Bronx
Five Boroughs. One City. No Plan.
Jarrett Murphy |
Is the city’s failure to plan a plan for failure?
ARTS and CULTURE
Waking the Dead
Jarrett Murphy |
Lomex. Robert Moses. Westway. Jane Jacobs. What New York’s planning past tells us about its future.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Vote 'No' On A Mayoral Power Grab
Alvin Berk |
New York City’s 17-year term limits saga continues with a ballot question in Tuesday’s election. But the more obscure Question 2 might be more important—and perilous.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Election Day Choice: 'Yes' Or 'No' On Ballot Questions?
Matthew Goldstein |
The chair of the city’s charter revision commission weighs in on the two questions that face voters on Tuesday. Add your voice to the discussion.
News
Citizens Can Weigh In On Term Limits, Other Charter Changes
Jarrett Murphy |
The Campaign Finance Board is collecting pro and con statements on the two ballot questions proposed by the Charter Revision Commission. Learn how to offer your two cents.
Bronx
Neighborhood Advocates See Push For Power Blocked
Jarrett Murphy |
This fall, voters will decide on a minor change to rules governing the location of sewage plants and garbage stations. But environmental advocates and community planners wanted more.
Bronx
Term Limits, Fair Share To Be On November Ballot
Jarrett Murphy |
The Charter Revision Commission green-lighted several questions for voters to decide this fall, including whether to return to a two-term limit. But the push for nonpartisan elections died with a whimper.
Bronx
Call To Charter Commission: Do More
Jarrett Murphy |
At a hearing in Brooklyn, people called on the charter revision commission to take on a wider range of issues–from lulus to land-use–than its staff has targeted.
Bronx
City Agencies Uneven On Voter Registration Push
Chris Giblin |
An impromptu survey finds that about half of a sample of city offices participate in a 20-year-old program to distribute voter registration forms.
Government
Charter Panel Wrestles With Agenda
Jarrett Murphy |
Some members of the Charter Revision Commission disagreed pointedly with the panel’s own staff over what changes to city government are worth contemplating before a November vote.
