Workforce Development Leaders Seek Sweeping Action by City
Friday, March 20, 10:15 a.m.
The Coronavirus crisis is not just going to hurt people currently employed in industries slowed or shuttered by the outbreak and the government response.
March 25, 2020 https://citylimits.org/the-coronavirus-thread-archive-of-older-posts/Suraj Patel, running again to unseat Rep. Carolyn Maloney, wants to collapse existing tax credits into a universal child allowance.
February 6, 2020 https://citylimits.org/2020/02/06/house-challenger-pitches-monthly-cash-payment-for-all-parents/Nothing swirling around Rudolph Giuliani now is out of step with the person depicted 26 years ago in a 464-page vulnerability study he commissioned for his second run for mayor.
January 13, 2020 https://citylimits.org/2020/01/13/meet-the-new-rudy-same-as-the-old-rudy-1993-study-exposed-vulnerabilities-now-on-view/A changing climate could mean challenges for the global food supply. It could also bring storms that impact major distribution centers, or your corner supermarket.
December 30, 2019 https://citylimits.org/2019/12/30/what-climate-risks-mean-for-nycs-food-supply/The city’s food bank workers say immigrant families are increasingly afraid of visiting their locations in person. “They believe that ICE could be around the corner, and many families have told us that they cannot afford to put themselves at risk standing in line,” one source told El Diario.
December 6, 2019 https://citylimits.org/2019/12/06/citys-food-banks-offering-home-delivery-in-response-to-immigration-fears/‘Without voting rights, prisoners nationwide are waging nonviolent direct action to fight for better conditions.’
November 19, 2019 https://citylimits.org/2019/11/19/opinion-voting-rights-could-improve-conditions-reduce-violence-in-ny-prisons/Overblown neighborhood fears create a political environment in which local leaders face risks for supporting a sensible shelter policy. In the middle, but rarely heard amid the uproar, are everyday New Yorkers caught in a crisis.
September 9, 2019 https://citylimits.org/2019/09/09/the-shelter-wars-citys-need-for-beds-meets-opposition-in-several-neighborhoods/‘Transforming the food system has great potential to sequester carbon, expand well-paid, create clean energy jobs and help reverse the public health crises of food insecurity and diet-related diseases.’
July 19, 2019 https://citylimits.org/2019/07/19/opinion-put-food-on-the-green-new-deal-menu/Students at 51 percent of schools citywide head to the lunchroom at 11:00 a.m. or earlier. Where does your child’s school rank? And why is it so hard to feed kids at a normal time?
June 11, 2019 https://citylimits.org/2019/06/11/see-which-nyc-schools-eat-lunch-before-10-a-m/The plan would rezone 20 blocks of Staten Island’s North Shore and could lead to the creation of 1,800 new units of housing, including 1,300 income-targeted apartments. The city has promised $250 million in local investments.
June 7, 2019 https://citylimits.org/2019/06/07/citys-promises-in-the-spotlight-as-bay-street-rezoning-moves-forward/
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