Bronx housing advocate Fitzroy Christian addresses the crowd on Tuesday, September 15 as tenant groups descend on the Gun Hill Road office of Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie. Marcher Nathan Jones talks with a reporter about the rent strike in his building and what "cancel rent" means to him.

The governor on Medicaid, education, marijuana and the gig economy.

The governor on Medicaid, education, marijuana and the gig economy.

The 1970s fiscal crisis is seared in New York City's political consciousness. The period defines the beginning of the modern city; the policies and power structure that took hold during that time profoundly shape the city of today. Perhaps most important, the crisis is held up as a morality tale about the limits of democracy and progressive government--lessons that some would apply to our current, pandemic-driven emergency. But Professor Kimberly Phillips-Fein's review of the era gives us a different set of heroes, villains and takeaways from New York's darkest hour.

Marc Bussanich's April 2015 interview with the Manhattan Councilmember on local organizing against the Trans Pacific Partnership. (City Limits converted this video interview to audio format.)

Jessica Katz, the executive director of the Citizens Housing and Policy Council (CHPC), a research and advocacy organization, the new economic reality facing the city is just one reason for a wholesale reconsideration of housing strategy—not just the mayor's plan, but every aspect of the city's approach.

Jessica Katz, the executive director of the Citizens Housing and Policy Council (CHPC), a research and advocacy organization, says the new economic reality facing the city amid COVID-19 is just one reason for a wholesale reconsideration of housing strategy—not just the mayor's plan, but every aspect of the city's approach.

The author, Democracy Now co-host and longtime New York City columnist offers his own take on the former mayor. Part of Pacifica's Super Tuesday coverage via WBAI.

Peter Harrison, Democrat for Congress in the 12th District in New York City, speaks with City Limits' reporter Jarrett Murphy about his transit plan. The interview, quite appropriately, was conducted on an uptown 6 train.

Gotham Gazette's Ben Max and City Limits' Jarrett Murphy identify the Election-Night storylines that will matter for New York City, from the presidential race to the battle for control of Congress to the fight over the State Senate.