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Students from the Pratt Institute are teaming up with local community group Mothers on the Move to explore how hemp—a building material rarely used in housing—could help retrofit New York’s…

ByMariapaula Gonzalez 2Comments

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Aug 2025

Climate and Environment Education Government Housing and Homelessness Justice Land Use and Development

Bronx Youth Organize Around Housing, Climate Justice

The symposium, hosted by Nos Quedamos, focused on the environmental challenges that many low-income and Black and brown communities face, such as pollution, lack of affordable housing and gentrification, and…

ByCity Limits Youth Journalism Training Program (CLARIFY)2Comments

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May 2025

2025 Elections Featured Government Politics

Pro-Israel Donors Gave Thousands to South Bronx and East Harlem Candidates

Despite the South Bronx-East Harlem district being one of the poorest in the city, big-money donors based in Manhattan and Westchester County have invested thousands of dollars in the district’s…

ByMarina Samuel

ByKennedy Sessions 0Comments

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Sep 2024

Government Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development Opinion

Opinion: For Affordable Housing, Inclusive Design Can Help Communities Get to ‘Yes’

“By making both aesthetic and programmatic contributions like commercial or community services to their neighborhood, these buildings were viewed as assets and gained them acceptance not always afforded to new…

ByMagnus Magnusson 1Comment

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Jul 2024

Government Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development

The NYC Neighborhoods Leading, and Lagging, on Affordable Housing

“The reality is that we have a housing crisis, but the South Bronx cannot bear the burden of affordable housing on its own,” said Councilmember Rafael Salamanca, whose district produced…

ByChris Janaro 1Comment

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Mar 2024

Economy Government Health Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development

From the Archives: Rebuilding the ‘Bronx Center,’ 1993

City Limits looks back at a story from 31 years ago, when developers and politicians were pursuing plans to revitalize and develop “The Hub” in the South Bronx.

ByTatyana Turner 0Comments

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Mar 2022

Government News

Bronx Residents Demand Closure of Polluting ‘Peaker Plants’ as State Ramps Up Renewable Energy

Residents in The Bronx’s “Asthma Alley,” ask the New York Power Authority to commit to transition off of costly fossil fuel-burning power plants.

ByLiz Donovan 0Comments

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Jan 2022

Transportation

NYC Heat Mapping Study Finds Higher Temps in Lower-Income Neighborhoods

For instance, during one data collection, neighborhoods surrounding Central Park measured between 80 and 82 degrees, while parts of The Bronx and upper Manhattan were between 88 and 89 degrees…

ByLiz Donovan 2Comments

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Oct 2021

Housing and Homelessness

Flashback Friday: The Vacant Lot Gardens of The South Bronx, 1979

Flashback Friday is a weekly series highlighting a story from the vast archives of City Limits’ reporting as we celebrate our 45th anniversary this year.

ByJeanmarie Evelly 0Comments

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Aug 2021

Climate and Environment

Rep. Ritchie Torres Strikes Deal to Keep Proposed High-Voltage Converter Out of South Bronx’s ‘Asthma Alley’

A representative for the companies behind the proposal say they’ve since agreed to revise the plans in response to the community opposition, and if the project is approved, would build…