City Limits Coverage
Brooklyn Council Races Blow Hot and Cold
Some 2013 races are shaping up to feature multiple candidates. Others look so far like one-choice affairs.
Stop and Frisk Coverage Nominated
We're up for an award from that National Association of Black Journalists.
How To Apply for Public Benefits
Our How To NYC series continues with a look at help available for everything from food to heat to medical care.
When Campaign Aides Are Lobbyists, Questions Mount
Some of the top firms advising candidates for state and local office also lobby those offices for clients like corporations and unions. Some believe the potential conflict demands reform.
The Numbers: Campaign Consultants Who Double As Lobbyists
Some data and details from our reporting on campaign consultants who help politicians get elected and also lobby those officials on behalf of companies, unions and other interests.
Fewer Homeless on Streets, Lots More on Subways
The Department of Homeless Services announced a "decline of 28 percent across the five boroughs since 2005." That was the good news.
Retiring CUNY Head to Be Paid for Six More Years
Outgoing Chancellor Matthew Goldstein's contract entitled him to a year of "study leave" at his current salary. He'll be Chancellor Emeritus for five additional years.
Payday Lending Story Earns Honors
City Limits is also up for two other prestigious awards.
Gun Violence in NYC: The Killer You Avoid Could Be Yourself
While New York's gun murder rate is lower than most big cities', it's our low firearm suicide rate that makes gun violence half as likely in the city than in the United States as a whole.
City Limits Director Departing
Mark Anthony Thomas, who's served as City Limits' director since November 2009, is leaving for a prestigious fellowship.
News Network
Agencies Almost Always Have The Last Word
Courts have little power to overturn decisions by agency hearing officers — as two evicted public housing tenants recently learned.
The Gotham Gazette City Selects 50 Senior Centers to Close
This article details the locations of the 50 planned senior center closings throughout New York City being proposed in Mayor Bloomberg's executive budget.
The New York Times Bloomberg Admits $722M CityTime System to Replace Paper Timesheets Has Been 'A Disaster'
Mayor Bloomberg acknowledged during a briefing on Monday that the city's plan to overhaul the data infrastructure for timesheets for city workers has been grossly over-budget and largely ineffective.
The Daily News Budget Options for New York City
This report from the city's Independent Budget Office highlights different ways the city can cut costs in spending.
This latest edition includes 63 measures for reducing costs or raising revenues. IBO does not endorse or recommend any of the budget options examined in the volume; they are presented for discussion purposes only and include our estimates of potential savings or revenues as well as arguments for and against each of the measures.
The Independent Budget Office Mayor Bloomberg Releases Preliminary 2010 Budget
Provides a snapshot of how the city performed economically for the first four months of the 2010 fiscal year with an eye towards the mayor's proposals for cutbacks and spending outlays through June of this year.
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