Photo by Collection of the New-York Historical Society
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We the People: The Citizens of NYCHAPhoto by Shina Yanagawa/interviews by Rico Washington (April 25, 2013) |
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Disabilities under BloombergPhoto by Marc Fader (February 18, 2013) |
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Dueling Prescriptions for Brooklyn's HospitalsFront-line health providers say patients shouldn't pay the price for problems caused by government funding schemes. Photo by Jim Hendersen (February 13, 2013) |
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HIV in BrooklynBrooklyn led the city, with 495 or 28 percent of new HIV diagnoses. Photo by Pearl Gabel (February 4, 2013) |
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Sandy Relief, Three Months LaterPhoto by Neil deMause (January 31, 2013) |
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One Borough, Six LensesPhoto by Adi Talwar (January 24, 2013) |
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Once-Latino Bodegas Become a Foothold for YemenisPhoto by Kiran Sury (January 7, 2013) |
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Income Inequality in BrooklynThe interplay between gentrification, business failure and income inequality can be seen in places like Cortelyou Road in Flatbush. Photo by Pearl Gabel (December 11, 2012) |
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Cleaning Up, Getting WorkJobless Find Hope in Post-Hurricane Sandy Clean-Up Photo by Katia Savchuk (December 6, 2012) |
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Teachers at the Head of Their ClassPhoto by Eric Suazo (December 5, 2012) |
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More People, More Power: Latinos and New York PoliticsPhoto by Marc Fader (November 29, 2012) |
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The Class of 2013, part IIPhoto by Marc Fader (November 20, 2012) |
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Staten Island: What Next?Photo by Jarrett Murphy (November 17, 2012) |
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FEMA Who? Volunteers After SandyFrom Gerritsen to Coney, trusted local organizations and ad-hoc operations have stepped into a void left by overstretched city departments and low-profile federal agencies. Photo by Neil deMause (November 13, 2012) |
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Brighton Beach After SandyA look at a community hard hit after Hurricane Sandy. Photo by Helen Zelon (November 8, 2012) |
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Voting in the Bronx: It was 'serious'Photo by Lauren Rothman (November 6, 2012) |
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Homeless, Before the StormWith stores closed and the subway shuttered, the shelters Dennis Williams usually counts on when the weather gets bad weren't an option. Photo by Yermi Brenner (November 5, 2012) |
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Sheepshead Bay Dries OffAmid debris – with no power and in some cases no gas – homeowners , coop residents and business people along Emmons Avenue face a difficult recovery, but there was little talk of quitting. Photo by Helen Zelon (November 4, 2012) |
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Coney Island DamagePhoto by Neil deMause (November 4, 2012) |
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Conditions Deteriorate in RockawaysPhoto by Pearl Gabel (November 4, 2012) |
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Coney Island WaitsDrying out, stocking up and getting by in a hard-hit neighborhood. Photo by Pearl Gabel (November 3, 2012) |
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After SandyAs New York City struggles to grasp the scope of Sandy's impact and its long-term effect on the metropolis, photographer Pearl Gabel visited the Queens neighborhoods hardest hit. Photo by Pearl Gabel (November 1, 2012) |
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Patience in RockawaysAmid news stories about New Yorkers losing their tempers in lines for gasoline, people waiting for diapers and granola bars in a debris-strewn parking lot in the Rockaways on Thursday remained calm. Photo by Jarrett Murphy (November 1, 2012) |
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Hurricane Sandy in the BronxSpared the massive destruction seen in outer Queens and the widespread disruption reported in Manhattan, the Bronx still suffered damage from the hurricane. Photo by Maribel Mercado (October 30, 2012) |
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Stats and Civic ParticipationHow do you get today's high school students engaged in American democracy? One Brooklyn high school math teacher is campaigning to improve civic participation by turning pupils into pollsters. Photo by Pearl Gabel (October 28, 2012) |
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Tackling Poverty: BrooklynIn October 2012, City Limits and ICPH launched the Tackling Poverty Conversation and Networking Series. Four panelists discussed the connection between poverty and education. Photo by Adi Talwar (October 25, 2012) |
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Eating BushwickFood defines differences, unites neighbors Photo by Tobias Salinger (October 19, 2012) |
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Without Limits: City Limits Photography, 1976-2012City Limits has used the power of in-depth journalism and documentary photography to produce compelling storytelling on issues often overlooked by the mainstream news outlets. Photo by (October 18, 2012) |
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Dissent in the CityCity Limits has published more than 6,000 pages of investigative journalism, photography, illustrations, and perspectives on urban policy and critical issues since 1976. Photo by Ben Weiner (October 18, 2012) |
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Waste to EnergyNew York is thinking about diverting garbage from out-of-state landfills and using it to generate electricity locally. Photo by Marc Fader (October 10, 2012) |
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Class of 2013: Episode 1In the first installment of a year-long series following members of the final graduating class under Michael Bloomberg Photo by Taleen Dersdepanian (October 2, 2012) |
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Seeing Green at the City’s Farmers’ MarketsNew York City boasts 138 farmers markets, and 58 news ones in the last six years. A group of reporters from the CUNY Graduate School harvested scenes from the city’s outdoor supermarket. Photo by Matthew Perlman (September 27, 2012) |
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Sewing the Urban FabricThe Garment District, Then and Now Photo by Skyscraper Museum (September 25, 2012) |
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Growing an IslandIn an exhibit opening, "From Farm to City: Staten Island 1661-2012," the Museum of the City of New York looks at 350 years of Staten Island history and the people. Photo by Museum of the City of New York (September 11, 2012) |
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Heatwave: The Rise and Fall of a Party in the ParkFrom 2000 to 2010, the MIH Heatwave barbecue in Prospect Park was a major social event for young black professionals in New York City. It catered to a crowd that felt out of place at other gatherings, Photo by MIH (September 6, 2012) |
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Larry Pratt, head of Gun Owners of AmericaPhoto by Gage Skidmore (August 24, 2012) |
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Are New York City's Guns Laws The Next Target?Mayor Bloomberg's role as the force behind Mayors Against Illegal Guns makes him an enemy of the gun lobby, which also scorns New York City's gun laws. Photo by New York City Hall (August 24, 2012) |
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A special investigative look at the effect of gun politics on the gun industry and policingPhoto by Courtesy of <a href=http://www.shutterstock.com>Shutterstock</a> (August 24, 2012) |
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Brownfields in BrooklynEven as a city program for cleaning up contaminated sites shows promise, two tainted areas in Brooklyn reflect different challenges that remediation can face, like pricetags and politics. Photo by Marc Fader (August 2, 2012) |
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Willets Point: 1961 law stirs debatePhoto by Courtesy Office of the Mayor (July 30, 2012) |
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John Dewey HighPhoto by Pearl Gabel (June 26, 2012) |
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President BushPhoto by White House (May 11, 2012) |
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Celebrating Activist New YorkPhoto by Museum of the City of New York (May 2, 2012) |
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Representing BrooklynPhoto by Susan Allbert (April 25, 2012) |
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CityViewPhoto news from the five boroughs Photo by Pearl Gabel (March 21, 2012) |
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The Phantom LandlordPhoto by Marc Fader (March 13, 2012) |
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On Nazareth High's Bench, an Empty SeatPhoto by Pearl Gabel (March 2, 2012) |
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TowersPhoto by Pearl Gabel (February 22, 2012) |
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Atlantic Yards: Beyond BarclaysPhoto by Pearl Gabel (February 15, 2012) |
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Food carts v. Regular restaurantsPhoto by Taleen Dersdepanian (January 30, 2012) |
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Hate Crimes Rise in BrooklynPhoto by Spencer T. Tucker/City Hall (January 16, 2012) |
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Destination in Doubt: Transit Projects and Campaign 2012Photo by Marc Fader (January 9, 2012) |
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Our 10 for 2011: the Year's Top City Affairs StoriesPhoto by Marc Fader (December 29, 2011) |
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Homelessness in GreenpointPhoto by Jim Henderson (December 28, 2011) |
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Beyond CityTimeAn Investigation of Private Consultants in the Bloomberg Administration Photo by Marc Fader (November 15, 2011) |
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Poverty, Frozen in TimeAn exhibition of photographs by Jacob Riis and contemporaries, including some images not seen in public for nearly 100 years. Photo by Community Service Society Records, Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Columbia University. (November 8, 2011) |
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Remembering Lost Firefighters, 1991-2011Remembering Lost Firefighters, 1991-2011 Photo by Marc Fader (September 6, 2011) |
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Firefighter FatalitiesPhoto by FDNY (September 6, 2011) |
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New York's Food BasketCourtesy MetroFocus Photo by Sam Lewis (July 22, 2011) |
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Census Tract 192From City Limits' July/August 2011 issue "Remember Poverty?" Photo by Marc Fader (July 12, 2011) |
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Youth Boxing in BrooklynPhoto by Marc Fader (July 5, 2011) |
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New Jail At RikersPhoto by Jarrett Murphy (June 22, 2011) |
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Park Slope Bike LanePhoto by Marc Fader (May 16, 2011) |
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President Obama Visits NYC's Ground Zero After Bin Laden DeathFollowing the death of Osama Bin Laden, President Barack Obama visits the World Trade Center site to pay tribute to victims of 9/11. Photo by Marc Fader (May 5, 2011) |
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Behind Bars: A City Limits InvestigationMale Guards, Female Inmates and Sexual Abuse In NYS Prisons Photo by David Senior (illustrator) (May 4, 2011) |
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Bin Laden's ImpactPhoto by FBI (May 2, 2011) |
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First HousesPhoto by Marc Fader (April 4, 2011) |
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The Process Of ProtectionNYC's Child Welfare System, Step By Step Photo by J. Murphy/Caption by Helen Zelon (March 28, 2011) |
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The Triangle Fire: 100 Years LaterPhoto by Library of Congress (March 18, 2011) |
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Temporary ShelterPhoto by Jenci/Stoltz (March 16, 2011) |
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Sandy Ground RevisitedPhoto by StoryCorps, Laurie Peek (March 15, 2011) |
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Covering Brooklyn 1976-2011The city's most populous borough in City Limits news and investigations Photo by City Limits (March 2, 2011) |
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Brooklyn: The Borough Behind The BrandCity Limits magazine, March/April 2011 Photo by Marc Fader (March 1, 2011) |
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Sex Crimes Against Black GirlsPhoto by Numa Perrier (February 17, 2011) |
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New York City Green Cart WoesPhoto by Marc Shavitz (January 9, 2011) |
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2010 Top StoriesPhoto by Rebecca Davis (December 29, 2010) |
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The Election's Over. So Now WhatA slideshow of the major issues Governor-Elect Andrew Cuomo will have to deal with in his administration. Photo by Marc Fader (December 21, 2010) |
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Gridlock Sam's DreamsPhoto by Department of Bridges, Annual Report, 1912 (December 16, 2010) |
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City Without A PlanNew York Faces Its Future Photo by Adi Talwar (December 13, 2010) |
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Can A Year-Round Coney Island Succeed?Photo by courtesy of alex756/wikimediacommons (November 30, 2010) |
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From Chad To Crown Heights, Speaking Truth To PowerPhoto by Marc Fader with text by Helen Zelon (November 19, 2010) |
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Value-Added Scores: The DebatePhoto by Marc Fader (November 9, 2010) |
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Mom and Popeyes: The Life and Death of the Neighborhood StorePhoto by Marc Fader (October 21, 2010) |
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Equality Charter SchoolPhoto by Marc Fader (October 15, 2010) |
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School Safety Act ProtestPhoto by Lauren Raheja (September 7, 2010) |
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Retrospective: 1095 Days Since Hurricane KatrinaCity Limits reports on the redevelopment efforts shaping New Orleans in our special August 2008 edition. Photo by Pangaeus (August 27, 2010) |
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A Risky Play?Was New York City's Shift To Artificial Turf A $300M Mistake? Photo by Adi Talwar (August 24, 2010) |
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Farm to City, City to FarmPhoto by Marc Fader (August 19, 2010) |
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City Limits Retrospective: Youth in New York CityA Photo Essay of Life for Young People in New York City Photo by Jarrett Murphy (July 27, 2010) |
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Does Big Apple Have Best Swimming Pools?Photo by courtesy of the City of Houston (July 21, 2010) |
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A Day In The Life Of A City MarshalPhoto by Marc Fader (July 19, 2010) |
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Bed-Stuy Sounds Off At Town Hall MeetingPhoto by Marc Fader (July 15, 2010) |
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13 Tenant Activists Arrested During ProtestPhoto by Marc Fader (July 13, 2010) |
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Before The Fireworks: Revolution In New York!Photo by Dmadeo (July 2, 2010) |
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Stephen Goldsmith's Privatization PastPhoto by Edward Reed/City Hall (June 30, 2010) |
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The Other Fight In AlbanyVacancy Decontrol Photo by Jarrett Murphy (June 22, 2010) |
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World Cup Glory Pits Flushing V. AstoriaNew York City neighborhoods and the global game Photo by Marc Fader (June 10, 2010) |
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Staten Island's Polluted PastPhoto by Marc Fader (June 10, 2010) |
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River Park TowersPhoto by Hannah Rappleye (May 25, 2010) |
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Brotherhood/Sister SolPhoto by Marc Fader (May 24, 2010) |
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Women In PrisonPhoto by Patrick Egan (May 6, 2010) |
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Napolitano PharmacyPhoto by Marc Fader (May 4, 2010) |
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Housing Activists Launch Campaign Targeting 4 State SenatorsAbout 75 New York housing activists gathered today on the steps of city hall to announce the launch of their efforts to persuade four state senators to support pro-tenant reform. Photo by Kelly Virella (May 3, 2010) |
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1,500 Protest Plans to Eliminate 16 NYC Public Day Care CentersAbout 1500 parents, children and other community activists marched across Brooklyn Bridge to City Hall Wednesday, to protest the Administration for Children's Services' plans to shutter 16 public day Photo by Alice Proujansky (April 23, 2010) |
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A Brother's HomagePhoto by Alice Proujansky (April 16, 2010) |
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StructuredPhoto by Nathan Kensinger (April 16, 2010) |
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Yankee StadiumPhoto by Jarrett Murphy (April 14, 2010) |
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Images of a Crisis: Jobless in New YorkNearly one in five black men around the country is unemployed. Photo by Colin Lenton (April 13, 2010) |
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A Rare Glimpse of Potter's FieldOn a small island at the edge of the Long Island Sound, the city's unclaimed dead are buried. Photo by Eileen Markey (March 25, 2010) |
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What Lies BeneathTwo projects, one for a bridge and one for a bus depot, worry those who want to protect an old burial ground. Photo by Richard Caplan (March 25, 2010) |
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Talking Jobs On Capitol HillThe Congressional Black Caucus gathered experts March 17 to discuss the alarming black unemployment rate. Photo by George Dalton Tolbert IV (March 19, 2010) |
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The Art of GentrificationA variety of artists and artworks interpret the vast changes in latter-day Brooklyn. Photo by David Alm (March 15, 2010) |
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After the EarthquakeAt a group home for orphaned children, which is largely supported by one Brooklyn woman, two dozen children are missing, but the rest carry on. Photo by Michael Hicks (March 8, 2010) |
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Uniforms of All KindsAn exhibit at Parsons has us look again at workers' garb. Photo by Joscelyn Jurich (February 25, 2010) |
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'Children of Promise'With his father in prison, one Brooklyn boy struggles to be less fearful, sad and angry. Photo by Richard Caplan (February 19, 2010) |
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Grabbing A Second ChanceCanayah Robinson and Tiffany Tobia, both 18, are taking advantage of a GED program at The Door, one of many programs affected by a new DYCD request for proposals. Photo by Alissa Ambrose (February 11, 2010) |
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The Man Behind A New MovementGeoffrey Canada is working off instinct. Is that enough for communities across the country to follow? Photo by Rebecca Davis (February 4, 2010) |
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11237: One New York City Neighborhood in the Bloomberg EraBushwick, Brooklyn. A neighborhood of change, contrasts and economic stress. Photo by Jacob Silberberg (October 1, 2009) |
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When Debt Spikes, Living Conditions SlideActivists say shoddy maintenance at properties like this one in the Bronx should serve as a warning. Photo by Alice Proujansky (June 1, 2009) |
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The ChamberA Week in the Life of the New York City Council Photo by Jarrett Murphy (April 1, 2009) |
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A Late-Winter's Day on the Christopher Street PierSome LGBTQ youth activists take issue with the pier's renovation, but it's still a major draw for gay youth around the metro area. Photo by By Alice Proujansky (March 23, 2009) |
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Last StandThe Fight to Save NYC's Public Housing Photo by Jarrett Murphy (February 1, 2009) |
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Exit StrategySizing up NYC's Dropout Challenge Photo by Jarrett Murphy (July 4, 2008) |
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The Facts of LifeIt was all about peer education - with plenty of help from adults - at two sex and health events in May. Photo by Alice Proujansky (June 9, 2008) |
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Boom and Bust By the SeaDevelopment and disarray comprise much of the landscape of today's Rockaways. Photo by Matt Schwarzfeld (June 9, 2008) |
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Life At the BEST CenterThe Baruch Elders Services Team (BEST) serves older residents at Baruch Houses, a public housing complex and naturally occurring retirement community on the Lower East Side. Photo by Alice Proujansky (May 5, 2008) |
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Target of OpportunitiesHas Michael Bloomberg's anti-poverty rhetoric matched his record? Photo by Jarrett Murphy (April 1, 2008) |
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Homes For AfterwardTen visions of provisional living in NYC after an imaginary hurricane. Photo by (February 18, 2008) |
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Deep TroubleNew York City's Silent Sewage Crisis Photo by Jarrett Murphy (August 1, 2007) |
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Hard CostsThe Rising Price of an Affordable New York Photo by City Limits (April 1, 2007) |
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1984 City Limits Magazine CoversA look back at the cover stories from City Limits in 1984 Photo by City Limits (December 31, 1984) |
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1983 City Limits Magazine CoversThe Koch Years Photo by City Limits (December 31, 1983) |
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1982 City Limits Magazine CoversPhoto by City Limits (December 31, 1982) |
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1981 City Limits Magazine CoversPhoto by City Limits (December 31, 1981) |
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1980 City Limits Magazine CoversNew York City in 1980, captured in City Limits Photo by City Limits (December 31, 1980) |
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1978 City Limits Magazine CoversPhoto by City Limits (December 31, 1978) |
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1976 - 1977 City Limits Magazine CoversFounded in 1976 as a newsletter for the housing community. Photo by City Limits (December 31, 1977) |
