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Since City Limits began in 1976, New York City has seen five mayors, four governors and seven
presidents. Residents have witnessed the arrival of AIDS and the departure of factory jobs, the
creation of hundreds of thousands of units of affordable housing and the emergence of homelessness
as a major issue. The murder rate soared and then collapsed. The Hudson River got cleaner, the
transit system gained riders and the schools went through multiple waves of change. By chronicling
the news on housing, education, the economy, the environment and other topics, we've told the story
of the larger city. Click through these pages to learn more about the people, problems and policies
that shape New York.
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Lunchtime Tuesday, Hunger in Brooklyn
On Tuesday, September 13, we sent reporters to a dozen food pantries or soup kitchens in Brooklyn to learn what the people who run them are seeing, and what the people who need them are going through.
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Poverty
The United States defines the poverty line as $18,000 per year for a family of three. By this measure, over 1.5 million New Yorkers, approximately 18 percent, live in poverty. City Limits provides on-... READ MORE»
Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA)
Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) oversees the New York City region's commuter rails, buses, subway systems, and operates multiple toll bridges and tunnels.
The District
City Limits special coverage of Washington D.C., federal initiatives, and national urban policy's effects on the New York City region.
Firefighter Fatalities
Ten years after September 11th, City Limits revisits the day's very costly lessons and what the New York City Fire Department has learned them. This investigation was supported generously by the Fund ... READ MORE»
Buy or Bust (War on Drugs)
Sean Gardiner's 2009 in-depth investigation on the 40-Year War on Drugs in New York City.
Participatory Budgeting
Borrowing an experiment in direct democracy from Brazil, constituents in four City Council districts are getting a direct say in how $1 million of discretionary capital funding is spent.
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Trucks
Whether we're breathing their exhaust or stuck behind one on an exit ramp, most New Yorkers hate trucks. But trucks' imprint on the city is complex: They don't cause most traffic, but they have a bigg... READ MORE
Three-Quarter Homes
Three-quarters houses give people who are homeless, leaving prison or seeking substance-abuse treatment a place to stay, and government agencies indirectly fund them. But critics say the houses are un... READ MORE
Participatory Budgeting
Borrowing an experiment in direct democracy from Brazil, constituents in four City Council districts are getting a direct say in how $1 million of discretionary capital funding is spent.
