History
In 1976, New York City was not the best place to live. Tens of thousands of apartment buildings for low- and moderate-income New Yorkers were in foreclosure, plagued by arson and outright abandonment. And public funding for community rebuilding and other services was in short supply, as New York's state and city governments levied devastating budget cuts to neighborhood development programs. Throughout the city however, in neighborhoods like Morris Heights, East Harlem, and Southside Williamsburg, residents stepped in to reclaim the buildings that government and private developers had ignored, forming community organizations and pouring sweat equity into rebuilding their homes. It was in this environment that City Limits was born, as a typed and hand-stapled newsletter for non-profit groups and tenants in the city's housing community. From its outset, the publication would have an independent voice, but remain uncompromising in its mission to focus on the many challenges facing New Y
Specialties
Non-Profit Media, Investigative Journalism, Web Articles, Print Magazine Articles, Events, Announcements, Newsletters