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Data Drop: Misdemeanor Arrests in New York City, 2013-2017

How have patterns in low-level busts changed since Bill de Blasio became mayor?

Fact Check: The Full Picture of Crime in the City

Bill de Blasio celebrates crime falling. Nicole Malliotakis points to increases in specific types of crime. What’s the full story?

Housing and Homelessness In Depth

Bill de Blasio is Still in His First Term and We’re Already Debating His Housing Legacy

The mayor has done a lot. But his critics in the housing world say he is still falling short of what the city’s affordability crisis demands.

Economy Government In Depth

Policy Brief: NYC’s Looming Task of Property Tax Reform

Maybe it sounds boring. But it ain’t simple, that’s for sure.

In Depth Investigations NYCHA

Audio: City Limits Author Discusses NYCHA Crime Witnesses Investigation

Freelance author Ese Olumhense appeared on Thursday’s Brian Lehrer Show on WNYC to discuss her story about the obstacles facing crime witness and victims who try to transfer to safer…

Housing and Homelessness In Depth Investigations Justice NYCHA

NYCHA Crime Witnesses Face Obstacles When They Seek Safety

NYCHA has taken steps to improve its emergency transfer program for crime witnesses and victims who want to move to new developments for their safety. But administrative delays and practical…

Government In Depth

Debate Fact Check: Is Congestion Pricing Regressive?

The mayor says it is, and that’s a reason why he wants to fund transit improvements with a millionaire’s tax instead.

Housing and Homelessness In Depth Investigations

NYC’s Planning Commission: Rubber Stamps or Checks and Balances?

The mayor appoints a majority of members. The chair heads a mayoral agency. But the City Planning Commission is supposed to scrutinize each rezoning application on its own merit. …

Housing and Homelessness In Depth Investigations

De Blasio’s Bigger Fight Isn’t Building Housing, but Preserving It

The mayor’s grand housing plan promised 200,000 affordable units. But most of them already exist.

Government Investigations

‘I am the Church. I am the State’: Diaz Sr. Faces Younger Voices in Bronx Primary

In the crowded race to represent Soundview and its environs in the City Council, the State Senator faces opponents who are lesser known and far more progressive.

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