Bronx Housing News
Housing Update: City Lagging on Shelter Construction
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Plus, criticism of NYCHA’s general manager, details on a building collapse, concerns about a major nonprofit and other housing stories you might have missed this week.
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.
CCRB
What the Pantaleo Decision Tells Us About Police Accountability in New York City
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Even if the most intense reverberations from Commissioner James O’Neill’s August 19 decision subside, the Garner case will continue to shape conversations about the mayor, the police department and the system in place to oversee cops.
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.
Homelessness
Mixed Feelings About Mandatory Savings for NYC Homeless
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Advocates say the idea isn’t inherently problematic, but its case-by-case impact bears close monitoring.
Protecting Biodiversity in the Big Apple
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Join City Limits for a panel discussion on the intersection of climate change, urban growth, and policy choices in NYC.
Age Justice
NY’s Nursing Home Staffing Shortages Raise Concerns About Quality of Care
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In New York City’s worst-staffed homes, nursing home residents get fewer than three hours on average of direct nursing care each day—below the recommended amount. City Limits found that those gaps have serious consequences for residents.
Apply for Fall: City Limits’ Reporting Internship for NYC High School Students
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The City Limits Accountability Reporting Initiative for Youth (CLARIFY) is now accepting applications for the Fall 2019 semester of our Introductory Reporting Internship.
1989
30 Years Later, David Dinkins and Tom Robbins Discuss the Historic 1989 Campaign
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The Max & Murphy Show spoke with the former mayor and the veteran journalist about the race, Dinkins’ mayoralty and the legacy of New York’s first (and so far only) chief executive of color.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: Finding New Ways to Help the City’s Small Business Owners
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‘More than ever, there are new opportunities for small businesses to start, operate and grow.’