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“New York needs a comprehensive, modernized infrastructure to get food to hungry older adults and a system that goes beyond the outdated model of providing just one meal per day, five days a week.” The near-bare refrigerator of a senior enrolled in the city’s home-delivered meals program last summer. Photo by Adi Talwar for City […]

“One concrete action—NY State Assembly Bill 2025-A767—would establish a Youth Justice Innovation Fund to make funds available to community-based organizations for services and programs with the purpose of preventing youth arrest and incarceration and promoting positive youth development.” The Bronx Criminal Courthouse. Photo by Jarrett Murphy. The vile, brutal beating death of 22-year-old Messiah Nantwi

“Las agencias tendrán flexibilidad para decidir cómo y cuándo ofrecer servicios en idiomas distintos al inglés para servir mejor al pueblo estadounidense y cumplir su misión”, dice la orden ejecutiva. El presidente Donald Trump. El presidente Donald Trump designó el inglés como idioma oficial de los Estados Unidos el 1 de marzo, como parte de

While New York-based organizations have not stopped representing the unaccompanied minors they already work with, they’re not sure how long they’ll be able to do so without funding. A U.S. Border Patrol processing facility for migrant families and unaccompanied children in Texas in 2021. (Jaime Rodriguez Sr./Customs and Border Patrol) Recently, a 5-year-old migrant crossed

City Limits rounds up the latest housing and land use-related events, public hearings and affordable housing lotteries that are ending soon. A building in lower Manhattan following a fire in 2022. The City Council will hold an oversight hearing this week on support for tenants displaced by fires and other emergency events. Photo by Gerardo

More than 21 years after it was announced, the Atlantic Yards/Pacific Park project has delivered the Barclays Center and eight towers, but remains about half-finished. With foreclosure pending and an affordable housing deadline looming, will a “Lone Ranger” new developer appear, or will the state impose penalties? The rest of the project’s future, including plans to

“Small, volunteer-led, donor-dependent rescues like ours receive virtually zero assistance from local governments, which make no secret of the fact that they rely on rescues to address their stray animal populations.” Puppy Kitty NYC staff. Photo by Meagan Eastman. A recent USA Today article explored the frustration many animal lovers feel over strict pet adoption rules, some

Each Friday, City Limits rounds up the latest news on housing, land use and homelessness. Catch up on what you might have missed here. Homes in Bushwick, Brooklyn. Photo by Adi Talwar. Welcome to “What Happened in NYC Housing This Week?” where we compile the latest local news about housing, land use and homelessness. Know

Applications are now open for the summer 2025 session of the City Limits Accountability Reporting Initiative for Youth (CLARIFY), which trains high school students in public service journalism. The deadline is April 30. City Limits’ fall 2024 youth reporting interns at a recent field trip to the New York Times’ midtown newsroom. The City Limits

“Unlike many housing programs that depend on uncertain federal funding, the Affordable Housing Retention Act is a state-level solution that ensures lasting affordability.” An apartment building in Brooklyn. Photo by Adi Talwar. New York City’s housing crisis is no longer a distant threat—it is an urgent reality reshaping the lives of countless residents. As the