Health and Environment
The 2012 Stories That Will Matter Most in 2013
City Limits |
We’re not saying these are the best, worst, most popular, or happiest stories. But we think these 10 are the most likely to still be on our minds next year.
2012 Elections
Confusion in Parkchester, Other Bronx Sites
City Limits |
“They never notified us. This is about losing our votes. People are getting discouraged,”
2012 Elections
Need a Ride to the Polls?
City Limits |
Pierre Mercredi is spending all day Tuesday volunteering to drive seniors and disabled people to polling stations across the Bronx.
2012 Elections
Change of Polling Sites Cause Difficulties for Elderly Voters
City Limits |
Last-minute changes in polling sites left many voters in the Bronx confused about where to vote and in some cases, even prevented them from voting.
2012 Elections
Bangladeshi Voters Wrestle With Economic Worries
City Limits |
Their immigrant enclave in the Parkchester section is heavily Democratic, but a few voters are wondering if the slow economy is reason to consider a vote for Mitt Romney.
Health and Environment
Stripping Down Not For a Marathon, But For Sandy
City Limits |
Dozens of runners donated the clothing they would have abandoned at the starting line of the cancelled New York City Marathon to victims of the superstorm.
News
Where The Homeless Kids Are
City Limits |
Among the 35,451 people living in New York City’s homeless shelters on Wednesday, June 23rd, there were 14,437 children, according to the city’s Department of Homeless Services.While many students in New York City’s public school system face steep challenges, few face more difficult obstacles than those whose home is a shelter.Reporters at the City University of New York’s Graduate School of Journalism have produced a comprehensive report on homeless students in the city, including this map by reporters Colby Hamilton and Alana Casanova-Burgess showing which districts hosted the largest numbers of homeless students during the 2008-2009 school year. For more coverage of issues facing youth in New York City, check out City Limits magazine.
Manhattan
CORRUGATED CRIMINALS
City Limits |
Court says law is clear: sleeping in a cardboard box is a crime.
Gifford Miller
Voting by Moxie
City Limits |
Half the city’s immigrant population can’t legally vote, but that hasn’t kept them from taking part in politics. How the newest New Yorkers are drawing the eye of savvy politicians.
