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Report: Efforts to Block Storm Surge Could Harm the Hudson

The report from American Rivers finds the Hudson to be the second most-endangered river in the United States.

On City Streets and in Wild Landscapes, the Fight for America’s Soul in 2020 is About Land

From gentrifying urban neighborhoods to wild federal lands, it’s time for a unifying vision of how America’s fundamental asset can serve the public interest.

Government

City Considers Letting Access-a-Ride Vans Use Bus Lanes to Speed Up Trips for Riders with Disabilities

The Department of Transportation is considering a proposal to let some Access-a-Ride (AAR) vehicles utilize the city’s bus lanes — an effort to speed up trips for users, who complain…

Government

When Homecare Doesn’t Make House Calls: Concerns About Oversight of Services for Seniors

A hearing revealed that Councilmembers struggle with how to oversee a convoluted system where the state has taken on a dominant role.

Housing and Homelessness In Depth Investigations

New Federal Tax Program for Depressed Neighborhoods Stirs Hopes and Concerns

A lack of regulations, and a dearth of information about what impact earlier place-based tax programs had, has some New York advocates and experts worried that Opportunity Zones offer as…

Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development NYCHA

Housing Round-up: Rally for Stronger Rent Regs. A Segregation Scorecard. More Development for NYCHA?

Plus: Are New York’s banks doing right by the depositors from low-income communities?

Government Podcasts

Max & Murphy: Corey Johnson on Measles, Amazon, Charter Revision and 2021

The speaker weighed in on whether Mayor de Blasio’s presidential flirtation is a distraction, what he’s learned so far as Council leader, what he wants to see out of charter…

Economy

Trump Admin.’s Food Stamp Move Could Cost City Economy $150M

Waivers that exempt able-bodied adults in areas of higher unemployment from food-stamp work rules encourage dependency, conservatives say. But local experts contend the cost of withdrawing those waivers will exceed…

Government

Council’s Budget Response Includes Crash Probes, Bus Lanes, Pre-K Pay and Courtroom Salaries

Those issues, which relate to stories City Limits reported over recent months, are just a few of the dozens of topics covered in the Council’s detailed budget counter-proposal.

Justice Opinion

Opinion: A Subway Ban Amounts to Exile for Sex Offenders

‘An all-out ban on access to public transportation would create enormous barriers to successful reentry and rehabilitation.’

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