My First Year at The Indypendent
I’ve done everything from refilling news boxes to writing cover articles at this one-of-a kind community newspaper.
The Indypendent
Amba Guerguerian
This is How you Stymie a Movement
Illustrations by Leia-Lee Doran. There were countless instances of police brutality against protesters catalogued during the month of June,…
Kingsbrook Hospital Gets a Reprieve
Worker-community alliance pressures state to postpone plans to close a safety net hospital that serves East Flatbush’s predominantly Black and Caribbean community.
People’s Liberation March Calls for Mutual Aid, Police Abolition As BLM Organizing Continues
“I want to take care of my community because the government is not doing it,” says one protester.
Tortured Logic: Board of Correction Delays Vote to End Solitary in NYC Jails
Amid empty promises, it is unclear when or if the City will ban a practice human rights advocates decry as torture.
Confessions of a Census Worker
As I get ready to go out for a shift of census work, I try to think about how…
Meet New York City’s Newest Neighborhood: Abolition Park
At the foot of the Brooklyn Bridge, City Hall Park lies in a cold-stone land where law and order…
The City Hall Occupiers in Their Own Words
On June 23, a week before the New York City budget deadline, Black Lives Matter activists began occupying City…
Despite Fee Cap, NYC Restaurants Say Food Delivery Apps Are Eating Up Their Profits
On May 13, City Council passed a bill that caps the amount of delivery, marketing and service fees that…
A Mutual Aid Network Blooms in Bay Ridge
In organizational theory, mutual aid means the exchange of services or resources in which both parties benefit. Mutual aid…
