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City Limits News announced Friday the launch of a new reporting beat focused exclusively on the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA), the country’s largest public housing community.

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Nov 2022

Climate and Environment Government In Depth Investigations Politics

Where the Candidates for NY Governor Stand on Climate Issues

Gov. Kathy Hochul and Congressman Lee Zeldin have starkly different stances when it comes to energy policy and other environmental issues, at a time when New York is at a…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 0Comments

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Oct 2022

Climate and Environment Government Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: New York’s Climate Crisis is a Housing Crisis

“Hurricane Sandy damaged 10 percent of the city’s housing. In a city with a vacancy rate of 4.5 percent, even a temporary loss of the housing supply isn’t just a…

ByDeborah Helaine Morris

ByThaddeus Pawlowski

ByHugo Sarmiento 1Comment

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Oct 2022

Government Housing and Homelessness In Depth Investigations

Buyouts on the Ballot: 10 Years After Sandy, New York Considers New Funding for Voluntary Relocation

New potential funding mechanisms—including a measure that New Yorkers will see on the ballot this November—may provide an opportunity for homeowners in areas of high flood risk to sell their…

ByLiz Donovan 2Comments

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Oct 2022

Economy Housing and Homelessness Transportation

Tell Us Your Hurricane Sandy Story

As the 10 year anniversary of Hurricane Sandy’s landfall in New York approaches, City Limits is asking residents to share their experiences of the storm. Where were you, and how…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 0Comments

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Oct 2022

Climate and Environment Government Housing and Homelessness In Depth

Sewer Backups, Increasing from Climate Change, are Costing City’s Homeowners

About 20 houses in South Jamaica are prone to sewer backups every few months, say homeowners, some of whom have dealt with the issue for more than a decade. But…

ByRoxanne Scott 0Comments

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Oct 2022

Government NYCHA Opinion Transportation

Opinion: We Need E-Bike Incentives, Not Bans

“We join many other New Yorkers, including Los Deliveristas, a social justice group that represents the estimated 65,000 delivery workers, and call on the city to find alternatives to a…

ByRachel Weinberger

ByMelinda Hanson 1Comment

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Sep 2022

Climate and Environment Economy Government Opinion

Opinion: Demanding Accountability in Puerto Rico’s Energy Crisis

“There’s no excuse not to transition to a system that is better, increasingly resilient, and more affordable than it was before. All members of Congress should call on FEMA to…

ByDr. Adi Martínez 0Comments

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Sep 2022

Climate and Environment Government Opinion Transportation

Opinion: New York Needs a Bold Climate Action Plan

“The Climate Action Council Scoping Plan for New York must not allow for new or repowered gas power plants that pollute our air and endanger community health. Additionally, the final…

ByRamón Cruz 0Comments

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Sep 2022

Climate and Environment Government Housing and Homelessness Transportation

Sewer Backups Nearly Doubled in NYC Last Year Due to Climate Change

The city’s aging infrastructure combined with more intense rainfall is resulting in more backups, which took on average more than 15 hours to resolve during the last fiscal year that…

ByLiz Donovan 4Comments

City Limits Expands Housing Coverage with New Beat Focused on NYCHA

Where the Candidates for NY Governor Stand on Climate Issues

Opinion: New York’s Climate Crisis is a Housing Crisis

Buyouts on the Ballot: 10 Years After Sandy, New York Considers New Funding for Voluntary Relocation

Tell Us Your Hurricane Sandy Story

Sewer Backups, Increasing from Climate Change, are Costing City’s Homeowners

Opinion: We Need E-Bike Incentives, Not Bans

Opinion: Demanding Accountability in Puerto Rico’s Energy Crisis

Opinion: New York Needs a Bold Climate Action Plan

Sewer Backups Nearly Doubled in NYC Last Year Due to Climate Change

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