Agenda 2019
Call to Study New Transit Line Linking Bronx, Queens and Brooklyn
Jeanmarie Evelly |
Has the time come for a 20-year-old idea to give outer-borough residents a path to work or home that doesn’t involve a subway through Manhattan?
Agenda 2019
Legislature Closing in on Narrow Reforms to the State’s Parole System
Jarrett Murphy |
Advocates believe the two bills under consideration would help, but say broader changes are needed to fix the system and facilitate the closure of Rikers Island.
Albany
Overlooked in Debate Over E-Bikes, Pedicab Drivers Hope for a Boost
Jeanmarie Evelly |
As Albany considers broadly legalizing e-bikes and e-scooters, some pedicab drivers are hoping changes in state and local law will allow them to use pedal assistance
2021
Max & Murphy: Eric Adams Says Speaker & Comptroller Are Both Wrong on Campaign Finance
Jarrett Murphy |
The beep weighed in on the beef between two of his likely 2021 rivals and also talked about borough jails, NYCHA develpment and the Queens DA’s race. Plus, a look at end-of-session politics in Albany.
Agenda 2019
Opinion: Abolish This Luxury Property Tax Break and Save NYCHA
Robert Rodriguez and Julia Salazar |
‘We’re cosponsoring legislation that will reform the Cooperative / Condominium Property Tax Abatement by ending tax breaks for luxury owners who don’t need them.’
Agenda 2019
Sweeping Deal on Rent Regulations Shifts Power to Tenants Across NYS
Jarrett Murphy |
Everyone from rent-stabilized renters to rent-controlled tenants to people who live in mobile-home parks would be affected by the reforms, which now await action by Gov. Cuomo.
Albany
Tenant Groups Launch Last-Minute Salvo Against MCIs
Jarrett Murphy |
Are Major Capital Improvements a major factor in keeping New York City’s rent-regulated housing in good shape? Tenant groups say no.
Albany
Opinion: NYC Can’t Close Rikers Until Albany Fixes Parole
Keith Powers |
‘With over 600 people held on technical parole violations at Rikers every day, it is time we recognize that the system is not working.’
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: Stop Pitting Home-Care Workers Against Employers
Tara Klein |
State regulations force workers to accept dire wages, and it’s time for the state to take responsibility for covering these costs and rectifying a system it has neglected for decades.
Agenda 2019
Opinion: The Equity Case for E-Bikes and E-Scooters in New York City
Jonathan Westin |
‘Lawmakers don’t have to spend a dime of taxpayer money to get access to e-bikes and e-scooters, and to start improving local transportation for all New Yorkers right now. They just need to get out of the way.’
