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Murphy Student Presses Mayor About Housing Policy
On Monday, the Road to City Hall held a special town hall at the CUNY TV studios on New York and President Trump’s first 100 days featuring Mayor Bill de Blasio, Public Advocate Letitia James and others. Current BA in Urban and Community Studies program student Michele Holmes attended and asked a question of the mayor about…
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New Labor Forum Highlights: May 1st, 2017
The New Labor Forum has launched a bi-weekly newsletter on current topics in labor, curated by the some of the most insightful scholars and activists in the labor world today. Check out some highlights from the latest edition below. New Labor Forum is proud to announce the release of our May 2017 issue – just in time for May…
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Event: Confronting the Tragedy (4/28-29)
Dates: April 28th-29th Time: 9am-5:30pm Location: Murphy Institute, 25 W. 43rd St., 18th Floor REGISTER HERE The Murphy Institute for Worker Education & Labor Studies, CUNY, is bringing together academics, labor leaders, activists, students, and policy makers to pose crucial questions concerning the criminal justice system and the labor movement’s place and responsibility within it. Our two-day conference,…
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Prof. Elena Conte on Sheridan Expressway in NYTimes
As plans develop to tear down the Bronx’s Sheridan Expressway, many residents and local politicians look forward to the possibility of a safer roadway, lower pollution rates and more riverfront access. In an article this week in the NYTimes, Patrick McGeehan describes some of the issues with the existing expressway: “The Sheridan Expressway was Robert…
