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In ‘One Foot In the Grave’ Working-Class Heroes Fight Zika
A working-class hero is something to be,” sang John Lennon, author and activist, Timothy Sheard proves him right in…
Important questions surround the Working Family Party’s handling of the final stage of the Queens DA race.
Sunrise Activists Call for Presidential Climate Debate
Over 50 activists gathered in the rain outside the Democratic National Committee’s (DNC’s) New York headquarters on 43rd Street…
No Borders For These Critters: Climate Change Spurs a Great Migration
Climate change will have a profound impact on where people live and work in the 21st century. In fact,…
Weekly NYC Events Calendar: August 15 to 21
The Indypendent’s curated events calendar comes out every Wednesday online and once a month in print. Sign-up for our regular e-newsletter and…
Trapped in Malta: The Mediterranean Island is Putting Refugees Between a Rock & a Hard Place
“Everyone was so scared on the boat,” says Bokretsion Gebrekidan, a 39-year-old Eritrean asylum seeker, recounting his journey from…
Spike in Traffic Deaths has Cyclists Wondering if NYC Drivers have License to Kill
When 30-year-old Em Samolewicz was killed on Brooklyn’s Third Avenue on July 29, after she was hit by a…
Fighting For Their Park, LES Residents Challenge the City’s Climate Change Plan
It was a bright Sunday afternoon in early August when Yvette Mercedes looked out over East River Park from…
Meet the Tenants Fighting Barberry Rose Management, Landlord From Hell
New York State passed laws in June that dramatically strengthened its rent regulations, but tenants in Inwood are still…