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Bushwick Mural

Bushwick +10: A Changing Neighborhood Faces a Tighter Housing Crunch

By Jarrett Murphy | July 9, 2019

With a major rezoning looming for Bushwick, it’s time for another deep look. So, over the next four weeks, City Limits’ reporting staff will spend the bulk of its time in Bushwick, looking for stories, interviewing people and distributing information.

CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS

CityViews: Myths About Public Benefits Plague Debate in D.C.

By Helen Strom | June 21, 2018

‘Narratives about those receiving public benefits depict them as scammers living large off the hard work of tax-paying Americans. This is far from the truth.’ Watch a video op-ed.

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What Role do Middle Schools Play in Deciding Who Gets Into NYC’s Elite High Schools?

By Gail Robinson | June 14, 2018

It is clear that most students get on – or off – the track to go to a specialized high school long before they sit down to take the SHSAT in September of 8th grade. See how the middle schools rank.

Art at the Limits

Gentrification and Homelessness: A One-Man Drama

By Melissa Rose Cooper | February 20, 2017

In a span of three weeks, Kilusan Bautista experienced the fear and rejection of being evicted, living on the street and being denied for new places to live. From that dark place, he created a one-man show exploring the human impact of gentrification and displacement. A video story by Melissa Cooper.

Building Justice

Podcast: Redlining, Racial Politics and the Way Forward in Trump’s America

By Jarrett Murphy | December 2, 2016

We wrap up our ‘Building Justice’ series with a discussion about how to talk about the legacy of a racist policy, and what to do to address it in the new political era that dawns January 20th.

CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS

Does a TKTS Booth on the Upper West Side Really Broaden Access to Broadway?

By Hillary Miller | August 4, 2016

TKTS was started to bring new audiences, especially lower-income people of color, into New York City theaters. Then and now, the locations for discount ticket sales haven’t reached as far needed into those communities.

CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS

CityViews: Addressing School Inequities Means Admitting There’s a Shadow System for the Rich

By Emmaia Gelman | May 16, 2016

Why is the New York City school system so diverse overall and so segregated on a school-by-school basis? You could blame residential segregation. But you’d be wrong.

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Why is NYC’s Art Scene So White?

By Brooke L. Williams | March 22, 2016

In a city that is only one-third non-Hispanic white, only a third of the creative workforce is made up with blacks, Latinos and Asians. What’s keeping the art scene from looking more like the rest of New York?

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