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Debate Over Commission’s Proposal to Reshape Campaign Finance and Party Politics

By Jarrett Murphy | 4 hours ago

The proposed system shifts power significantly towards small donors and mainstream parties.

Haitian Times’ Publisher on 20 Years Covering the Diaspora

“There isn’t a shortage of stories in the Haitian community,” says publisher Vania Andre, who spoke with City Limits about her plans for the future of the longtime news outlet, which covers the Haitian diaspora.

Opinion: Let’s Attack Severe Maternal Morbidity at its Brooklyn Epicenter

Shirley Chisholm

‘With the Chisholm Chance Plan, we will make a historic investment of $60 million in the health and wellbeing of women and children in the epicenter of the severe maternal morbidity crisis, Central Brooklyn.’

Opinion: Open the Door Wider to Social Adult Day Care

‘The SADC program is a solution to the needs of the growing senior population and the caregiver shortage, at an hourly cost less than in-home personal care services. ‘

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Opinion: Who’s Afraid of Police Transparency? History Says There’s Little to Fear

By Christian Covington | November 21, 2019

The de Blasio administration is hedging on reform to 50-a, the state statute that cloaks police discipline in secrecy. But an experiment 20 years ago that threw NYPD hearings into public view did not lead to any of the problems the city says it is concerned about.

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In Private Projects and City’s Housing Plan, Co-Living Spaces Claim a Bigger Place

By Sadef Ali Kully | November 21, 2019

Co-living is picking up steam in the private sector as the de Blasio works to make a shared-living pilot program part of its affordable housing initiative.

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Opinion: A Long Overdue Report Card on Racial Inequality in New York City

By Benjamin Bowser, Chelli Devadutt and Gita Julianna | November 20, 2019

‘The city has changed and racial inequality has increased but neither happened in the way nor with the outcomes that we anticipated.’ Read findings from a new anthology and watch video of contributors discussing their research.

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Japanese Gun Control Advocate Visits NYC 25 Years After Son’s Shooting Death

By Ryuichi Miura for Shukan NY Seikatsu | November 20, 2019

Koichi Sunada’s son, Kei Sunada, was shot and killed in Queens in 1994, spurring his father to advocate for gun control laws in his native Japan.

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Decrying Lottery’s Impact on the Poor, Bronx Beep Calls for Reforms

By Jarrett Murphy | November 19, 2019

Ruben Diaz, Jr., is calling for changes restricting where the lottery is conducted and altering how school aid is distributed.

CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
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Opinion: Voting Rights Could Improve Conditions, Reduce Violence in NY Prisons

By William Fowler | November 19, 2019

‘Without voting rights, prisoners nationwide are waging nonviolent direct action to fight for better conditions.’

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Gowanus Groups Pressing for Specifics as Rezoning Review Nears

By Sadef Ali Kully | November 18, 2019

As large real-estate deals continue to close, neighborhood stakeholders have raised some unresolved concerns.

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Lo que necesita saber sobre: Los medallones de taxis en Nueva York

By Daniel Parra | November 18, 2019

Con la serie de artículos llamada ‘Lo que necesita saber sobre’, City Limits inaugura un espacio en el cual la comunidad latino de Nueva York podrá encontrar cápsulas de información práctica y sencilla de interés general para la comunidad.

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Art at the Limits: A Film Festival Widens the Gender Lens

By Anouk Spoeltman and Vareen Rook | November 18, 2019

A City Limits video produced in partnership with the University of Applied Sciences in Utrecht, Netherlands.

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Opinion: Proposed CUNY Contract is a Good Deal for Students and Faculty

By George Emilio Sanchez | November 18, 2019

‘The proposed deal provides an extra salary lift for many of the lower-paid full-time faculty and staff, but it’s not perfect.’

New NYPD Group Formed to Mentor Asian-American Police Officers

By Chen Zhang for World Journal | November 15, 2019

The Asian American Police Executives Council was formed this month to mentor and encourage Asian-American police officers to take on more leadership positions within the NYPD, according to a report translated from World Journal.

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The Play’s the Thing, and Spanish is the Language, at Queens Theater

By Marina Margallo, Maria Kirova and Juan Martin Vela | November 15, 2019

The only bilingual theatre in Queens celebrates the vibrancy and diversity of Spanish and Latin American culture with unique productions of plays, musicals and dance.

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