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We believe that everyone deserves open access to essential information. We have no paywall, and our reporting is always free to all. We are committed to serving our diverse readership, lifting community voices, and providing bilingual Spanish-language reporting.
We rely on the generosity of our readers to support our nonprofit investigative journalism so everyone can benefit.
Our legacy is built on reporting that elevates the underlying issues of housing and homelessness:
City Within a City: Covering NYCHA, bridges the news and information gap in the largest public housing community, empowering NYCHA residents to shape the future of their community.
City on the Edge, covering climate change and the challenges New York faces at the intersection of housing and the environment, highlights opportunities to be better prepared for the future.
Our Homeless Shelter Tracker led to the City Council passing legislation for more comprehensive reporting by agencies sheltering New Yorkers.
Informed citizens are critical for a healthy, thriving democracy. Since 2014, our paid internship program, CLARIFY News, has introduced NYC students to the power of public-service journalism.
This initiative not only gives students real-world work, civics, and writing experience, it can also have a significant downstream impact on the students and society.
Help us empower youth through this unique training program for public service journalism, and build a pipeline of diverse journalists for future newsrooms.
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Since 1976, City Limits has shed light on the issues impacting our most vulnerable communities, bringing the transparency and accountability that only a local investigative news platform can provide. Today, amidst the city’s housing crisis, an unprecedented rise in homelessness, and a growing lack of affordable housing, our work has never been more important. Please join us in reaching our historic 50-year milestone in 2026 by pledging a meaningful three-year commitment of support. You’ll play an integral role in building a stronger, more sustainable nonprofit newsroom, and ensure that together we’re here to serve our community for another 50 years.
Giving Circle members receive all the benefits of our highest tier of membership, plus invitations to insider events, reserved seating at annual galas, and exclusive recognition as a City Limits 50th Anniversary Giving Circle member on the City Limits site.
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City Limits uses investigative journalism through the prism of New York City to identify urban problems, examine their causes, explore solutions, and equip communities to take action.
Founded in 1976 in the midst of New York’s fiscal crisis, City Limits exists to inform democracy and equip citizens to create a more just city. The organization is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit funded by foundation support, ad sponsorship and donations from readers.
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