The mayor’s housing and rezoning plan could trigger tenant harassment and displacement, so the city is funding teams of tenant specialists to assist renters in affected areas. Some local advocates…
Three years ago, City Limits wrote about a bit of legal minutiae involved in a plan to redevelop Willets Point in Queens. A state appeals court now says that language…
Students who have protested against the lack of sports at small high schools have raised two important issues. One is about sports, the author argues. The other is about whether…
The question isn’t just whether the mayor’s plan will work. It’s whether it will work in time to satisfy critics who are suddenly skeptical of mayoral control.
Historically known as black bear, bobcat and beaver country, the Catskills have become popular for trout fishing and bald eagle spotting, due in part because of how we get our…
Every year, New York City’s Department of Environmental Protection tallies up how many facilities within its borders handle hazardous waste—which can include everything from used oil to unpronounceable chemicals—and breaks…
Depending on whom you ask, the 421-a tax exemption is an inexcusable boondoggle, an indispensable economic engine or a flawed but useful tool that can be salvaged. Let’s start simply:…
