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

2023 Gala

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 this search box.

Sign up to Newsletters

Donate
  • Housing & Homelessness
  • Climate Change & NYC
  • Una Ciudad sin Límites
  • CLARIFY
  • NYC Shelter Count
Menu
  • Housing & Homelessness
  • Climate Change & NYC
  • Una Ciudad sin Límites
  • CLARIFY
  • NYC Shelter Count
Youtube Twitter Facebook
Donate
Search
Close this search box.

Sign up to Newsletters

Support
Subscribe

New York City Council

CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS

Opinion: Make New York City a National Leader in Employment for People With Disabilities

Melissa Lent and Eli Dvorkin | April 5, 2022

“In 2021, nearly 17 percent of all working-age New Yorkers with a disability were unemployed—more than double the pre-pandemic level. These disproportionately steep economic losses compound with structural inequities that led to pandemic-level unemployment for New Yorkers with disabilities long before COVID hit.”

Podcasts

Meet Your New NYC Council: Bronx Students Interview Their Reps

Daniel Parra | January 26, 2022

To learn more about these new officials and their plans for their time in office, City Limits partnered with students from the Department of Journalism & Media Studies at CUNY’s Lehman College, who contacted their district representatives for audio interviews.

New York City Council
425 Westchester Avenue

NYC Expands Program to Deny Construction Permits Based on Tenant Harassment History

David Brand | October 21, 2021

The Certificate of No Harassment (CONH) Program has forced owners of certain properties to prove they have not harassed tenants before they can receive DOB permits.

Brooklyn

Crowded Field Competes to Represent Brooklyn Waterfront in City Council

Laura Glesby/Gotham Gazette | June 14, 2021

The 33rd District stretches along Brooklyn’s East River waterfront, from Greenpoint to Boerum Hill. It straddles an eclectic group of neighborhoods, including Brooklyn Heights, the Brooklyn Navy Yard, and parts of Downtown Brooklyn, Williamsburg, and Gowanus.

Government

Crowded City Council Race in Lower Manhattan District Devastated by COVID

Emma Seiwell / Gotham Gazette | June 7, 2021

Nine Democratic candidates are running in the City Council District 1 primary for a seat based in Lower Manhattan, replacing term-limited Councilmember Margaret Chin.

Council Countdown

Crowded Field in Bronx Race to Fill Ruben Díaz Sr’s Council Seat

Daniel Parra | May 24, 2021

Of the eight candidates running in District 18, two have donated to Rev. Rubén Díaz, Sr.’s past campaigns, and the candidate with the most resources in the race has contributed to Ruben Diaz Jr.

Age Justice

City Council Gearing Up to Combat Age Discrimination

Jarrett Murphy | November 19, 2020

A suite of new laws will aim to increase awareness, strengthen enforcement and coordinate services for seniors looking to stay in or rejoin the workforce.

housing

Flushing Waterfront Rezoning Plan Moves to City Council Vote, Despite Local Dissent

Sadef Ali Kully | November 11, 2020

The entire City Council is due to vote on the private rezoning application for the Queens project, which would create a 29-acre waterfront special district with nine new buildings, including 1,725 apartments and other facilities.

Elections

New Protest Movement Poses Challenges for Queens Progressives

Danny Katch | July 6, 2020

Across the country, the sudden growth of demands to defund and even abolish the police has taken by surprise not only conservatives and centrists but many progressives as well. Perhaps nowhere have these intra-left debates broken out more publicly than in Western Queens.

City Council Seeks To Stop ICE Abuse in New York Hospitals

Fernando Martínez for El Diario | March 9, 2020

A City Council hearing discussed alleged abuses committed by immigration officers against detained people who are hospitalized in the city.

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
  • 2023 Gala
  • Events
  • Privacy Policy
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

City’s Houses Of Worship Gear Up to Shelter Asylum Seekers

  • 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