in Resisting Trump
Adam Wisnieski |
There are ways to oppose the administration’s policies besides speeches and symbols. But are city and state leaders willing to pull those levers of local power?
arts
CityViews: To Fund Arts Equally, City Must Spend Rather Than Cut
Nicole Reiner, Diane Fraher and Alicia Grullon |
‘We do not want to see small and large organizations fighting each other over crumbs, creating more divisiveness in our already divided society.’
contracting
City Pushes Albany for Rule Change to Boost Minority Contracting
Jarrett Murphy |
‘I really believe this is something of a win-win for everybody,’ said Deputy Mayor for Strategic Policy Initiatives Buery in an exclusive interview with City Limits.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
CityViews: City Must Address the Reality of Tenant Displacement
Carmen Vega-Rivera and Erin Markman |
‘The Jerome Avenue rezoning would give landlords increased financial incentive to utilize the displacement tactics already at their disposal.’
