Why Not Ease Up On Stop and Frisk?
January 5, 2010 06:00 AM
Critics of police policy say stopping half a million mostly innocent New Yorkers takes too steep a toll on freedom and dignity. With crime way down, now's the time to give the practice a rest....
Taking A Break ... To Bring You More of What's Breaking
January 5, 2010 06:00 AM
A note to readers about our changing publication schedule, and the exciting content that lies just around the corner....
A Backward Glance: 12 Months Of Scoops
December 22, 2009 06:00 AM
Top stories from describe 2009 as experienced in 'the other New York.'...
Across The Fence: The Year In Neighborhoods
December 22, 2009 06:00 AM
A survey of community press stories fills in the colorful portrait of the year that was....
Paths Diverge Post-Default For Decaying Bx Buildings
December 15, 2009 06:00 AM
Among tenants of a notorious group of properties, some are now eager for the help of a new owner, while desperation drives others to pursue novel activist tactics....
No Winter Hibernation For Garden Activists
December 15, 2009 06:00 AM
Advocates, electeds and city officials are busy devising the next best step for preserving some neighborhood oases....
City To Focus Attention On Human Trafficking
December 15, 2009 06:00 AM
This ugly problem is a local one, too, and a city task force plans to increase public awareness with a campaign next year....
Foster Kids To Get A Home In One Year, City Says
December 8, 2009 06:00 AM
A research report explains why NYC foster children languish so long without 'permanency.' Children's Services backs the findings and promises change....
Fundraisers Atwitter Over New Cash Stream
December 8, 2009 06:00 AM
The money to be raised through social networking has some nonprofits seeing green....
Lawyer: Homeless Families Still Getting Runaround
December 8, 2009 06:00 AM
Last December, the Bloomberg administration settled a quarter-century-old lawsuit over the right to shelter. Now clients and advocates charge that the city isn't holding up its end of the deal....
Foreclosure Fears Lead To Tenants' Conundrum
November 24, 2009 06:02 AM
First tenants feared that investors who paid exorbitant prices for modest-rent buildings would evict tenants or cut services. Now they're worried about what happens when those fears materialize....
Amid Homeless Surge, Are Solutions In Sight?
November 24, 2009 06:02 AM
With shelter numbers at record highs and Mayor Bloomberg's homeless strategy failing to meet its goals, city officials and advocates weigh in on how New York might respond....
Saving Public Housing By Building Anew
November 24, 2009 06:02 AM
New York's public housing has suffered years of federal divestment, putting its future viability in doubt. When a team of urban designers explored the Lower East Side projects' open spaces, they found potential for NYCHA to not merely survive, but...
From The Publisher's Desk: City Limits' New Chapter
November 24, 2009 06:02 AM
Under new ownership, this reliable fixture of civic life will grow while staying true to its roots....
Fewer Options For Moms Seeking Natural Births
November 17, 2009 09:00 AM
Midwives are protesting the shuttering of Manhattan's only natural birth center that served women on Medicaid....
For Homeowners, Promised Help Rarely Arrives
November 17, 2009 09:00 AM
Mortgage companies, foreclosure counselors and government regulators disagree on the reasons why a federal program to help distressed homeowners is rescuing so few....
Bronx Living Wage Battle Moves To City Council
November 17, 2009 09:00 AM
As the City Council takes up consideration of the Kingsbridge Armory redevelopment plan, the developer and local pols are locked in a dispute that could derail the project....
Court-ing Capacity To Keep Up With Cases
November 10, 2009 09:01 AM
Those with matters before Family Court and those who work there are hoping the state will grant this overburdened system more judges....
First Stop, Rikers. Next Stop, Colombia?
November 10, 2009 09:01 AM
Immigrant advocates are trying to separate local police work from federal immigration enforcement....
Becoming a Deejay, Leaving the P-J's
November 10, 2009 09:01 AM
Life is tough in the projects and on the streets, but leavened with music and friendship in this crop of new city books....
