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Citywide

No Loud Music. No Smoking. No Guns. Can NYC Landlords Ban Firearms?

By David Brand | 22 hours ago

The Supreme Court’s recent decision could turn the Meatpacking District into the Heat-packing District by allowing an untold number of New Yorkers to carry guns outside their homes. But what about inside their homes? In a city where about two-thirds of residents are renters, can a private landlord prohibit a tenant from keeping a gun inside their apartment?

Opinion: NYCHA’s 'Public Housing Preservation Trust' Is A Farce of Resident Engagement

NYC’s Rent Board Votes for Biggest Increase Since Bloomberg Administration

With New York’s Hectic Petitioning Season in Overdrive, is There a Better Way to Get on the Ballot?

City Watch: Reckoning With New York City’s Affordable Housing Crunch

CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS

Opinion: Corporate Landlords Are Taking Over NYC—The Numbers Don’t Lie

By Sateesh Nori | May 31, 2022

Corporations exist to make profit. In the housing context, corporate landlords extract as much profit from their investments as possible. The results are rent increases, cost-cutting on building maintenance, reductions in building-wide services, low-cost or inadequate repairs, and evictions.

2021 Mayoral Race

Eric Adams Declares Victory Over Curtis Sliwa to Become NYC’s Second Black Mayor

By Ese Olumhense | November 3, 2021

The expected win means Adams, the current Brooklyn borough president, will become the city’s second Black mayor, following David Dinkins’ historic election to the post more than three decades ago in 1989.

City Limits 45th anniversary

Support NYC Journalism: City Limits to Host 45th Anniversary Celebration & Hall of Fame Induction

By City Limits | September 27, 2021

The event, to take place with both in-person and virtual attendance options on Nov. 18, will also honor four New York community leaders for their contributions to justice, media, housing, and economic development.

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Eric Adams Strikes Celebratory Tone as Ranked Choice Count Begins

By Ese Olumhense | June 23, 2021

Eric Adams predicted victory in New York City’s Democratic primary for mayor Tuesday, telling supporters he was confident he won the June 22 election for the city’s top job.

primary election

2021 Primary Day Thread: NYC Votes for a New Mayor, City Council

By City Limits | June 22, 2021

The winner of the primary will go on to compete on the ballot in November’s general election—which in a city that leans as heavily Democratic as New York means most seats will be filled by whoever wins in June.

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A Statistical Snapshot of NYC’s Veterans

By Jarrett Murphy | November 11, 2020

The city was home to 138,000 veterans in 2019, a little over 2 percent of the population. Most served in the Gulf War or thereafter, but some from WWII remain.

Citywide

Pro-immigrant Groups Join BLM Protests at City Hall

By Ramón Frisneda for El Diario | July 3, 2020

Activists representing immigrant rights groups joined Black Lives Matters protestors at City Hall, calling for the city to protect funding for immigration nonprofits.

The Bushwick Project

In Bushwick, (and the City) Families are the Majority of the Homeless

By Harry DiPrinzio | July 22, 2019

Families and homeless students makeup the majority of homeless people living in Bushwick. 1,039 of the neighborhood’s 1,462 shelter residents (71 percent) lived in family shelters in April.

Age Justice

10 NYCHA Senior Centers to Remain Open

By Harry DiPrinzio | July 16, 2019

Funding was restored to 10 senior centers at NYCHA buildings that were slated to close due to budget cuts.

Mapping the Future

De Blasio’s Sixth Year in Office Could Feature Three Neighborhood Rezonings

By Sadef Ali Kully | January 7, 2019

The mayor in 2015 set a goal of rezoning up to 15 neighborhoods in a drive to create more density and more affordable housing. Five rezonings have passed and at least three are likely to move forward in 2019.

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