AnalysisBusiness, Politics Ray McGuire’s Billions in Deals Triggered Thousands of Layoffs The New York City mayoral candidate says his achievements as a financier will equip him well to steer the city. But many of the mega-mergers he brokered left big batches of workers behind. Jarrett MurphyCity LimitsMay 21, 2021
AnalysisJustice, Politics In Advocating ‘Precision Policing,’ Mayoral Hopeful Eric Adams Embraces A Term That Police Critics Condemn The de Blasio administration used the term to refer to gang crackdowns, domestic violence response, nuisance abatement, efforts to stop knife violence and more. Jarrett MurphyCity LimitsApril 29, 2021
AnalysisPolitics Andrew Yang Disrupts the Mayor’s Race, But Some of His Ideas Fall Flat Do his comments on casinos, yeshivas and the teachers union suggest that his campaign has not done its homework? Jarrett MurphyCity LimitsApril 7, 2021
ImpactBusiness, Politics New York Senate Vote Moves State Toward Closure of LLC Campaign-Finance Loophole Nearly 23 years ago, the New York State Board of Elections created a gargantuan flaw in campaign finance laws that has been exploited by real-estate companies and other corporate interests to the tune nearly $200 million. Jarrett MurphyCity LimitsJanuary 15, 2019
NewsBusiness, Politics Nearly $3M in LLC Campaign Donations Since the NY Primary The lightly regulated machine of LLC campaign donations has continued to pump funds to New York state candidates and political action committees. Jarrett MurphyCity LimitsNovember 2, 2018
InvestigationBusiness, Politics The LLC Loophole In New York, where an LLC is legally a person, companies can use the vehicles to blast through campaign finance limits. Jarrett MurphyCity LimitsSeptember 7, 2018
AnalysisJustice Bronx DA Bucks Stop-and-Frisk One thing you can’t say about Robert Johnson is that he has shied away from positions that irritate cops and their allies. Personally opposed to capital punishment, the Bronx district attorney in 1996 withstood incredible public pressure and… Jarrett MurphySeptember 26, 2012
InvestigationBusiness, Justice Gun Politics The NRA’s pro-gun competitors; the rise of concealed carry; and disturbing gun violence in the birthplace of the gun industry are the subjects of these sidebars to “How the Gun Industry Got Rich.” Jarrett MurphyCity LimitsAugust 24, 2012
InvestigationBusiness, Politics Are New York City Gun Laws the Next to Fall? New York City is one of the last places left in America with a rigorous process for handgun permits. And that puts it in the NRA’s crosshairs. (A sidebar to “How the Gun Industry Got Rich.”) Jarrett MurphyCity LimitsAugust 23, 2012
InvestigationBusiness, Politics How the Gun Industry Got Rich The NRA’s dire warnings that the President is a threat to the Second Amendment are bogus — but extremely profitable. See sidebar on New York City gun laws here. Jarrett MurphyThe NationAugust 23, 2012