Organizers within the nail salon industry continue to fight for better working conditions, even four years after the passage of state regulations intended to protect employees.
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City’s Half-Priced MetroCard Program Continues to Expand, But Frustrations Persist
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More than 150,000 residents meet the requirements for the current eligibility criteria, officials say. Of those, 76,021 have enrolled so far, and the city has been conducting outreach in the form of phone calls and letters.
City Limits en Español
How Many Displaced by Hurricane Maria are Still Living in New York City?
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FEMA told City Limits that ‘a more detailed look at the NYC aspects/impacts’ would ‘best be handled by the city.’ However, neither the mayor’s office nor several of the city’s agencies were able to say.
City Limits en Español
¿Cuántos puertorriqueños víctimas del huracán María hay actualmente en la ciudad de Nueva York?
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El seguimiento a esta diáspora como conjunto se perdió.
Featured in Category
In Wake of Hurricane Dorian, Brooklyn Rep. Clarke Seeks Protected Status for Bahamians
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‘As a Caribbean-American myself, my heart hurts for those whose lives have changed as they know it back home in the Caribbean,’ Clarke told the news site Caribbean Life.
HEALTH and ENVIRONMENT
How to Care for Your NYC Street Tree, and Strengthen Democracy
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A reader recently asked about an ailing tree on her block. She had reported it to the city but nothing was happening. What could she do?
buyout
Income Inequality is Making it Harder to Escape Storm Risk on Staten Island
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In areas hit hard by Sandy, the choice between rebuilding or retreating isn’t easy for anyone. It’s harder for those whose finances make elevating their home or accepting a buyout all but impossible.
China
Other Cities Face Trash Crises, but NYC is Navigating China’s Recycling Import Ban
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The city has been able to insulate itself from the impact of the Chinese ban thanks in part to its size as well as the city’s long-term vision that allowed it to build a local recycling infrastructure.
biodiversity
Climate Change Poses Serious Challenges for City’s Natural Areas
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Three experts on New York City’s environment on New York City’s natural areas, the biodiversity that exists within them and how climate change is going to affect them.
Age Justice
Leave the Bronx for One’s Golden Years? ‘Hell No!’
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To get a sense of what older Bronx residents were doing and thinking on a typical day, City Limits and the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism teamed up this week to collect a few vignettes of aging in the borough.
Bronx
NYC to Get New Hub for Locally Grown Food
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The new Bronx distribution facility for regional food will boost supply and potentially lower price, backers say.