William Mathis, Author at City Limits

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A system of pantries and soup kitchens sustains thousands of people, many of them working, in the borough. Lines stretch down blocks. People queue up three hours early.

ByMilana Vinn 50 minRead time

08

Nov 2016

Uncategorized

BronxVotes: People Waited Up to 90 Minutes to Vote in Parkchester

‘What’s at stake is the future of our children,’ Michelle Ortiz said. ‘We got young girls growing up, we don’t want to set ourselves back to the 1930s.’

ByWilliam Mathis 3 minRead time

08

Nov 2016

Uncategorized

BronxVotes: Polling Problems, Higher Aspirations Reflected on Social Media

Ballot scanners were reportedly not working at a number of voting locations in the Bronx on Tuesday morning, including polling stations in Co-op City, Claremont, Kingsbridge and Belmont.

ByTiye Sheppard

BySarah Kerr

ByWilliam Mathis 4 minRead time

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Sep 2016

Economy

Slow, Late or Crowded, Buses are the Jugular of the Bronx

A team of reporters spent a day on the buses of the Bronx to see to see an underappreciated part of the city’s strained transit system in action.

ByAnnie Nova 28 minRead time

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Jun 2015

In Depth

In Bushwick, One Artist’s Renaissance is Another’s Lament

Two Bushwick artists—one native, one new—had a tense confrontation over the role of artists in gentrification. Then they engineered a collaboration of sorts.

ByWilliam Mathis 9 minRead time

William Mathis

Just Another Day at the Food Pantries That Help the Bronx Survive

BronxVotes: People Waited Up to 90 Minutes to Vote in Parkchester

BronxVotes: Polling Problems, Higher Aspirations Reflected on Social Media

Slow, Late or Crowded, Buses are the Jugular of the Bronx

In Bushwick, One Artist’s Renaissance is Another’s Lament

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William Mathis

Just Another Day at the Food Pantries That Help the Bronx Survive

BronxVotes: People Waited Up to 90 Minutes to Vote in Parkchester

BronxVotes: Polling Problems, Higher Aspirations Reflected on Social Media

Slow, Late or Crowded, Buses are the Jugular of the Bronx

In Bushwick, One Artist’s Renaissance is Another’s Lament

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