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“Access means a lot of different things, and language access is a huge part of it,” Councilmember Linda Lee, who now chairs the committee on mental health, told WBAI’s City…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 0Comments

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Feb 2022

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness News Podcasts

City Watch: New Brooklyn Councilmember Wants to Streamline Housing Aid

“This comes down to the inefficiencies of government,” said Councilmember Crystal Hudson, who represents Brooklyn’s 35th District. “We need to create systems that work for people, not against them.”

ByDavid Brand 2Comments

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Jan 2022

Government Opinion Transportation

Opinion: Transit Equity for New York City Starts in The Bronx

‘The heart of the problem is Bronxites can move north and south and straight to Manhattan, but they cannot move across The Bronx and throughout the outer boroughs with ease.’

ByAmanda Farías 9Comments

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Jan 2022

Comunidades de habla hispana Government Podcasts Politics Profiles

Meet Your New NYC Council: Bronx Students Interview Their Reps

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…

ByDaniel Parra 0Comments

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Jan 2022

Economy Government Justice Politics

As First Black Speaker, Adrienne Adams Takes Helm of Majority-Women NYC Council

Adams stressed unity in her first speech as City Council’s new leader, saying the legislative body—the most diverse in the city’s history—would prioritize addressing the pandemic, including the recent shortage…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 0Comments

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Jan 2022

Government Housing and Homelessness News Podcasts Politics

City Watch: Should NYC Land Use Decisions Consider Hospital Capacity?

New Queens Councilmember Lynn Schulman wants to incorporate hospital capacity into New York City’s zoning process, following decades of medical facility closures, including several in Queens.

ByDavid Brand 1Comment

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Jan 2022

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness In Depth Investigations

House Flippers Continue to Target East New York. Residents Blame the 2016 Rezoning

Home prices in the predominantly Black and Latino neighborhood began to tick up before then-Mayor Bill de Blasio announced plans to rezone 190 blocks in 2014. But affordable housing advocates…

ByDavid Brand 6Comments

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Dec 2021

Government Housing and Homelessness News

NYC Votes to Ban Gas in New Construction, As Plastic Utensils Bill Stalls

During its last meeting of the legislative session Wednesday, the New York City Council passed a landmark ban on the use of gas in new buildings. Another bill aimed at…

ByLiz Donovan 0Comments

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Dec 2021

Government News Politics

A Tale of Two Speakers? Adrienne Adams And Francisco Moya Both Declare Victory in Race to Lead Council

In statements Tuesday afternoon, both Moya and Adams, who are Queens Democrats, projected victory in the coming contest for speaker. The body will officially vote on one speaker—who essentially sets…

ByEse Olumhense 0Comments

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Dec 2021

Government Politics

City Watch: Behind the Drama of the NYC Council Speaker’s Race

City Limits reporter David Brand speaks with Politico New York’s City Hall Bureau Chief Sally Goldenberg about the ins and outs of the race to lead the incoming City Council.

ByDavid Brand 0Comments

City Watch: Queens Councilmember on Increasing Access to Mental Healthcare

City Watch: New Brooklyn Councilmember Wants to Streamline Housing Aid

Opinion: Transit Equity for New York City Starts in The Bronx

Meet Your New NYC Council: Bronx Students Interview Their Reps

As First Black Speaker, Adrienne Adams Takes Helm of Majority-Women NYC Council

City Watch: Should NYC Land Use Decisions Consider Hospital Capacity?

House Flippers Continue to Target East New York. Residents Blame the 2016 Rezoning

NYC Votes to Ban Gas in New Construction, As Plastic Utensils Bill Stalls

A Tale of Two Speakers? Adrienne Adams And Francisco Moya Both Declare Victory in Race to Lead Council

City Watch: Behind the Drama of the NYC Council Speaker’s Race

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