Among Mayor Eric Adams’ promises for the year ahead: 900 new Safe Haven shelter beds, a plan to build 100,000 new units in Manhattan, and a program to connect unhoused expectant parents with homes.
ARTS and CULTURE
Opinion: NYC Create in Place & Safeguarding Our Creative Capital
Anne del Castillo and B.J. Jones |
“If the city is to remain a global leader in arts and culture, it must rethink its approach to helping cultural organizations and creative businesses thrive.”
Government
New Charter Commission Considers Housing & Land Use Reforms
Jeanmarie Evelly |
Mayor Eric Adams’ newly appointed Charter Revision Commission met Tuesday, the first in a series of meetings to explore potential changes to city government’s rules and procedures for housing and land use decisions.
Government
The Immigrant Sex Workers Caught Up in ‘Operation Restore Roosevelt’
Daniel Parra |
Advocates and defense attorneys said the majority of people facing a prostitution charge under the city’s crackdown in Queens are immigrants, whose immigration proceedings and ability to find better jobs could be affected by their arrests.
Government
The Blocks, Strips, and Neighborhoods Carved Out of ‘City of Yes’
Patrick Spauster |
The mayor’s ambitious zoning plan was designed to create “a little more housing” in every neighborhood. But the version passed by the Council includes several carve outs to protect single-family areas and parking requirements.
Government
NYC Housing Calendar, Jan. 6-13
Jeanmarie Evelly |
City Limits rounds up the latest housing and land use-related events, public hearings and affordable housing lotteries that are ending soon.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: The Housing Hazard We Don’t Think About
Anne Hayes and Paul Oder |
“We have to wonder if inhaling what likely was lead dust will threaten our health in years to come. It is urgent that measures be adopted to ensure a lead dust-free environment for tenants and their children.”
Health and Environment
Remembering the Homeless New Yorkers Lost Last Year
Jeanmarie Evelly |
“Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day” has taken place every December for more than 20 years. The event serves both to remember and mourn those who died, and as a stark reminder of how homelessness is also a health crisis, its organizers say.
Government
City Limits’ Most-Read Stories in 2024
City Limits |
A look back at key moments in our newsroom’s coverage this year: the reopening of NYCHA’s Section 8 waitlist for the first time in 15 years, a solar eclipse, ‘good cause’ eviction and more.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: NYC’s Animal Rescue Community is Exhausted
Meagan Licari |
“Simply put, we cannot adopt our way out of this crisis. It requires the facilitation of affordable, accessible veterinary care, and it demands that New York City officials assume their share of responsibility for overpopulation control as mandated by city code.” Violet Mendelsund/Mayoral Photo OfficeA cat adoption event at City Hall in 2022. CityViews are readers’ opinions, not those of City Limits. Add your voice today!
Education
Meet Our Fall 2024 Youth Reporting Team
CLARIFY News |
This fall, City Limits worked with more than two dozen reporting interns from high schools across New York City, who learned the ins and outs of public service journalism. Their stories, examining different aspects of the city’s housing crisis, will be published in the coming weeks.
