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More Of The Same: Ex-Prosecutors Won’t Reform Queens DA Office
As a qualification for DA, prosecutorial experience can be overrated. Of the four former prosecutors among the seven Democrats…
NYC Weekly Events Calendar: May 16–May22
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…
Take Our Illustrations Home With You
We’re proud to announce The Indypendent’s first ever art show. Arrive early to The Radical Spring Ball this Saturday,…
Pssst… The Indy’s Throwing A Party This Saturday
Join us for The Radical Spring Ball this Saturday, May 18 at 638 East 6th Street. The party runs from 7 p.m.–1 a.m.
Justice Begins In the Imagination
Hi Billy, I just read how Anita Hill won’t cut Joe Biden any slack for dragging her name through…
Activist Scholars Take on Big Developers
Hudson Yards, New York City’s newest neighborhood, costing the city 5.6 billion taxpayer dollars, opened March 15. Who asked…
Lessons on Grassroots Campaigning from ‘Councilwoman’
Carmen Castillo is a housekeeper. A Dominican immigrant, she is raising three kids and lives in an impoverished neighborhood…
Uber and Lyft Drivers on Why They’re Striking
Photo: Members of the Independent Drivers Guild rally outside of the Taxi and Limousine Commission’s offices in Queens on May…
‘American Woman’ and More From the Tribeca Film Fest
American Woman, directed by Semi Chellas The Patty Hearst story is an odd, murky chapter in recent U.S. history,…