Campaign 2017: The Policy Shop
Policy Brief: NYC’s Looming Task of Property Tax Reform
Jarrett Murphy |
Maybe it sounds boring. But it ain’t simple, that’s for sure.
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Debate Fact Check: Is Congestion Pricing Regressive?
Jarrett Murphy |
The mayor says it is, and that’s a reason why he wants to fund transit improvements with a millionaire’s tax instead.
Data Drop
A District at the Epicenter of Demographic Change
Jarrett Murphy |
The neighborhoods that make up most of Council District 9, where a former Councilman who returned via special election earlier this year is aiming for re-election, have seen a dramatic loss of Black people.
District Data: Dynastic District 42 Votes After Big Rezoning Next Door
Jarrett Murphy |
Inez Barron and her husband switched seats in the city and state legislatures ahead of the de Blasio administration’s push to engineer its first neighborhood-wide rezoning in East New York.
Data Drop
District Data: An Unexpected Open Seat in Queens’ District 21
Jarrett Murphy |
One of 2017’s most interesting Council contests was triggered when a powerful incumbent decided to step down, setting the stage for a race featuring a pol who gave up office after a felony conviction.
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The 8th Council District: A River Runs Through It
Jarrett Murphy |
Only two New City Council districts cross borough lines, and only the 8th district spanning Manhattan and the Bronx actually crosses a river—in this case, the Harlem River—to do so. But it’s the current politics, not the water features, that make it an interesting place.
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Election 2017 District Data: Deep Red in the City’s South
Jarrett Murphy |
The Council district that covers the southern tip of Staten Island is a bastion of homeownership and GOP registration.
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UrbaNerd: Are City Employees Breaking Ethics Rules More Under De Blasio?
Annalisa Ramnarain and Jarrett Murphy |
There’s no definitive proof one way or another, but one incomplete indicator is the Conflict of Interest Board’s annual tally of how may employees have been fined or suspended for breaking COIB rules.
Homepage Featured
UrbaNerd: Yes, Even West Virginians Have Skin in the 2017 NYC Campaigns
Annalisa Ramnarain |
An analysis of contributions to candidates for citywide, borough-level and Council posts indicates that people from 45 states, Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia have made donations.
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UrbaNerd: Understanding the Latest Changes to 421-a
Jarrett Murphy |
Er, we mean the ‘Affordable New York Housing Program,’ of course.
