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.
Election 2021
Will NYC’s Mayoral Candidates Commit to Transparency?
Jarrett Murphy |
In light of the controversy over Gov. Cuomo’s delay in releasing nursing-home fatalities numbers, we asked the mayoral candidates how they would approach enforcing the Freedom of Information Laws. They were, for candidates, oddly quiet.
Education
Your Video Issues Guide to the 2021 Mayoral Race: Education
Jarrett Murphy |
The next mayor will have to deal with the educational damage wrought by COVID-19 and the profound problems of quality and equity that challenged the city’s schools even before the pandemic.
Art Chang
The Policy Shop: Subways Every Six Minutes, Green Infrastructure and Childcare for All
Jarrett Murphy |
Candidates for NYC mayor and other posts continued to publish big ideas for the city’s problems, including hunger, transit, gun violence and a pitch for universal childcare for kids as young as one.
2021 elections
The Policy Shop: Human Trafficking, New Taxes and a Greener NYCHA
Jarrett Murphy |
Proposals from candidates for mayor and district attorney would bring new levies on Wall Street, residential parking permits, solar panels on NYCHA roofs, and more.
Economy
What’s the Economy, Stupid? A Video Breakdown of a Top 2021 Issue
Jarrett Murphy |
The economy would have been a major topic in this campaign year even if COVID-19 never happened. Now, amid massive unemployment, a fiscal emergency, and potential long-term changes in commuting and retail, it’s pivotal.
Election 2021
The Policy Shop: Sex Work, Social Housing and 15-Minute Neighborhoods
Jarrett Murphy |
It’s snowing outside, but it’s been raining policy in New York’s 2021 campaigns. Here’s the first installment of a series breaking down some of the big ideas.
2021 election
Max & Murphy on the Issues: Climate Change
Jarrett Murphy |
What should voters look for when would-be mayors start talking about carbon footprints and coastal resiliency?
Election 2021
Give Scott Stringer This: He Has Proposed a Hell of a Lot of Policies
Jarrett Murphy |
The comptroller has issued policy recommendations of dozens of areas of city life, from parks to pregnancy, and veterans to venture capital. How will that translate to a campaign—or a mayoralty?
Election 2021
Mayoral Hopefuls Issue Competing Climate Plans
Jarrett Murphy |
The early attention suggests a new urgency around climate resiliency eight years after Superstorm Sandy’s toll.
