The Indypendent
Emma Gaffney
New Yorkers Unite in Outrage as Trump Comes to Town
Hundreds of New Yorkers found themselves “United in Outrage” following the United Nations Climate Action Summit ahead of the…
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…
With Die-in, NYC Cyclists Say It’s Time To Put The Brakes On Car Culture
On Tuesday evening Washington Square Park became a sea of bodies and bicycles. Hundreds of cyclists and supporters lay…
Reclaiming the Revolutionary Spirit of Stonewall at the Queer Liberation March
On the night of June 28, 1969, Jay Toole awoke from her park bench bed in Washington Square Park…
No Cops, No Sponsors: 50 Years After Stonewall, Pride Goes Back to Its Roots
Frustrated that the annual New York City Gay Pride parade has become dominated by corporate floats, a group called…
Williams Pipeline Opponents Celebrate But New York’s Fossil Fuel War is Far From Over
A May 16 rally on the steps of City Hall in lower Manhattan, scheduled to protest the Williams Pipeline,…
Push For Universal Rent Control Takes Root in Harlem
With just over two months left until rent laws that cover two million New York City apartment dwellers are…