With New York’s Hectic Petitioning Season in Overdrive, is There a Better Way to Get on the Ballot? New York’s procedure for candidates to get their names on the election ballot is one of the more onerous in the country, critics say. Candidates told City Limits that while they enjoyed hitting the streets to speak with voters, they described the petitioning process as “archaic,” “exhausting,” “grueling” and a “burden.”
City Limits’ Reporting on Homelessness Wins Journalism Honor Reporter David Brand’s story on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on homeless New Yorkers with health needs earned the Merit Award for Feature News Reporting from the Silurian Press Club, part of the storied organization’s annual Excellence in Journalism Awards.
After Tough Time for Art in City Schools, Advocates Seek More Funding After two pandemic years that wrought havoc on all education but particularly on arts classes, advocates and educators have mounted a drive to win more—and more permanent—funding for visual art, music, dance and theater in the city’s public schools.
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City Limits Youth Journalism Internship
This is a paid journalism training program for New York City high school students in 11th and 12th grade for the upcoming summer 2022 semester. Bilingual Spanish-English speakers sought!
Opinion: Undocumented Youth Deserve Access to Summer Youth Employment "Ultimately it further stratifies our city, which is already full of haves and have-nots, and leaves a generation of young folks without the necessary conduit to refine their workforce development skills." | Jason Autar
“Even though you’re not from Ukraine, the moment you wear that Ukraine jersey, the Ukrainian shield is touching your heart and you have to support all the Ukrainian people who are fighting for their freedom.”
