How 9/11 Kneecapped a Movement
The smell of the “Pile,” the media elevation of Rudy Giuliani to near-sainthood and the sudden disappearance of the global justice movement are memories I would like to forget but can’t.
The Indypendent
Rico Cleffi
The Indy’s Unique Model Allows Me to Cover Stories That Matter
The Indypendent is so different from the standard media model because it belongs to its readers and writers and the various social movements that inform its reporting.
All-Women Tech Group Launches New Tool to End Rental Voucher Discrimination
Landlords routinely break the law by refusing to rent to rental voucher holders. The Unlock NYC tech collaborative has partnered with tenant groups to create an innovative tool that could help end that practice.
Brooklyn ER Doctor: Life & Death on the Frontlines of COVID-19
As the number of those infected with COVID-19 continues to climb in New York — stressing the state’s already…
Bloomberg Was Wall St.’s ‘Foremost Defender,’ Pushing for Deregulation Even After the Crash
He’s given himself a progressive makeover, but Mike teamed up with Sen. Chuck Schumer and consultants at McKinsey to protect the big banks that wrecked the economy.
Homeowners Gone Wild: A Proposed Shelter in Queens has a Majority-White Community on Edge
Homeowners in opposition to homeless shelters in Queens have become increasingly militant over the last few years, adopting confrontational…
Lynne Patton has been schlepping an air mattress to the apartments of various New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA)…
The Vultures Are Circling NYCHA
Decades of disinvestment have devastated NYC’s public housing. And now the private sector is ready to cash in.
Saudi Inc: The US’s Controversial Ally Is Buying Up America
Capital from the Saudi Kingdom is making big moves in U.S. tech, infrastructure, and NYC real estate. What they own might surprise you.
California Dreaming? This Developer Could Be a Nightmare for Crown Heights
A proposal to build a series of luxury high-rises near the Brooklyn Botanic Garden is drawing opposition from tenant…