Jeanmarie Evelly

Share This Article “Opponents are quick to blame Raise the Age for remaining violence, but the real failure isn’t the law—it’s the reality that our neighborhoods have been systematically stripped of resources.” As a teenager, I carried a gun. Not with the... See more

Share This Article City Limits rounds up the latest housing and land use-related events, public hearings and affordable housing lotteries that are ending soon. Welcome to City Limits’ NYC Housing Calendar, a weekly feature where we round up the latest hou... See more

Share This Article “Mayor Mamdani has established that New Yorkers are hungry for a city that is affordable. Although a younger generation swept him to victory, it may be older adults who are looking to his affordability agenda to ensure their well-earned... See more

Share This Article At NYCHA’s Surfside Gardens, slow repairs leave seniors and residents with disabilities waiting years as broken elevators, intercoms, playgrounds, and trash compactors disrupt daily life. On a chilly afternoon in mid-December, four resi... See more

Share This Article “It should be abundantly clear that the stamp of a landmark designation alone does not keep a building standing. If financial viability and structural integrity are in question, landmarking should be postponed, until a game plan for reh... See more