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The event, to take place with both in-person and virtual attendance options on Nov. 18, will also honor four New York community leaders for their contributions to justice, media, housing,…

ByCity Limits 4 minRead time

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Jun 2021

Government

Worker Shortages at Some NYC Polls: Missing Translators, ‘A Table With Nobody’

“We’re trying the best we can.” A poll site in Queensbridge was missing its Spanish- and Chinese-language interpreters Tuesday morning. Workers handed out translated info cards instead, while the Korean-language…

ByCity Limits 8 minRead time

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Jun 2021

Uncategorized

‘I Don’t See the Point’: NYers React to Ranked Choice Voting

‘For me it’s not about choice—I know who I want to vote for and I voted for them,’ one voter told City Limits Tuesday. Other said they like RCV, and…

ByCity Limits 7 minRead time

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Jun 2021

Government

2021 Primary Day Thread: NYC Votes for a New Mayor, City Council

The winner of the primary will go on to compete on the ballot in November’s general election—which in a city that leans as heavily Democratic as New York means most…

ByCity Limits 19 minRead time

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Feb 2021

Climate and Environment

New Editorial Leader Announced for City Limits

Managing editor Jeanmarie Evelly elevated as Jarrett Murphy prepares to depart.

ByCity Limits 4 minRead time

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Dec 2020

Health News Video

Checking in on Lines at NYC’s COVID Test Sites as Infection Numbers Rise

It’s not clear yet if the December holidays will draw same test-line crowds that Thanksgiving did: An average of 48,380 New Yorkers got molecular coronavirus tests on Dec. 14, the…

ByCity Limits 10 minRead time

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Nov 2020

Uncategorized

As COVID-19 Cases Spike Again, Are New Yorkers Still Being Diligent About Masks?

City Limits staff conducted an unscientific tally at locations across the city: Of the 1,339 New Yorkers we observed, just over 70 percent wore masks.

ByCity Limits 4 minRead time

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Aug 2020

CLARIFY News

Applications Open for City Limits’ Paid Youth Training Program

CLARIFY is a paid, 8-week vocational training program for New York City high school students that teaches the essentials of writing and reporting the news, with an emphasis on investigative…

ByCity Limits 2 minRead time

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Jul 2020

Housing and Homelessness Justice

Hotel-Turned-Shelter for Released Rikers Detainees Faces Backlash in Fresh Meadows

Chinese residents and businesses in the neighborhood collected more than 10,000 signatures on a petition against the arrangement, arguing the city should have notified the community of the plan.