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Cameras or Community: What Keeps Harlem Safe?

New York’s Big Apple Connect program offers free Wi-Fi in public housing—and new pathways for police access to NYCHA cameras. In Harlem, youth advocates say real safety for young people…

Featured Government Health Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Profiles

Remembering the Unhoused New Yorkers Who Lost Their Lives in 2025

An annual vigil honors the New Yorkers who died living on the streets and in the city’s shelters. “Every life lost to homelessness was preventable,” the event’s organizers said. “People…

Featured Government Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development News Profiles

These East Harlem Tenants Staged a Rent Strike—And Won

Tenants in five East Harlem buildings won half a million dollars in back rent and repairs, in a settlement with their landlord over poor housing conditions. They now hope other…

2025 Elections Featured Government Housing and Homelessness Politics Profiles

How New Yorkers Say They Voted And Why

This election has been defined, in part, by debate over how to address the city’s escalating affordability crisis, especially in the face of federal funding cuts.

2025 Elections Featured Government Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development NYCHA Opinion Politics Profiles

New York City Residents, Finish This Sentence: ‘I Want My Next Mayor To…’

Tuesday marks the final day of voting in a contentious election season. City Limits spoke to residents about what they want the city’s next mayor to prioritize when taking office…

ARTS and CULTURE Event recap Government Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development Opinion Profiles

Talk of the Block: Author Joél Leon on Gentrification & Race

“Mainstream media tends to leave race out of the conversation because it’s an uncomfortable conversation for a lot of folks,” Leon told City Limits.

ARTS and CULTURE Featured Government Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development Profiles

BronxArtSpace and the Fight for Affordable Creativity in NYC

“We have a small but powerful ecosystem here: exhibition spaces, artist studios, and people who are willing to work with each other,” said Sabine Schumacher, current director of BronxArtSpace in…

Featured Government Housing and Homelessness Immigration Justice Land Use and Development Politics Profiles

Take a Walk With Asad From NYC

Asad Dandia, a community organizer, Muslim New Yorker, and urban history tour guide is a rising star with friends in high places.

Government Hear Our Voices Podcast Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Opinion Podcasts Profiles

Hear Our Voices Podcast: ‘If We Don’t Stick Together, We Won’t Make It’

On the latest episode, host Kadisha Davis speaks to Charisma White of the Safety Net Activists about her work in homelessness advocacy and her past experiences looking for housing with a…

Climate and Environment Featured Government Health Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Profiles

Homeless in a Heatwave: Summer Poses Extra Challenges for Unhoused New Yorkers

“Heat-related incidents have definitely been on the rise,” said Josiah Haken, CEO of the homeless outreach group City Relief. “The people we serve are often the ones who feel the…

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