Grant support from the Scripps Howard Fund will allow City Limits to host interns for three semesters beginning in the summer of 2025, who will produce stories and investigations for the Spanish/English news initiative, Una Ciudad sin Límites.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: Ground Lease Co-Op Tenants, Trapped By Their Landowners
Tony Santiago |
“Lawmakers up in Albany have already proposed legislation to protect ground lease co-op residents around the state. We need standard rights and protections and New York has the chance to grant them.”
Government
City to Launch ‘Centralized Mail Center’ for Migrants in Shelter After Complaints of Missing Correspondence
Daniel Parra |
The announcement follows months of complaints by immigrants and asylum seekers about missing mail in city shelters, complicating their immigration cases and other efforts to establish their lives here, as City Limits was the first to report in July.
Economy
NYC Food Resources for the 2024 Holiday Season
Jeanmarie Evelly |
Since the pandemic, one in every three New York City residents has used a food pantry, according to a recent study from Robin Hood and Columbia University. Here, City Limits rounds up a list of where people can find food assistance and other anti-hunger resources.
Government
A ‘Yelp’ For NYCHA Repairs? Audit Calls For More Oversight and Resident Feedback on Vendors
Tatyana Turner |
“An app which allows residents to give real-time feedback on the repair vendors in their apartments that adds up to a vendor’s scorecard so we will have real accountability for NYCHA contractors, which the audit shows is so badly needed,” said Comptroller Brad Lander.
Government
As ‘City of Yes’ Heads to a Vote, Report Says Subsidies Are Key to Producing Affordable Housing
Patrick Spauster |
As city lawmakers negotiate a package for the “City of Yes” zoning reforms, a report from the Independent Budget Office highlights the importance of city subsidies in creating deeply affordable housing.
Brooklyn
Crown Heights Homeowners Say They’re Bearing the Brunt of Mayor Adams’ War on Rats
Dana Edwards |
Two years into the mayor’s anti-rodent siege, rat infestations persist, but one consequence of the policy change has emerged: a major uptick in homeowner fines. “The summonses started escalating,” said Betty Davis, an 80-year-old retired homeowner on Dean Street who’s received $930 in fines in 2024.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: Not All Housing is Created Equal
Barika Williams |
“New housing production isn’t a solution if it doesn’t meet the needs of a majority of New Yorkers…Every neighborhood should and must be doing its part to produce affordable housing, not just market-rate housing, if we are going to turn the city’s housing crisis around.” Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office
CityViews are readers’ opinions, not those of City Limits. Add your voice today! You’re paying over half your monthly income in rent, your landlord won’t make repairs, and you’re already rooming with friends or family—your best option? Move.
Bronx
1 in 8 NYC Public School Students Experienced Homelessness Last Year. See How Many Were in Your District.
Patrick Spauster |
A record-high 146,733 students were living in the shelter system, doubled up, or staying in hotels, motels, or unsheltered, a new report finds. In some school districts, as many as one in five experienced homelessness.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: How NYC’s Housing Shortage Drives School Segregation & Disinvestment
Nyah Berg |
“Rising unaffordability, worsened by a global pandemic, has created a cycle where many Black and brown New Yorkers, along with other marginalized groups, see leaving the city as their only option.”
Government
This Map Can Help You Find Out If Your Home Has Lead Pipes
Mariana Simões |
New York City has over 124,000 buildings with lead pipes, city data analyzed by the New York League of Conservation Voters shows. Here’s how you can look up your address.
