Homelessness
Video: Advocates Critique City, State on Homeless Policy
Jarrett Murphy |
After a year that saw major changes, what is the primary obstacle to more progress? (Hint: It has a population of 98,000 and rhymes with “Mallbany.”)
Justice
Video: Cops, Citizens and the Right to Record
Jarrett Murphy |
Since the 2014 death of Eric Garner, video has ignited an unprecedented debate about policing and race in the United States. Yet some who film the police in action have faced arrest.
Bronx
Identity or Geography Politics: Takeaways from the Race to Replace Charlie Rangel
Jarrett Murphy |
City Limits joined veteran Bronx public-affairs host Gary Axelbank and journalist-turned-strategist Marlene Peralta to discuss the fallout from the District 13 Congressional primary.
2016 campaign
Video: What it’s Like to Lose a Race for Congress
Jarrett Murphy |
Winning a Democratic primary is tantamount to winning election, and winning an election means the long-term job security of incumbency. But what’s it like to lose at the ballot box? Hear from two men who learned all about it this week.
activism
Video: Does Art Matter to a Community Under Threat?
Melissa Rose Cooper |
East New York has long faced problems like poverty, disinvestment and crime. Now its worries concern gentrification and displacement. In a neighborhood confronting so many different risks, what role can community artists play?
Brooklyn
Video: Brooklyn Hospitals Facing Critical Test
Jarrett Murphy |
BK Live takes a look at the challenges facing private and public hospitals in the city’s largest borough.
Brooklyn
East New York’s Espinal Defends Rezoning Deal
Jarrett Murphy |
The councilman whose “yes” vote paved the way for the first of what could be more than a dozen de Blasio rezonings talks about his decision on BkLive.
Brooklyn
Hillary, Bernie, Donald and LGBTQ Politics in the First Post-Marriage Equality Election
Jarrett Murphy |
Is Hillary better than Bernie when it comes to gay equality? Can we trust Donald to be reasonable when it comes to transgender rights? Veteran scribes come together for a drink and a discussion on StraightUp.
CITY WIRE: THE BLOG
Video: Politics and Policy of Bid to Change Tolls, Bolster Transit
Jarrett Murphy |
The Move NY plan isn’t the first to suggest tolling roads to central Manhattan that are currently free. But it does seem to have an unusual amount of momentum.
Video
Video: Breaking Down the de Blasio Allegations
Jarrett Murphy |
City Hall reporter Jeff Mays, investigative journalist Bob Hennelly and former City Comptroller John Liu size up the problems confronting the mayor and his message.
