Melissa Mark-Viverito Archives

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City Limits asked residents working across different sectors of New York City policy for their reactions to President Joe Biden’s inaugural speech Wednesday.

ByJeanmarie Evelly

ByDaniel Parra

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Jun 2020

Opinion

Op-Endorsement: Melissa Mark-Viverito Can Still Win This Race

‘We do not need to be told which candidates are viable by people who do not live here, and do not understand the priorities of the people in the district.’

ByElizabeth Pacheco

ByClarissa Alayeto

ByJulio Medina 4Comments

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May 2020

Uncategorized

‘The Virus Spreads Faster Here’: El Barrio Tops Manhattan’s COVID-19 Rate

East Harlem zip code 10029 had the most COVID-19 cases in Manhattan, city data shows. ‘When a plague comes to New York, it always hits Harlem hard,’ one resident told…

ByFernando Martínez for El Diario 8Comments

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Feb 2019

Government NYCHA Podcasts

Melissa Mark-Viverito Points to Her Track Record in Bid for Public Advocate

The former speaker joined Max & Murphy to talk about NYCHA, the need for a woman’s voice at the citywide level, and what she thinks of the anti-gay comments of…

ByJarrett Murphy 3Comments

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Dec 2017

Podcasts

Max & Murphy: Mark-Viverito on Advocates, Power and Her Future

In an exit interview with City Limits and Gotham Gazette, the outgoing Council speaker discusses the future of issues like Rikers Island, talks about the ‘laughable’ claims of some advocates…

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Dec 2017

Government Justice

The Bigger Questions Raised by the Council’s Right to Know Vote

The City Council passed historic reforms by close margins over the fierce complaints of advocates claiming betrayal. As important as the drama and its outcome is what the debate revealed…

ByJarrett Murphy 3Comments

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Dec 2017

Podcasts

Max & Murphy: An Insider on the Speaker’s Strategy

Eric Koch, former aide to Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito talks about her rise to power, her approach to the job and what awaits the next person to get the big job.

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Dec 2017

Government

City Council Chose Cooperation Over Conflict With De Blasio

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…

ByJarrett Murphy 2Comments

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Nov 2017

Housing and Homelessness News