Jeanmarie Evelly
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New York, NY, United States
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WATCH: Bronx Assembly Candidates Debate to Rep Districts 81 and 82
Hear directly from the Democratic candidates running for two Assembly seats representing Throggs Neck, City Island and Pelham Bay (District 82) and Riverdale, Kingsbridge and Norwood (District 81), who sparred off in debates hosted by BronxTalk and co-sponsored by City Limits. → Read More
Here’s How NYC’s $101 Billion Budget Addresses Homelessness
The new budget directs $2.4 billion to homeless services in the coming fiscal year, invests billions more in housing over the next decade and funds an increase to rental assistance programs, but is nevertheless facing criticism from advocates who say the spending plan fails to adequately address New York City’s affordability and homelessness crises. → Read More
Eric Adams' Revised Housing Budget 'Just Not Enough,' Despite Boost for Shelter Beds
"Coming out of this pandemic, addressing our affordable housing and homeless crisis is something that the mayor should be meeting with some urgency and a major expansion of resources," said Rachel Fee, executive director of New York Housing Conference. → Read More
New Year, New Mayor: The Eric Adams File
It’s official: Eric Adams is now the mayor of New York City. Already, our new mayor has been off to an almost dizzying start, part of a pledge to “Get Stuff Done” in his first 100 days. City Limits has been covering City Hall’s new leader for nearly two decades. Here are some highlights. → Read More
NYC General Election Day: Updates From Across the Boroughs
New York City will choose its next mayor on Tuesday. Check here throughout the day for developments in the 2021 election. → Read More
Video Voters Guide: Eric Adams and Curtis Sliwa on Tackling Family Homelessness
City Limits sat down with Democrat Eric Adams and Republican Curtis Sliwa to quiz them about what they would do, if elected, to address the city's ongoing housing and homelessness crises—specifically their policies when it comes to families and children in the shelter system. → Read More
Apply Now For Fall: Youth Reporting Internship with
The City Limits Accountability Reporting Initiative for Youth, or CLARIFY, is a paid, remote internship opportunity for New York City high school students who will be entering 11th or 12th grade in the fall of 2021. Students who graduated high school in June 2021 are also eligible. → Read More
Gov. Andrew Cuomo to Resign Following Sexual Harassment Allegations
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, embroiled for the last few months in several high-profile scandals—including accusations by nearly a dozen women, many of them government staffers, who say he sexually harassed them or touched them without consent—announced Tuesday that he was resigning from the state's highest office, effective in two weeks. → Read More
2021 Primary Day Thread: NYC Votes for a New Mayor, City Council
The winner of the primary will go on to compete on the ballot in November's general election—which in a city that leans as heavily Democratic as New York means most seats will be filled by whoever wins in June. → Read More
Bronx Voters, Meet Your Primary Election Candidates
Hear directly from the hopefuls running for eight Bronx-only City Council districts, and for borough president, in this series of debates hosted by BronxNet and City Limits. → Read More
Apply Now: City Limits Youth Journalism Internship for Summer 2021
The City Limits Accountability Reporting Initiative for Youth (CLARIFY) is now accepting applications for its 2021 summer internship. This is a paid journalism training program for New York City high school students who will be entering either their junior or senior year of high school (11th and 12th grades) by the upcoming fall 2021 semester. → Read More
Aging in the City: What the Mayoral Candidates Say They'll Do for Older New Yorkers
City Limits hosted a mayoral forum on aging, quizzing the candidates on how they would serve their older constituents when it comes to affordable housing, discrimination in the workplace, social services, internet access and street safety. → Read More
What NY's Marijuana Legalization Law Means for Immigrants
Advocates are cheered by a provision of the newly-passed MRTA law, which will establish a process for immigrant New Yorkers to vacate past marijuana convictions in court, to ensure past offenses don't jeopardize their status. → Read More
45 Stories, 45 Years: City Limits' History of Covering NYC
As City Limits celebrates its 45th anniversary, a look back at stories published each year of our four-and-half decades covering New York. → Read More
NYC to Cancel Contracts with Trump Organization, Citing Capitol Insurrection
The city will start the process of terminating the company's contracts to operate the Central Park Carousel, Wollman and Lasker ice skating rinks and the Ferry Point Golf Course in the Bronx. → Read More
The Check In: COVID-19 and Latino Artists
This week, City Limits’ Spanish-language reporter and editor Daniel Parra talks about the impact the COVID-19 pandemic is having on Latino arts organizations in the city and nationwide. → Read More
Fear of Traffic and Crashes as NYers Skip Subway for Cars and Bikes
Driving, cycling and bus usage have all rebounded somewhat since the first two months of the pandemic, but subway and commuter rail ridership remain low. → Read More
City’s Volunteer Sector Swells But Faces New Challenges in Coronavirus Pandemic
COVID-19 prompted a huge surge in volunteering. It also posed a number of new challenges both for the volunteers and the organizations they serve. → Read More
How Widespread Was Violence on New York's Nights of 'Unrest'?
To get a better sense of what was seen around the city last week, City Limits surveyed all the city's 59 community boards to ask what violent unrest—and peaceful protest—they had seen. → Read More
Visuals: A Weekend of Protest
At peaceful gatherings in Brooklyn and the Bronx, the signs, scenes and shouts spoke for themselves. → Read More