Jeanmarie Evelly, Author at City Limits

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Beginning this week, the city and state will begin transferring around 230 detainees being held at the troubled New York City jail complex to state correctional facilities in Westchester, what…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 18 minRead time

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Oct 2021

Housing and Homelessness

Flashback Friday: The Vacant Lot Gardens of The South Bronx, 1979

Flashback Friday is a weekly series highlighting a story from the vast archives of City Limits’ reporting as we celebrate our 45th anniversary this year.

ByJeanmarie Evelly 3 minRead time

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Oct 2021

Transportation

The Bronx Gets Short-Changed in NYC’s ‘Open Streets’ Program: Report

The Bronx is home to the fewest miles of Open Streets, and only 16 percent of those that are included in the city initiative are considered operational—or barricaded off to…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 8 minRead time

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Oct 2021

Government Justice

NY Decriminalizes Syringe Possession as Part of Overdose Prevention Efforts

Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a package of bills that aim to combat substance-use disorders, including one that will bring medication assisted treatment to prisons and jails across the state and…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 8 minRead time

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Oct 2021

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness

As NY’s Excluded Workers Fund Runs Out of Cash, Advocates Press for Expansion

The state’s Department of Labor, which is administering the program, is warning on its website that the fund is “nearing exhaustion” and cannot guarantee that future applicants will be approved…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 5 minRead time

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Oct 2021

CLARIFY

Deadline Extended! City Limits’ Youth Reporting Internship This Fall

This is a paid journalism training program for NYC high school students and comes with a $1,000 stipend. The new deadline is Friday, Oct. 8.

ByJeanmarie Evelly 2 minRead time

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Oct 2021

Government

Data Drop: Money in the Mayor’s Race as the General Election Approaches

The latest filings with the NYC Campaign Finance Board (CFB) show that in the race to run City Hall, Democrat Eric Adams continues to out-raise and outspend his main rival,…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 3 minRead time

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Sep 2021

CLARIFY Education

Apply Now For Fall: Youth Reporting Internship with City Limits

The City Limits Accountability Reporting Initiative for Youth, or CLARIFY, is a paid, remote internship opportunity for New York City high school students who will be entering 11th or 12th…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 1 minRead time

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Sep 2021

Economy Government Health

Older Adults in the U.S. Suffering Greater COVID Hardships Than Other Wealthy Nations, Report Says

A Commonwealth Fund survey of 18,000 older residents across 10 different countries found that American seniors were more likely to have depleted their savings, lost income and gone without vital…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 5 minRead time

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Sep 2021

Uncategorized

City’s Effort to Move Homeless Back to Group Shelters Contradicts Earlier Health Dept. Guidance, Documents Show

In correspondence between city and state agencies in May, before the state lifted COVID-19 restrictions, the Health Department recommended halting hotel shelter transfers if the city saw a major variant…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 11 minRead time

Jeanmarie Evelly

Advocates, Attorneys Push Back Against Plan to Transfer Women and Transgender People Off Rikers

Flashback Friday: The Vacant Lot Gardens of The South Bronx, 1979

The Bronx Gets Short-Changed in NYC’s ‘Open Streets’ Program: Report

NY Decriminalizes Syringe Possession as Part of Overdose Prevention Efforts

As NY’s Excluded Workers Fund Runs Out of Cash, Advocates Press for Expansion

Deadline Extended! City Limits’ Youth Reporting Internship This Fall

Data Drop: Money in the Mayor’s Race as the General Election Approaches

Apply Now For Fall: Youth Reporting Internship with City Limits

Older Adults in the U.S. Suffering Greater COVID Hardships Than Other Wealthy Nations, Report Says

City’s Effort to Move Homeless Back to Group Shelters Contradicts Earlier Health Dept. Guidance, Documents Show

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