Search
  • Topics
    • Politics & Government
    • COVID-19
    • Housing and Homelessness
    • Health and Environment
    • Justice
    • Economy
    • Education
    • Transportation
    • Opinion
    • Immigration
  • Jobs
  • En Español
  • Events
Menu
  • Topics
    • Politics & Government
    • COVID-19
    • Housing and Homelessness
    • Health and Environment
    • Justice
    • Economy
    • Education
    • Transportation
    • Opinion
    • Immigration
  • Jobs
  • En Español
  • Events

Sign up to Newsletters

Donate
  • Topic
    • Politics & Government
    • The Coronavirus Crisis
    • Housing and Homelessness
    • Health and Environment
    • Justice
    • Economy
    • Education
    • Transportation
    • Opinion
    • Immigration
  • Investigations
  • Special Projects
  • En Español
  • Newsletters
  • Podcasts & Video
  • CLARIFY
  • Jobs
  • About Us
  • Climate Change & NYC
  • Mapping the Future
  • Una Ciudad sin Límites
Menu
  • Topic
    • Politics & Government
    • The Coronavirus Crisis
    • Housing and Homelessness
    • Health and Environment
    • Justice
    • Economy
    • Education
    • Transportation
    • Opinion
    • Immigration
  • Investigations
  • Special Projects
  • En Español
  • Newsletters
  • Podcasts & Video
  • CLARIFY
  • Jobs
  • About Us
  • Climate Change & NYC
  • Mapping the Future
  • Una Ciudad sin Límites
Search
Close

Sign up to Newsletters

Donate
  • Housing & Homelessness
  • Climate Change & NYC
  • Una Ciudad sin Límites
  • Youth Journalism
  • NYC Shelter Count
Menu
  • Housing & Homelessness
  • Climate Change & NYC
  • Una Ciudad sin Límites
  • Youth Journalism
  • NYC Shelter Count
Youtube Twitter Facebook
Donate
Search
Close

Sign up to Newsletters

Support
Subscribe

Community Boards

CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS

CityViews: Term Limits Aren’t What Will Strengthen the City’s Community Boards

Tom Waters | November 5, 2018

‘The mayor’s commission’s proposal misses the mark, but the Council’s commission should propose steps that would both strengthen the boards’ technical capacity and maintain their independence from City Hall. ‘

CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS

CityViews: Vote Yes on Proposal 3 to Make Boards Reflect Their Communities

Marco Conner and Rachel Bloom | November 2, 2018

Most community board members are passionate, thoughtful, intelligent, and dedicated people who seek to improve and serve their communities. More New Yorkers deserve this opportunity.

Affordable Housing

CityViews: Affordable-Housing Advocates Must Listen to Opponents of Community Preference

Harry DeRienzo, Kirk Goodrich and Ismene Speliotis | September 25, 2018

‘In a recent discussion, some very basic assumptions of our sector were challenged.’

as of right

CityViews: When Developers Threaten Bad ‘As of Right’ Projects, Rezoning Becomes Ransom

Samuel Stein | March 23, 2018

‘At worst, the developer’s pitch had all the elegance of a ransom note during a hostage-taking: Give us what we want … or we’ll do something you want even less.’

Community Boards

Panel: City’s Community Planning Process in Need of Major Overhaul

Abigail Savitch-Lew | February 2, 2018

A report, produced by over 40 organizations, elaborates on critiques of the de Blasio administration’s neighborhood rezoning efforts and proposes a set of citywide reforms.

ARTS and CULTURE

Nighttime NYC: LES Residents, Community Board Wary of New Liquor Licenses

Janaki Chadha | December 8, 2017

Residents have dubbed on area ‘Hell Square’—a 24-block area below East Houston Street with over 100 full liquor licenses.

CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS

CityViews: Rezoning Vote Confrontation Demands Community Board Reform

Marina Ortiz | June 29, 2017

After a loud protest disrupted a community-board vote on the mayor’s proposed rezoning, confusion, charges and countercharges swirled. One of the protest leaders says the episode illustrates the need for community-board reform.

Community Boards

Clash of Opinions on De Blasio’s Approach to Rezoning

Abigail Savitch-Lew | May 11, 2017

At a panel discussion hosted by City Limits, experts split over the premise and impact of the mayor’s housing and rezoning plan. But they agreed that the planning process could be improved.

rezoning

Community Boards Reflect on their Votes For, and Against, Bloomberg Rezonings

Abigail Savitch-Lew | February 14, 2017

There were good intentions, but some boards and certainly the Bloomberg administration underestimated the threat of gentrification, board members say.

Affordable Housing

East Harlem Community Board Digs Into Rezoning Controversies

Abigail Savitch-Lew | February 2, 2017

A new CB11 task force will take the lead on responding to the city’s rezoning plan, which has supporters and critics.

Load more articles

THE JOB BOARD

City Limits uses investigative journalism through the prism of New York City to identify urban problems, examine their causes, explore solutions, and equip communities to take action.

Founded in 1976 in the midst of New York’s fiscal crisis, City Limits exists to inform democracy and equip citizens to create a more just city. The organization is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit funded by foundation support, ad sponsorship and donations from readers.

About Us
  • Our Impact
  • Our Standards
  • Reprint Policy
  • Contact Us
  • Send A Tip
  • NYC Tool Kit
  • Support
  • Our Supporters
  • Advertise
  • Get Involved
  • Events
  • Media Kit
  • Privacy Policy
  • Annual Report
Topics
  • Politics & Government
  • COVID-19
  • Housing & Development
  • Health & Environment
  • Justice
  • Economy
  • Education
  • Transportation
  • Opinion
  • Immigration
Podcasts
& Video
  • Max & Murphy
  • The Check In
  • El Diario Sin Limites
CLARIFY
  • About CLARIFY
Sign up to Newsletters

© Copyright 2023, City Limits

Youtube Twitter Facebook
Search
Topics
  • About Us
  • Our Impact
  • Contact Us
  • Our Supporters
  • About Us
  • Our Impact
  • Contact Us
  • Our Supporters
Newsletters
  • The Weekly
  • Mapping the Future
  • City on the Edge
  • Una Ciudad sin Limites
  • CityVote
Podcasts
& Video
  • Max & Murphy
  • The Check In
  • El Diario Sin Limites
CLARIFY
  • About CLARIFY
Jobs
Featured

¿Cómo se están organizando los defensores de los derechos de los inmigrantes para frenar demandas al Título 42?

  • Investigations
  • Special Projects
  • En Español
  • About Us
  • Our Impact
  • Contact Us
  • Our Supporters

Support City Limits

Support local, investigative journalism that has informed and empowered New Yorkers for 45 years.

Donate Now
About Us
  • Our Impact
  • Our Standards
  • Reprint Policy
  • Contact Us
  • Send A Tip
  • NYC Tool Kit
  • Become a member
  • Our Supporters
  • Advertise
  • Get Involved
  • Events
  • Media Kit
  • Privacy Policy
  • Annual Report

Support City Limits

Support local, investigative journalism that has informed and empowered New Yorkers for 45 years.

Donate Now