City Hall
Former Mayor Bloomberg and former ACS Commissioner Ronald Richter, who launched the oversight board in 2013.
A board charged in 2013 with independent oversight of the city’s juvenile-justice detention system met but once before it was downgraded to an advisory board bound by a non-disclosure agreement. ACS argues it needs wise counsel more than another layer of oversight.
City Limits uses investigative journalism through the prism of New York City to identify urban problems, examine their causes, explore solutions, and equip communities to take action.
Founded in 1976 in the midst of New York’s fiscal crisis, City Limits exists to inform democracy and equip citizens to create a more just city. The organization is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit funded by foundation support, ad sponsorship and donations from readers.
Support local, investigative journalism that has informed and empowered New Yorkers for 45 years.
Support local, investigative journalism that has informed and empowered New Yorkers for 45 years.
