Boroughs
A Prayer for Peace at Campaign Stop in the Dead of Night
Jarrett Murphy |
Bill Thompson stopped in Brownsville at 2 a.m. and diagnosed the violence that’s a top concern for local residents.
Brooklyn
Bushwick Sweating Out its Battle vs. Obesity
Tobias Salinger |
Six years after a health department report identified the neighborhood as a hotspot for obesity and diabetes, it’s easier to get healthy food. But it’s still not easy to get a good workout.
Brooklyn
Spring Creek Builder's Promises Spur Cheers, Jeers
Abigail Savitch-Lew |
An extensive community benefits agreement between the developer of the Gateway II project is hailed by many. But some community groups feel left out.
Bronx
Bronx Armory Saga: Will it Echo Nationwide?
Jordan Moss |
For 20 years, community groups and the city wrestled over the Kingsbridge Armory. The latest and most likely proposal includes a landmark community benefits deal that could be a national model.
Bronx
FreshDirect Foes Say They'll Appeal
Jarrett Murphy |
Opponents of the plan to locate a headquarters for the grocery delivery firm in Mott Haven want to overturn a ruling last month that rejected their bid to block the deal.
Bronx
FreshDirect's Bronx Foes Weigh Appeal
Jarrett Murphy |
A state judge last week threw out their lawsuit, which claimed the city’s approval of the project cut corners on its environmental review.
Bronx
City Shouldn't Overload Bronx Nabe With Social Services
Jay Shuffield |
This Bronx resident says a planned concentration of supportive housing and other social services in his neighborhood threatens to undermine city plans to spur investment.
Economy
FreshDirect Job Vows: At Odds with Environmental Claims?
Neil deMause |
The grocery deliverer says it will create thousands of jobs in the South Bronx, but that expansion disappears when the firm analyzes its environmental impact.
Housing and Homelessness
Forgotten History Behind New Brooklyn Waterfront Plan
Tom Robbins |
Behind the new and shiny plan for the Domino factory site is a saga of labor strife, lawsuits, and waterfront politics—one City Limits started telling back in 1983.
Housing and Homelessness
Willets Point Developers Pitched a Casino
Patrick Arden |
The current development plan doesn’t include a gaming facility. But the casino proposal sheds new light on the bid by Related Companies and Sterling Equities.
