City Council
The 10 Concerns Councilmembers Had About Mayor’s Inclusionary Housing Proposal
Jarrett Murphy |
A very, very condensed version of the discussion at the City Council hearing on the first of the mayor’s two citywide zoning proposals.
CITY WIRE: THE BLOG
Streetcar, Solar, Savings: De Blasio’s State of the City Highlight Reel
Jarrett Murphy |
Mayor de Blasio’s third state of the city address was quickly eclipsed by events at a Bronx public-housing development and a street in Manhattan.
Homelessness
Homeless Young Adults Can Fall through a Crack in Shelter System
Genia Gould |
Homeless people who age out of the shelters that serve teenagers face a difficult choice: enter the adult system in order to access the programs operated there’, or stay on the street where they might feel safer.
Bronx
Video: HPD Commish at Conference on Fighting Gentrification
Jarrett Murphy |
The January 10 conference on gentrification sponsored by CASA, the Bronx Documentary Center and City Limits looked at many of the questions around the most weighted word in local policy discussions today.
CITY WIRE: THE BLOG
Political Junkies! If the Iowa Caucuses Aren’t Enough for You …
Gotham Gazette |
Yes, the fate of the U.S. could rest on the outcome in the Hawkeye State Monday night. But the fight for control of the New York State Senate and the future of Mayor de Blasio’s housing plans will also be shaped by events this week.
Government
The Numbers on NYC’s Property Tax Non-Problem
Jarrett Murphy |
Mayor de Blasio went to Albany to fight for more state aid. Instead, upstate lawmakers wanted to talk about property taxes.
Opinion
No Backspace:
Doubts on De Blasio’s Gun Courts
Josmar Trujillo |
The program would handle gun cases to serve one basic underlying purpose: to speed up gun convictions. Many, however, might not equate “fast tracking” with justice or due process.
CITY WIRE: THE BLOG
Carriage Controversy: New Debate Over How to Use NYC Parks
Jarrett Murphy |
Of all those who have arched an eyebrow about the proposed carriage-horse deal, one group has a gripe relevant to the broader city: the parks advocates who are worried about the use of a public resource to support a private business.
climate change
No BackSpace:
Will Bill de Blasio Fulfill his Promise as a Global Climate-Change Leader?
Mark Dunlea |
The next installment in our new opinion series credits the mayor bold promises to reduce the risk of climate change but wonders whether his policies are keeping up.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Cuomo, De Blasio Could Deliver a Holiday Miracle for the Homeless
Laura Jervis and Marc L. Greenberg |
Faith leaders write that they are praying for the governor and mayor to come together on a massive supportive-housing initiative to continue a successful policy effort that began when another Cuomo and a different mayor found common ground.
