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City Limits Coverage
Stop and Frisk Coverage Nominated
We're up for an award from that National Association of Black Journalists.
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.
Bloomberg Invokes Terrorism in Case Against NYPD Reforms
The mayor suggested that Council proposals could lead to more murders, create deadly confusion among police officers and perhaps even make it easier for terrorists to strike the city.
Discussing the Corruption Scandal on MetroFocus
Talking about why corruption happens, what can be done to stop and what people think about it.
City Limits Honored for Sandy, Hospitals Coverage
Congratulations to our two Ippies honorees, Ruth Ford and Batya Ungar-Sargon.
A Grassroots Plan for Surviving Superstorms
A coalition of environmental and community groups has put together their wish-list for how New York City, the Empire and Garden states and the federal government should implement the lessons of Sandy.
News Network
Potential Oil Boom In SE Wyo. Raises Water Questions
This report, from the Wyoming-based investigative think tank, Wyo File, talks about the implications of hydraulic fracturing in Southeast Wyoming, a process currently being considered in Upstate New York with huge implications for the drinking water of New York City
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Taser abuse is rampant at the Jerome Combs Detention Center, an hour south of Chicago. More than 100 inmates were shocked by Tasers over a 28-month period, even though a quarter of the inmates were restrained at the time.
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