What impact have the mayor’s moves had on East New York, Downtown Far Rockaway, East Harlem, Jerome Avenue and Inwood?
car theft
NYC’s Rise in Auto Thefts Puzzles Experts
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Since the beginning of the year, rates of reported car thefts in New York City have climbed by 60 percent—the biggest increase of any of the seven major felonies tracked by the NYPD
consumer fireworks
In State Where NYC’s Illegal Fireworks Can Be Bought, Some Want Tighter Laws
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Pennsylvania legalized many fireworks in 2017. Several lawmakers there want to rein the sales in, citing noise, fires and ‘chaos.’
City on the Edge: Climate Change and New York
Steps to Boost Climate Resiliency Hit by Delays and Cuts, Thanks to COVID-19
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Budget cuts and delays in the planning process or construction on work threaten to bog down plans that critics thought were too limited to begin with.
Budget
Cutting the Police Budget Means Revising the Role Cops Play in Today’s NYC
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Not everyone agrees on what defunding would mean, or what it would look like.
2020 election
In Run for Congress, Díaz Sr.’s Strategy is to Give Out Food and Skip Debates
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His campaign relies on Twitter and Facebook posts, pictures and videos capturing him doing old-school politics, like giving away food, toys and—since the coronavirus pandemic hit New York—masks.
Community Boards
How Widespread Was Violence on New York’s Nights of Unrest?
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To get a better sense of what was seen around the city last week, City Limits surveyed all the city’s 59 community boards to ask what violent unrest—and peaceful protest—they had seen.
Brooklyn
Worries About the Pace of Progress Four Years After East New York’s Rezoning
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Residents, community groups and the borough president’s office are voicing their concerns over whether benefits promised to the neighborhood are being delivered–and how the COVID-19 budget crunch might affect the city’s ability to make good on the rest of the to-do list.
courts
City’s Courts Seen Lacking in Interpreters
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There appears to be no accurate record of how many people per month or per year require the services of an interpreter to exercise their right to access to justice.
In Depth
When Labs Go Online: For Some College Majors, Remote Learning Means Extra Hurdles
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Classes for certain college majors, the move to remove learning has been especially jarring, as science labs and acting workshops don’t translate so easily to Zoom.
A Family Affair: Parents, Children and NYC's Homelessness Crisis
Calls for More Aftercare to Keep Homeless From Returning to Shelters
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Advocates and providers say many more families need intensive ongoing support to avoid a return to shelter amid an historic homelessness crisis — even before the COVID-19 outbreak forced thousands of low-income breadwinners out of work.