The Max & Murphy Show
Swing-Seat Dem Fights for Re-election Amid Renewed COVID Lockdown
Jarrett Murphy |
Andrew Gounardes turned one of the last red seats in New York city blue two years ago. He could face a tough race trying to hang on to it.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: Filling Out the Census is an Act of Political Power
Samantha Tweedy |
‘For so long, some of us have been told – in a million big and small ways – that we don’t have a place at the table. We’ve witnessed decades of voter suppression that continues to plague our nation today, but we cannot let the census follow suit by robbing entire communities of our fair shake.’
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: NYC’s Growing Income Inequality Threatens Pandemic Recovery
Bijan Kimiagar and Jack Mullan |
‘To overcome the wounds of this public health crisis, the city and state need additional funding to address the social and economic vulnerabilities that existed prior to the pandemic, which are heightened now and risk widening income inequality even further.’
COVID-19
COVID-19 Hit Especially Harsh for LGBTQ Latinos
Daniel Parra |
LGBTQ Latino people are suffering a disproportionate economic impact because, as in all crises, the most marginalized people are often the ones who are most affected.
COVID-19
How School Reopening Looks From the Principal’s Office
Jarrett Murphy |
The head of the union that recently voted ‘no confidence’ in Mayor de Blasio’s leadership talks about how the resumption of in-person school is going, and Manhattan BP Gale Brewer discuss what it will take for her borough to mount a comeback.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: NYS Medicaid Program Could Close the COVID-19 Childcare Gap
Angela Fernandez |
‘During the pandemic, people who need the assistance of caregivers for either their infirm parents or young children find their risk of COVID-19 increased in significant ways.’
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: Restaurants and Grocers Can Ease NYC’s Hunger Crisis
Shaun Abreu |
‘New York City need not look far to increase food resources for those in need: it should incentivize grocers and restaurants to donate excess prepared food that would otherwise go to waste.’
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: Disinvestment Deepens the Impact of COVID-19 and Racism in the Bronx
Wes Caines and Desmon Lewis |
‘The pandemic has spared no one—but in The Bronx the virus found a host community that has long been left to fend for itself without the resources to do much about it.’
schools
Did ‘Wishful Thinking’ Drive NYC Schools to Their Chaotic Opening?
Jarrett Murphy |
The mayor’s intense desire to provide in-person learning led the city to underestimate the obstacles to bringing kids back.
Opinion
Opinion: New York’s Billionaires Can Afford to Help Save CUNY
Luke Elliott-Negri |
‘While I and many other CUNY employees are enraged at the chancellor’s handling of the crisis, he is also administering a system that was slashed in 1975 and gradually bled almost every year since.’
