New potential funding mechanisms—including a measure that New Yorkers will see on the ballot this November—may provide an opportunity for homeowners in areas of high flood risk to sell their at-risk properties to the state or city. The properties are then rebuilt to be more resilient, or removed so the land can be used for coastal protection measures.
CIty Limits Investigative Internship Program
Plastic Bags Still Ubiquitous in NYC Shops, Months After Enforcement of Ban Began
Liz Donovan |
The effectiveness of New York’s plastic bag ban could serve as a portend for other, similar bans on single-use plastics either already approved or under discussion at both the city and state legislative levels. To get a better sense of how its implementation is going, City Limits’ CLARIFY interns spoke to more than 50 bodega owners and store workers in the outer boroughs to see if they’re still using plastic, and if so, to tell us why.
Election 2021
General Election Breakdown: NYC Republicans See Wins in Key Council Races
Ese Olumhense |
While turnout was not particularly high across the city, GOP wins signal that moderate and conservative voters were pushed to the polls in key districts, perhaps propelled by a rejection of more progressive proposals that have become mainstream, like diverting money from the police department.
2021 City Council Races
On Staten Island, It’s Red vs. Blue in Tight City Council Race
Jeanmarie Evelly and David Brand |
“Albanese might have the support of the law enforcement union, but I think more law enforcement officers would rather lick the floor of the Ferry Terminal than vote for him,” said Republican Councilmember Joe Borelli. “He’s had more positions than the Kama Sutra.”
NYC council elections
NYC General Election Day: Updates From Across the Boroughs
Jeanmarie Evelly, David Brand, Adi Talwar and Liz Donovan |
New York City will choose its next mayor on Tuesday. Check here throughout the day for developments in the 2021 election.
primary election
2021 Primary Day Thread: NYC Votes for a New Mayor, City Council
City Limits |
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.
Council Countdown
It’s Insider Vs. Outsiders in Republican Council Primary on Staten Island
Jarrett Murphy |
A tradition of handing down power within this 50th Council district office is under assault in the most contested Republican primary in this cycle.
2021 Borough President Races
Un candidato latino a presidente del condado de Staten Island
Daniel Parra |
Staten Island no ha tenido un presidente municipal del Partido Demócrata en 32 años y nunca ha tenido un BP de color. César Vargas está tratando de acabar con ambas tendencias.
Election 2021
Republicans Vie for Staten Island BP Nod as Democratic Challenges Take Shape
Jarrett Murphy |
The borough president’s bully pulpit stands especially high in Staten Island, separated from the rest of New York by seawater, demographics and a Republican orientation that could be getting firmer.
COVID-19
Checking in on New York’s COVID-19 ‘Cluster’ Containment Strategy
Nicole Javorsky |
It’s been nearly a month since New York started its ‘Cluster Action Initiative’ to contain the spread of coronavirus by instituting restrictions in specific hotspot neighborhoods. Will it keep a second wave at bay?
2020 election
Latinos votan por primera en elecciones de 2020 en Staten Island, Nueva York
Daniel Parra |
La historia de las elecciones de 2020 trataba tanto del futuro de una nación como de los votantes individuales que salieron el primer martes de noviembre.