The Max & Murphy Show
Hear the Republicans Who Are Running for NYC Mayor
Jarrett Murphy |
Curtis Sliwa and Fernando Mateo are vying to be the GOP alternative to whoever emerges victorious from the crowded Democratic primary.
2021 elections
Policy Shop: Ending Cop Immunity, Hitting Hate Crimes and Growing Urban Farms
Jarrett Murphy |
Mayoral candidates Adams, Donovan and McGuire issued detailed reports on farming, health and policing, respectively.
The Max & Murphy Show
Scott Stringer: Every Community Must Help With NYC Housing Crisis
Jarrett Murphy |
The comptroller and Democratic mayoral candidate also discussed his promise for more frequent, round-the-clock transit service, his climate plan, policing and the state of the primary contest.
Elections
Cops and Crime in the 2021 Campaign
Jarrett Murphy |
Candidates must answer calls for fundamental reforms amid higher violence and a strapped city budget.
policing
NY Attorney General Sues NYPD Over Protest Policing
Jeanmarie Evelly |
Letitia James’ office filed a lawsuit Thursday against the NYPD for its actions during months of Black Lives Matter protests in 2020, which she says “blatantly violated the rights of New Yorkers, inflicting significant physical and psychological harm and leading to great distrust in law enforcement.”
2021 election
Max & Murphy on the Issues: Policing
Jarrett Murphy |
In the first in a series of video briefings about the top issues of Campaign 2021, the hosts of WBAI’s Max & Murphy Show break down the sprawling issues of crime, punishment and fairness that face the city.
NYPD reform
Opinion: Putting ‘Civilian’ Back in the Civilian Complaint Review Board
Bishop Carlton Brown, Reverend Jacques DeGraff, David Nocenti and Jocelynne Rainey |
‘No entity can police itself – least of all, the police. So if the CCRB is to live up to its mandate for independent oversight of police misconduct in New York City, it must make the final decision on discipline for officers found to have engaged in misconduct.’
2021 election
Mayoral Hopeful Eric Adams on Schools, Development, Policing and More
Jarrett Murphy |
The Brooklyn Beeps chalks the city’s troubles up to dysfunction. Winning the race will require defining that term, and outlining a plan to defeat it.
Opinion
Opinion: NYPD Presence at the Polls Undermines Democracy
Ronnette A. Cox |
‘Voters at multiple poll sites across the city reported a higher, more visible police presence, leading to an unnecessarily intimidating voting experience for some. All of these unnecessary—and some illegal—actions by NYPD officers undermine democracy.’
Opinion
Opinion: Stop Re-Traumatizing Brownsville Through Tired Media Stereotypes
Erasma Beras-Monticciolo |
‘These deleterious media representations, offered with no counterbalance, send Brownsville residents out into the world with a Scarlet Letter on their souls, and this scarlet letter B is one that marks us wherever we go.’
