CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Education Reform 101: An Urban High School That Works
Ben Shuldiner |
What does it take to turn around a failing high school? One Brooklyn principal says individual attention and group support are key.
Citywide
City Won't Vouch For Them: No Solution For Unhoused
Eileen Markey |
More than 2,000 needy New Yorkers received coveted Section 8 vouchers for major rental assistance. Then the vouchers were withdrawn – and housing officials have little else to say about it.
Bronx
Activists Push For New Senate Housing Chair
Karen Loew |
It’s a new year, and a compromised moment for the controversial Senator Pedro Espada. Affordable housing advocates are agitating to replace him with a champion.
Citywide
Why Not Ease Up On Stop and Frisk?
Kesi Bem Foster |
Critics of police policy say stopping half a million mostly innocent New Yorkers takes too steep a toll on freedom and dignity. With crime way down, now’s the time to give the practice a rest.
Citywide
Taking A Break … To Bring You More of What's Breaking
Karen Loew |
A note to readers about our changing publication schedule, and the exciting content that lies just around the corner.
Citywide
The City's Latest Hirings and Retirings
Nekoro Gomes |
The new decade brings fresh faces to nonprofits large and small and a host of city agencies – along with a major gap in state housing leadership.
Bronx
Across The Fence: The Year In Neighborhoods
Abigail Kramer |
A survey of community press stories fills in the colorful portrait of the year that was.
Bronx
A Backward Glance: 12 Months Of Scoops
Karen Loew |
Top stories from City Limits describe 2009 as experienced in ‘the other New York.’
Citywide
City To Focus Attention On Human Trafficking
Rae Gomes |
This ugly problem is a local one, too, and a city task force plans to increase public awareness with a campaign next year.
Bronx
No Winter Hibernation For Garden Activists
Jennifer Brookland |
Advocates, electeds and city officials are busy devising the next best step for preserving some neighborhood oases.
