City Council
City Limits’ First Ever Live Broadcast!
Jarrett Murphy |
Catch a noon press conference featuring a call for federal prosecutions in a police killing.
Housing and Homelessness
De Blasio Housing Chief Rebuts Critics of East N.Y. Plan
Jarrett Murphy |
Testifying about a controversial rezoning proposal, the HPD commissioner rejected the idea that city-subsidized apartments would charge rents out of step with prevailing rents or average incomes in the Brooklyn neighborhood.
Bill de Blasio
Progressive Advocates Weigh in on De Blasio’s First Two Years
Jarrett Murphy |
City Limits teamed up with The Nation to compile a mid-year report card on a mayor who, through ups and downs, remains a progressive standard-bearer.
Bronx
Can the Bronx Develop Without Displacement?
Jarrett Murphy |
This weekend, City Limits will moderate a panel discussion featuring a tenant leader, artists and the commissioner of the Department of Housing Preservation and Development to try to answer that question.
CITY WIRE: THE BLOG
Cold Enough for You? NYC Heat Complaints Lagging This Year
Jarrett Murphy |
Baby, it’s cold outside today. In some apartments, it will be cold inside, too, if landlords flout rules for providing heat to tenants.
On the Border of Justice
What is Life Like in Immigration Detention?
Jarrett Murphy |
Reporter Batya Ungar-Sargon, immigration lawyer Talia Peleg and professional signer (and one-time immigration detainee) Nnecka Ifemesia appeared on the Brian Lehrer Show to discuss the City Limits series “On the Border of Justice.”
Housing and Homelessness
Stringer Deplores Conditions in City Homeless Shelters
Jarrett Murphy |
The comptroller’s audit finds that too many DHS apartments are in poor shape and too few families who live there are getting the services they need. City Hall says it is working to address those issues.
CITY WIRE: THE BLOG
De Blasio Pushes Reset Button on Homelessness
Jarrett Murphy |
There are no shortage of ideas on what the city should do now to deal with rising shelter numbers. But selecting the right cure depends on diagnosing the causes of today’s homelessness problem.
CITY WIRE: THE BLOG
Paid Bronx Reporting Internship Open for Applications
Jarrett Murphy |
The 10-week internship teaches students the basics of investigative reporting as they hone those skills by working on an actual in-depth story.
campaign 2016
There is No Excuse Not to Watch the Republican Debate With Us
Jarrett Murphy |
You might decide to vote for one of them. You might make plans to leave the country if one of them wins. You might stop hemming and hawing and run for president yourself. No matter who you are, or how you vote, you’ve a reason to grab a seat, raise a glass and watch Tuesday’s GOP debate with City Limits.
