Coronavirus
City Pushes Feds to Deliver More Vaccines to NYC
Jeanmarie Evelly |
Mayor Bill de Blasio is asking the Trump administration for greater support for vaccine distribution, including extra doses to cover city commuters from other states.
COVID-19
By The Numbers: NYC’s COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout So Far
Jeanmarie Evelly |
New York City and state officials are looking to ramp up coronavirus vaccine distribution after a lackluster start that many have criticized as moving too slowly. So far, the city has administered just 110,241 of the 443,000 doses it has received.
New York City
Looking Back at NYC in 2020: The Year in Photos
Jeanmarie Evelly |
A look back at New York City scenes from 2020, a year largely defined by a global pandemic and its accompanying economic fallout.
Podcasts
The Check In: NYC Public Meetings Go Virtual
Jeanmarie Evelly |
City Limits’ housing reporting Sadef Kully discusses the city’s shift to online public hearing and meetings, which make it easier for some New Yorkers to attend but has drawn other complaints.
nyc arts
The Check In: COVID-19 and Latino Artists
Jeanmarie Evelly |
This week, City Limits’ Spanish-language reporter and editor Daniel Parra talks about the impact the COVID-19 pandemic is having on Latino arts organizations in the city and nationwide.
Education
The Check In: NYC Schools and COVID-19
Jeanmarie Evelly |
In this week’s episode, reporter Nicole Javorsky discusses the latest on schools, which are slated to reopen Monday to offer in-person instruction to some students following a systemwide shift to all-remote learning last month.
special elections
The Check In: NYC Special Elections, Explained
Jeanmarie Evelly |
In this week’s podcast episode, Executive Editor Jarrett Murphy offers the rundown on the five special elections slated to take place in the coming months, where candidates are vying to fill vacant City Council seats in Queens and The Bronx.
Education
City’s Pandemic School Food Offerings Should Include Hot Meals, Councilmember Urges
Jeanmarie Evelly |
Councilman Mark Treyger says the city should tap into the resources it uses to run its senior meal delivery program to offer similar hot food options to students, saying his office has received “numerous complaints” about the current grab-and-go cold meals at schools.
rezonings
The Check In: What’s Next for the Flushing Waterfront Rezoning
Jeanmarie Evelly |
Managing editor Jeanmarie Evelly talks with housing and development reporter Sadef Kully about the Flushing waterfront rezoning, where developers want to create a 29-acre waterfront special district with 1,725 apartments and other facilities.
podcast
The Check In: Election 2020 Aftermath
Jeanmarie Evelly |
In the first episode of City Limits’ new newsroom podcast, managing editor Jeanmarie Evelly talks with executive editor Jarrett Murphy about the local impact of the 2020 elections and the big stories facing New York City in months to come.
