Opinion
Opinion: Congress Should Respect Puerto Rico’s Vote for Statehood
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‘In the past eight years, Puerto Rico residents have repeatedly voted against continuing under the current territory status.’
Age Justice
More New Yorkers are ‘Aging in Place’—But Growing Older at Home Isn’t Easy
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City residents looking for alternatives to nursing home care, particularly those with limited incomes, confront an array of hurdles: lack of affordable housing, a shortage of safe and accessible apartments, not enough home health care aides and waiting lists at many programs.
education
Opinion: This Fall, New York City Schools Should Return to Better Than ‘Normal’
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‘We need to have the audacity to be bold, because our students need us now more than ever. Normal wasn’t working, not just for marginalized communities, but for most.’
The Ride
Rise in Traffic Crashes Could Make 2021 Deadliest ‘Vision Zero’ Year Yet, Advocates Say
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More than 120 people have been killed in city traffic incidents between January and June, a new report says.
Coronavirus
New York Nursing Homes, Once COVID-19 Hot Spots, Now Struggle to Vaccinate Staff
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On average, only 66 percent of nursing home staff across the city have been vaccinated. Brooklyn nursing homes are faring the worst with these efforts—only 57 percent of Kings County staff are fully vaccinated so far, the data show.
2021 elections
Here’s Who Officially Won NYC’s Primary Elections—And Which Two Races Will Have Recounts
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While the majority of primary winners are Democrats who will not have challengers in the fall, Republican and third-party candidates are running in a handful of races, including the Staten Island borough president’s election and Council contests in Districts 15,19, 23, 24, 32 and 50.
housing
Nonprofit’s Proposal Would Provide Apartments to Homeless CUNY Students
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A 2019 survey of CUNY undergraduates found that 14 percent had been homeless over the previous year—including 18 percent of community college students—while 55 percent said they experienced housing insecurity.
youth journalism
Meet Our Summer 2021 NYC Youth Reporters
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This year, the City Limits Accountability Reporting Initiative for Youth (CLARIFY) is launching its first email newsletter, where the work of our youth interns will be delivered straight to your inbox.
Housing and Development
NYC Pays $122 Million to Turn Bronx Cluster Sites into Housing for Homeless Families
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The 14 building-deal marks the third time the city has purchased cluster site properties to convert into permanent homes. It also illustrates the complicated reliance on bad landlords to provide temporary shelter—and the business of handing those same owners tens of millions of dollars for their buildings.
NYC elections
NYC Primary Updates: The Candidates Who Lost Their Election-Night Leads
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In three primary races, all for City Council seats, the likely winner will be someone other than the candidate who led on election night, according to a City Limits analysis of the city.