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Griffin Kelly

Griffin Kelly is a City Limits intern and current grad student at the CUNY Craig Newmark School of Journalism. He specializes in urban reporting, writing stories that pertain to working-class and underrepresented New Yorkers. He’s covered multiple beats such as arts and culture, the environment, politics, transportation and housing. Griffin has previously worked with the Mott Haven Herald, the Hunts Point Express, the Adirondack Daily Enterprise and the Lake Placid News.

NYC parks

Across NYC, Millions of Daffodils Will Mark Lives Lost to 9/11 and COVID

Griffin Kelly | August 26, 2021

New Yorkers for Parks is doubling the reach of its annual Sept. 11 Daffodil Project to also honor those who’ve died from the pandemic. “COVID is not a single moment like 9/11. It’s this continuous shared tragedy, but we’re not able to be together in the same way,” the group’s director said.

Transportation

E-scooters, First in the City, Head to the East Bronx—to Mixed Reactions

Griffin Kelly | August 12, 2021

‘Everything has been car-centric since Robert Moses divided the borough in half with the Cross Bronx Expressway,’ one Bronxite who welcomes the scooters told City Limits. ‘It’s just a matter of righting a lot of those wrongs, and we’re glad the city is finally paying attention to us.’

Transportation

City to Install Story Ave. Bus Lanes This Month, As Advocates Push for Other Bronx Fixes

Griffin Kelly | August 6, 2021

Advocates say they would like to see the timely completion of other major projects in the borough before Mayor de Blasio leaves office, including adding bus lanes on Gun Hill Road and University Avenue, and curbing the number of cars and trucks often blocking the bus lanes on Fordham Road.

ARTS and CULTURE

NY Prison Arts and Reentry Programs Persist Throughout Pandemic

Griffin Kelly | August 2, 2021

While the COVID-19 pandemic may have limited the intimacy of prison and reentry arts programs, many found ways to continue to teach, appreciate and showcase the work of incarcerated artists even during the crisis, by transitioning to virtual and solo lessons.

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42nd Street and 6th Avenues in Manhattan.

Rise in Traffic Crashes Could Make 2021 Deadliest ‘Vision Zero’ Year Yet, Advocates Say

Griffin Kelly | July 21, 2021

More than 120 people have been killed in city traffic incidents between January and June, a new report says.

Art at the Limits

PHOTOS: A Look at the Immersive Van Gogh Exhibit in New York

Griffin Kelly | July 13, 2021

Unlike a museum, the experience is an 40-minute-long visual show. Projections of Van Gogh’s work are shot onto the walls, floor and reflective objects as songs from Edith Piaf, Imogen Heap and Thom Yorke play.

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Traffic Debt No Longer a Cause for License Suspension in New York

Griffin Kelly | July 8, 2021

Advocates say the previous policy disproportionately impacted low-income people and people of color.

Transportation

Bronx Residents—And a Developer—Weigh in on What Future Metro-North Stations Might Bring

Griffin Kelly | July 1, 2021

The MTA will add four new Metro North stations to the East Bronx as part of its Penn Station Access Initiative. The Department of City Planning is researching the best ways to develop the surrounding neighborhoods, and garnering public feedback.

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NYC Pride 2021: Scenes from the Queer Liberation March

Griffin Kelly | June 28, 2021

The Queer Liberation March was Reclaim Pride Coalition’s response to pride parades that partner with corporate sponsors, have strong police presences and highlight politicians.

NYC parks

For Bronx Community Gardeners, Mutual Aid Continues Even as City Reopens

Griffin Kelly | June 17, 2021

‘If you wait for the city to do it for you, you’re going to be waiting forever,’ Mike Young, founder of the Padre Plaza Community Success Garden. ‘Why are we waiting for someone else to be resourceful for us?’

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