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“The real issue is that there are too few systems and spaces intentionally created for them to engage, learn, and grow. The crisis is not boys. The crisis is belonging.”

ByStephen Tosh 0Comments

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Aug 2025

Featured Housing and Homelessness Immigration In Depth Justice

‘Really Extreme Fear’: Advocates See Uptick in Young Migrants Afraid to Go to Court

As the Trump administration ramps up its deportation efforts through courthouse arrests, more migrant youth—many of whom are, or were recently, living in city shelters—are seeking guidance on how to…

ByDaniel Parra 9Comments

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Apr 2025

Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development Opinion

Opinion: How 800 Homes in Desirable Communities Could Disrupt a System-to -Homelessness Pipeline

“A stable and safe home can bend the arc of their lives, empowering them to secure steady employment and earn money and save. These 800 homes represent 800 opportunities to…

ByJeremy Kohomban 0Comments

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Apr 2025

Education Government Opinion Politics

Opinion: If You Want to Lead NYC, Start By Listening to Us

“I’ve seen firsthand what happens when youth voices are left out of decisions that shape our lives. We know what’s happening in our communities—we live it every day.”

ByNoemi Santiago

ByFernando Sánchez Carriel 0Comments

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Jun 2024

Government Justice Opinion

Opinion: Safeguarding Children’s Right to Remain Silent in New York

“New York has an opportunity to become one of the first states to require that children speak with a lawyer before waiving their right to remain silent.”

ByJulie Garcia 0Comments

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May 2024

Education Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Immigration Opinion

Opinion: The Mayor Must Protect Homeless Youth

“The Adams administration, simply put, must do more to address the historic crisis of youth homelessness our city faces. Instead, the administration has made policies that will create a worse…

ByAmy Leipziger 0Comments

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Apr 2024

Climate and Environment Education Government

What Do NYC Youth Want for Earth Day? An End to Fossil Fuels.

“My house gets flooded every single year,” 16-year old Diana Ramirez told City Limits, one of many New York City youth who took to the streets in the lead up…

ByMariana Simões 0Comments

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Sep 2023

Government Housing and Homelessness Justice News NYCHA

NYCHA Mentors Condemn Sudden Cut of De Blasio-Era Youth Program

“I am devastated by the abrupt, violent pulling of this program,” said Jonathan McLean, chief executive officer of the Center for Alternative Sentencing and Employment Services, at a City Hall…

ByTatyana Turner 2Comments

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May 2023

Government Health Politics

New Baby Bonds Bill Seeks to Help Kids Who Lost Parents to COVID

In April 2022, THE CITY’s MISSING THEM project—along with Columbia Journalism Investigations, Type Investigations and City Limits—published a story that revealed that more than 8,600 New York City children have…

ByAnjali Tsui for THE CITY 0Comments

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May 2023

Education Government

Opinion: City Students Deserve Consistent Funding for Arts Education

“New York City’s Department of Education recommends schools spend just $80.15 per student on arts education—yet school leaders can use that money for other classes and programs, often resulting in…

ByKimberly Olsen 0Comments

Opinion: Rethinking the ‘Boys’ Crisis’