Bronx
Across The Fence: The Year In Neighborhoods
Abigail Kramer |
A survey of community press stories fills in the colorful portrait of the year that was.
Bronx
A Backward Glance: 12 Months Of Scoops
Karen Loew |
Top stories from City Limits describe 2009 as experienced in ‘the other New York.’
Citywide
City To Focus Attention On Human Trafficking
Rae Gomes |
This ugly problem is a local one, too, and a city task force plans to increase public awareness with a campaign next year.
Bronx
No Winter Hibernation For Garden Activists
Jennifer Brookland |
Advocates, electeds and city officials are busy devising the next best step for preserving some neighborhood oases.
Bronx
City Sued For Failing To Provide Shelter
Mike Reicher |
The city acknowledges that its homeless shelters for individuals are near capacity, but insists they’re not over capacity.
Citywide
Fundraisers Atwitter Over New Cash Stream
Clare Trapasso |
The money to be raised through social networking has some nonprofits seeing green.
Citywide
Foster Kids To Get A Home In One Year, City Says
Nekoro Gomes |
A research report explains why NYC foster children languish so long without ‘permanency.’ Children’s Services backs the findings and promises change.
Bronx
Lawyer: Homeless Families Still Getting Runaround
Mike Reicher |
Last December, the Bloomberg administration settled a quarter-century-old lawsuit over the right to shelter. Now clients and advocates charge that the city isn’t holding up its end of the deal.
Citywide
From The Publisher's Desk: City Limits' New Chapter
Walter Fields |
Under new ownership, this reliable fixture of civic life will grow while staying true to its roots.
Citywide
Saving Public Housing By Building Anew
Roy Strickland |
New York’s public housing has suffered years of federal divestment, putting its future viability in doubt. When a team of urban designers explored the Lower East Side projects’ open spaces, they found potential for NYCHA to not merely survive, but thrive.
