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CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS

Opinion: E-bike Battery Regulation Isn’t Anti-immigrant or Anti-worker. It’s Common Sense. 

Baruch Herzfeld | November 14, 2022

“We aren’t helping delivery workers by forcing them to charge unsafe, unregulated equipment in their apartments. We need more regulation to protect these hard-working riders and their neighbors, not less.”

Housing and Homelessness

What’s Ahead for Tenants Displaced by Deadly Bronx Fire?

David Brand | January 11, 2022

The Bronx apartment fire that killed at least 17 people Sunday has also left more than 100 families homeless, in some cases with no clear timeline for a return to their apartments.

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Cops and Firefighters Aren’t Sold on Fossil-Fuel Divestment

Jarrett Murphy | February 1, 2021

The two pension funds, which comprise about $63 billion in assets, don’t seem likely to follow the other retirement plans in abandoning oil and gas holdings.

In Depth

UrbaNerd: Where NYC’s Fires Were in 2017

Jarrett Murphy | February 13, 2018

FDNY responded to 41,000 fires in 2017. The city did not burn evenly, however: Some community districts saw four times as many fires as others.

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EMS Unions Fight City for Data on Race, Salary & Discipline

Jarrett Murphy | December 5, 2017

The city says it is withholding the information to protect employee privacy. But the lawyer for two FDNY emergency medical unions is suing to get it to see whether the deck is stacked against their members.

CITY WIRE: THE BLOG

Death of Fire Captain is FDNY’s 1171st , First in Two Years

Jarrett Murphy | September 27, 2016

As some parts of the FDNY’s portfolio, like structural fires, diminish in number, the frequency of other jobs like responding to gas leaks—which come with their own risks—are growing.

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In Move to Save Lives, NYC’s Smoke Detector Law Could Change

Jarrett Murphy | July 6, 2016

A veto-proof majority of the New York City Council has signed on as co-sponsors of a law that would push residents to install a kind of smoke detector that might be more likely to save lives than the type frequently found in city homes.

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UrbaNerd: Why Flat Roofs and Solar Power Don’t Always Mix

Guglielmo Mattioli | June 3, 2016

Many city property owners see a source of greener power in that ball of fire 93 million miles away. The risk of a fire closer to home, however, can make it problematic to erect solar panels on many buildings.

FDNY

Budget Hawks Want FDNY to Retool for an Era of Fewer Fires

Jarrett Murphy | December 9, 2015

A fire engine with sirens blaring is much more likely to be headed to a medical emergency than a fire these days.

CITY WIRE: THE BLOG

City Pact with FDNY Union Addresses Longstanding Staffing Issue

Jarrett Murphy | August 6, 2015

For a long time, the city and the fire union have disagreed over how many people should staff a fire engine. The union would prefer five people, the city four.

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