The Parkland massacre triggered a more robust discussion about gun restrictions than occurred even after Newtown or Columbine. New York City has a peculiar place in that national debate.
JUSTICE
Call for State to Address Crisis of Aging in Prisons
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New York state’s prison population is getting smaller. It is also getting older.
Affordable Housing
Watch it Here: Is Affordable Housing Really Fair Housing?
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What does it mean to take into account “fair housing” concerns as the city implements Housing New York and as it pursues neighborhood rezonings?
BROOKLYN BUREAU
The Gray Saga: A Two-Century Struggle to Preserve Black Wealth in Brooklyn
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Through the Civil War and Jim Crow, depression and boom, redlining and deregulation, one Black family near the historic Weeksville settlement managed to preserve its hold on the family property. Until it didn’t.
austerity
NYU’s Storm Refugees Resisting Pressure to Return to Puerto Rico
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The institution took in 57 students whose home universities were shut down by the storm. Now they’re being told it’s safe to go back—and that the island needs them.
Bus Action Plan
MTA’s Bus Overhaul Could be Lifeline for Healthcare Workers, Who Face City’s Longest Commutes
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The MTA’s Bus Action Plan may benefit healthcare workers, who have the city’s longest commutes and rely heavily on the bus network.
Affordable Housing
Opinion Split at City Planning Commission Hearing on Proposed Inwood Rezoning
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Some Planning Commission members expressed concerns during their questioning of city officials.
displacement
Video: Displacement Around the World, Lessons for and from NYC
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An author from our recent ‘Global Squeeze’ series discusses the project and its findings.
Awards
Investigation of NYCHA Victim Protections, Coverage of 2017 Campaign Nab Honors
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The New York Press Club recognized City Limits in the categories of Best Feature-Internet and Best Political Coverage-Internet.
Long-Sought Pedestrian Bridge for Van Cortlandt Park Still Short $9 Million, Officials Say
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After years waiting for a bridge to connect splintered sections of the Bronx park, the city is still short on funds to make it happen.
Jerome Avenue Auto Firms Say City’s Relocation Fund is too Small
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‘Willets Point was dressed in a tuxedo. Jerome Avenue is in shorts and a t-shirt.’