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City Limits rounds up the latest housing and land use-related events, public hearings and affordable housing lotteries that are ending soon. Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office Mayor Adams announced the housing-focused Charter Revision Commission in December. It will meet for the first time Tuesday. Welcome to City Limits’ NYC Housing Calendar, a weekly feature where we […]

“We have to wonder if inhaling what likely was lead dust will threaten our health in years to come. It is urgent that measures be adopted to ensure a lead dust-free environment for tenants and their children.” Gerardo Romo / NYC Council Media Unit CityViews are readers’ opinions, not those of City Limits. Add your

“Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day” has taken place every December for more than 20 years. The event serves both to remember and mourn those who died, and as a stark reminder of how homelessness is also a health crisis, its organizers say. Adi Talwar An attendee holds a candle and a program listing the names of

A look back at key moments in our newsroom’s coverage this year: the reopening of NYCHA’s Section 8 waitlist for the first time in 15 years, a solar eclipse, ‘good cause’ eviction and more. Adi Talwar, Marc Fader Photos from some of our most-read stories in 2024. As 2024 comes to a close, we’re looking

“Simply put, we cannot adopt our way out of this crisis. It requires the facilitation of affordable, accessible veterinary care, and it demands that New York City officials assume their share of responsibility for overpopulation control as mandated by city code.” Violet Mendelsund/Mayoral Photo Office A cat adoption event at City Hall in 2022. CityViews

This fall, City Limits worked with more than two dozen reporting interns from high schools across New York City, who learned the ins and outs of public service journalism. Their stories, examining different aspects of the city’s housing crisis, will be published in the coming weeks. Fran Reilly City Limits’ fall 2024 youth reporting interns

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s yearly nationwide census, based on data collected in January 2024, counted 771,480 people experiencing homelessness—up 18 percent from 2023. Evening of November 9, 2021, Tents on 7th Street on the South side of Tompkins Square Park in the East Village, Manhattan The federal government’s latest assessment of

The City Planning Commission will meet next Monday, and a dozen of the city’s rental housing lotteries will close to applicants this week. Here’s the roundup. Adi Talwar A City Planning Commission meeting in 2017. Welcome to City Limits’ NYC Housing Calendar, a weekly feature where we round up the latest housing and land use-related

During the final week of 2024, Gov. Kathy Hochul signed several long-awaited environmental bills into law: forcing polluters to pay for climate destruction, expanding the state’s fracking ban to prohibit a a new technique that uses carbon dioxide, and limiting new construction of schools within 500 feet of major highways. Mariana Simões Protestors hold signs