Homelessness
Data Drop: Where the Homeless Children Are
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Only a third of the students who reported being homeless last school year were in the formal shelter system.
waterways
Cuomo Kills Bill to Protect Streams, Citing Fiscal Woes
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The measure would have added 41,000 miles of streams to the states regulatory system.
AIDS
Data Drop: HIV and AIDS in New York City
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Marking World AIDS Day with a snapshot of new infections, deaths and life with the virus.
Una Ciudad sin Límites
Cinco elecciones especiales en la ciudad de Nueva York crean preocupación por tiempos y participación
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El problema de las elecciones especiales es que traen un nivel de participación patético y bajo. El concejo de la ciudad tiene dos vacantes ahora y tres más en perspectiva, con elecciones especiales programadas para diciembre, febrero y (probablemente) marzo. Aquí hay una mirada a quién se está postulando.
Art at the Limits
Watch: Amid Isolation and Distance, the Sounds and Dance of New York’s Soul Break Through
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An organization that fosters traditional dance from the city’s many ethnic groups is taking its work, and the movements and music of its performers, online.
2021 election
Mayoral Hopeful Eric Adams on Schools, Development, Policing and More
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The Brooklyn Beeps chalks the city’s troubles up to dysfunction. Winning the race will require defining that term, and outlining a plan to defeat it.
2020 election
What the 2020 Results Really Mean: Q&A With Laura Flanders
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Democrats won the White House but lost ground in the House and might fall short in the Senate. Is that a repudiation of progressive policies? Evidence of the limits of Joe Biden’s appeal? Or none of the above? City Limits executive editor Jarrett Murphy speaks with journalist and commentator Laura Flanders about how she interprets the results, and what she’s looking for next in Washington and New York’s 2021 mayoral race.
Manhattan District Attorney's race
DA Hopeful Plans to Use Forfeiture Money to Fund Mental Health Services
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Janos Marton’s plan would pump $50 million a year to community-based providers in hopes of keeping people with mental illness out of police cars, courthouse lockups and jail cells.
obituaries
David Dinkins, Understated Pioneer and 106th Mayor, is Dead
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He made history in becoming mayor and faced multiple crises during a single term in City Hall.
Welfare
Big Response, Huge Need: NYC’s Welfare System Amid COVID-19
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The city’s social safety net has stretched to address the economic disaster created by the pandemic. It might have further to go.