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For Some, Occupy Movement is a Test of Faith
Many in the Occupy Wall Street movement frame their advocacy in religious terms. For one Brooklyn clergyman, that means tension with some churches, and challenges for his own congregation.
A Crisis Beyond The Cuts: Help For New York's Seniors Ebbs
Once again, New York City's senior centers avoided a disastrous budget cut this year. But the passing of that threat masks a subtler one: the gradual erosion of the once-proud array of services New York City offers its elderly.
The Principal Is New. The School Is Closing.
With new boss Dennis Walcott, the city school system gets a new chance to improve relations with parents and teachers. But there'll be no second chance for Robeson High in Bed-Stuy. What does that mean for students?
What Cuts Will Cost: Children's Learning, Parents' Work
As tabloids celebrate an on-time state budget, a look at what one budget cut at the city level will mean: fewer childcare slots, less school prep for kids and a tough choice for their working parents.
Battling Iran's Government … From New York
Activists in New York are playing a role in the democratic surge sweeping the Middle East. While technology's part of the story, local advocates say, human networks are what really matters.
Lunch At Junior's: Reputation & Reality In Today’s Brooklyn
What does it mean to be "Brooklyn"—and how has that changed as the borough went from not to hot? Chapter one of "Brooklyn: The Borough Behind The Brand" visits a local icon to find some answers.
Missing Moses' Muscle
The politics of parks.
Can a Year-Round Coney Island Succeed?
After seven years of legal wrangling, hundreds of millions of dollars in city expense, and the eviction of many of Coney Island's historic amusement operators, the island is still seasonal.
Immigrant Youth Get Politically Active, Spurred By Proposed Law
Even as speculation mounts that Democrats will retrench in the face of historic Republican gains in the House, some immigrant youth plan to continue demanding greater rights.
Bloomberg Deputy's Legacy, From Yankee Stadium To Hudson Yards
Nearly three years after Mayor Bloomberg's powerful deputy mayor and development czar Dan Doctoroff left City Hall, we check in on some of the major—and controversial—projects launched during his tenure.
NYC Continues Efforts To Curtail Art Vending In Public Parks
The city and local artists are battling in court over rules that would reduce by more than 75 percent the number of artists selling their work in Union Square Park, Central Park and other parks.
Bronx Museum Revisits The Civil Rights Movement
Two exhibits at the Bronx Museum of the Arts explore the civil rights movement -- one though iconic and obscure documentary photos, the other through contemporary multi-media produced by artists born after the movement.
Opponents Mobilize Against New Harlem Charter School
Opponents of the Harlem Children's Zone's plans to open a school in the St. Nicholas Houses are organizing a grassroots effort aimed to prevent it.
13 Tenant Activists Arrested During Protest
Thirteen housing activists were arrested Monday afternoon at a sit-in outside the office building of the New York City Housing Authority at 250 Broadway in lower Manhattan.
Video: From Bad Influence to Role Model
In a neighborhood where he was once known as 'Bad News', Dedric Hammond has made the decision to become a positive beacon. Now named Brother Beloved, Hammond works with Street Corner Resources' Iesha Sekou to make a difference.
Why Wait For The State? City Racing To Budget Deal
As the City Council heads toward a budget deal with the mayor by the end of the week, activists hoping to fend off cuts are turning up the pressure on members.
Vandals Deface LGBT Homeless Shelter For Youth
The attack came two days after a New York State Senate bill that would have outlawed discrimination against transgender and gender-bending people was defeated.
Emergency Preparedness Goes Grassroots
Doctors, churches, businesses and other institutions in some community districts are working together to get prepared.
Tenants & Pols Protest Handling of Housing Vouchers
36 former voucher holders and a coterie of political figures rallied on the steps of City Hall today, demanding that Mayor Bloomberg take action to solve the ongoing crisis.
After The Quake, Rebuilding Haiti From Brooklyn
The donation drives and telethons might be over, but local foundations and Haitian groups are just beginning their work to help the country and its people rebuild.
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The Race for Mayor: What's In It for Low Income New Yorkers?
The Community Service Society of New York 11th annual survey as they relate to the mayoral race—findings that could decide the votes of one out of three New Yorkers.
Photo Slideshow: City Limits' 35th Anniversary Celebration
City Limits hosted Celebration! to honor its 35th Anniversary and the people who make a difference in New York City's civic and advocacy community. Hosted by CUNY-BMCC, Mayor Michael Bloomberg proclaimed Wednesday, October 26, 2011 City Limits Day in honor of the non-profit investigative journalism organization.
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City Limits celebrates the launch of its March 2011 issue: Defining Brooklyn.The 35th Anniversary Celebration
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