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Across the country, the sudden growth of demands to defund and even abolish the police has taken by surprise not only conservatives and centrists but many progressives as well. Perhaps…

ByDanny Katch 2Comments

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Sep 2019

Opinion

Opinion: Expand Transit Service to Queens by Building the QNS

‘It is well past time that our public transit opportunities caught up with our borough’s growth. The QNS is that solution. ‘

ByElizabeth Crowley 6Comments

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Jul 2019

Opinion

Opinion: By Forging Alliance on the Left, Cabán Race is Reshaping NYC Politics

‘If the organizations can continue to bring those two forces together – a lot of ifs to be sure – New York, like Queens if Cabán prevails in the manual…

ByLuke Elliott-Negri 0Comments

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Jul 2019

Podcasts

Max & Murphy: The Queens DA Race and the State of Police Reform

The weekly WBAI public affairs show gets an update on the recount in the Queens Democratic district attorney primary and checks in with a top advocacy group about where criminal-justice…

ByJarrett Murphy 1Comment

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Jun 2019

Government Justice Podcasts

Max & Murphy: Sizing Up the Race for Queens DA

The 2019 Democratic primary for Queens district attorney is anything but drowsy, because it embodies the yawning gap between yesterday’s mainstream thinking on criminal justice and today’s.

ByJarrett Murphy 3Comments

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Nov 2018

Economy

HQ2? HQ Boo! The Amazon Deal and NYC’s Progressive Identity

Mayor de Blasio says generous subsidies and a short-cut public process are justified because New York needs the tax dollars Amazon will bring. But there’s a lot more to the…

ByJarrett Murphy 4Comments

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Aug 2018

Podcasts

Max & Murphy: Liu and Avella, Close on Issues, Debate IDC’s Role in State Senate Rematch

Many of the races involving a primary challenge to a former member of the Independent Democratic Conference feature political newcomers. Not so in the 11th district in Queens

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Jun 2018

In Depth Investigations Justice

Amid Scrutiny of Jails and Jailers, NYC’s Private Prison Escapes Attention

It looks like the warehouse it once was. But the Queens Detention Facility, operated by the second largest private prison company in the world, currently houses approximately 210 detainees.

ByHarry DiPrinzio 3Comments

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May 2018

Government

City’s Libraries Say New Gov’t Policies are Squeezing Their Budgets

The New York, Brooklyn and Queens library systems are pushing for a boost in funding to keep up with the rising cost of books—and of complying with new rules around…

ByJarrett Murphy 1Comment

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Oct 2017

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