Video reports and media appearances by City Limits’ staff and contributors
There are now two overlapping but distinct proposals for how to rezone East Harlem. The forum saw passionate argument over which plan, if either, is right for the neighborhood.
A top hip-hop concert promoter, a veteran entertainment lawyer and a music journalist talk about the past and present of protest music, especially its hip-hop variety.
Hours before the polls closed and the world changed, BRIC-TV aired this discussion about young voters, political engagement and the democratic process.
The federal minimum wage has less buying power than it did 50 years ago and would leave a full-time worker in poverty. But opponents have long insisted that raising it might kill jobs.
Ahead of a likely rezoning of the area, the Department of City Planning hosted its first neighborhood planning workshop. See the city’s presentation.
The actual result of the election is just one nodule of suspense (or curiosity, or worry, or terror, depending on your perspective) as Election Day approaches.
Watch Wayne Barrett, Tom Robbins, Henry Garrido, Julissa Ferreras-Copeland and others celebrate City Limits’ 40th anniversary.
BRIC-TV interviews Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito about her decision to let the NYPD police itself, a councilmember who might force a different course of action and a mother whose loss fuels the effort for reform. Plus, a panel discussion about the proposal.
On Monday, October 17, the Justice for All Coalition (a coalition of concerned stakeholders in Long Island City) hosted a grassroots forum to explore the potential rezoning and issues like affordable housing, union jobs, the proposed BQX light rail, and displacement. Our coverage produced these two videos.
Responding to the East Harlem Neighborhood Plan, the Department of City Planning presented its long-awaited draft rezoning framework to East Harlem’s community board.
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