Closing Rikers
Closing Rikers Goes from Pipe Dream to Policy
Jarrett Murphy |
The city will sweat the details for a long time. But let’s give de Blasio his due for putting his stamp on history.
CITY WIRE: THE BLOG
Quantity Time is Quality Time: De Blasio and the Press Ought to See More of Each Other
Jarrett Murphy |
The mayor wants to get his message out. The press wants to get their questions answered. The solution is simple.
City Council
UrbanNerd: Why I Pay More than the Mayor in Property Taxes and how it Makes me Feel About Myself
Jarrett Murphy |
Why does a system where charges are based on property values charge more to someone whose property is valued less?
Affordable Housing
CityViews: The Case for New Regs for the City’s Affordable Co-ops
Andrew Reicher |
Income-restricted cooperatives comprise some 30,000 apartments in more than 1,300 formerly abandoned or distressed multi-family buildings. The city’s proposed regulations to stabilize this key affordable-housing stock have met with opposition—some of it misinformed.
In Depth
Immigrants Face Threats and NYC’s Sanctuary Faces Limits
Jarrett Murphy |
Bill de Blasio has added significantly to New York’s decades-old effort to protect the undocumented. But when it comes to fully resisting Trump’s aggro enforcement policy, the city’s political will and legal authority are limited.
Budget
When De Blasio was Councilman, Mayor’s Draft Budget was Fair Game
Jarrett Murphy |
The mayor has rejected criticism and coverage of his preliminary budget as “disingenuous” and “inaccurate.” When Mike Bloomberg was mayor, Councilman Bill de Blasio often found fault in the budget outline.
de Blasio
City Pushed for More Aggressive Industrial Policy
Abigail Savitch-Lew |
The de Blasio administration is already taking some of the steps that advocates want to see, but they are hoping for faster action.
de Blasio
NYCHA Blocks Lawyer for Tenant Advisers on Development Project
Jarrett Murphy |
Hoping to improve tenant engagement, NYCHA said it would let a group of residents review bids for a new mixed-income housing project at a Brooklyn development. But the authority balked when the tenants said they wanted to bring a lawyer.
auto repair
Report Finds Rezonings Threaten Auto-Repair Industry
Abigail Savitch-Lew |
The Pratt Center for Community Development argues that Mayor de Blasio’s proposed rezonings could displace auto-repair shops—a vital source of employment in immigrant communities.
affordability
Report: Leaders Must Gauge Displacement Risk Before Making Policy
Jarrett Murphy |
The Regional Plan Association found nearly 1 million people in the metropolitan region are at risk of displacement. Needed are programs to offset development pressure—and more caution about policies that make the pressure worse.
