Issue 246
The Indypendent
Issue 246
May 1, 2019
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Oral History Preserves Bushwick One Story at a Time
At an April Community Board 4 meeting in Bushwick, city planners were repeatedly interrupted by the audience. “Affordable to…
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…
NYC Weekly Events Calendar: May 9–May 15
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…
NY Lawmakers Say They Are for Renters, Their Donor Base Tells Another Story
For the past half-century, New York Democrats dominated the state Assembly while their Republican counterparts controlled the state Senate…
Real Estate Rules, Bureaucracy Obeys, Communities Rise Up
Outrageous rent increases. Illegal evictions and buyouts. It’s not just bad landlords doing this. It’s big real estate. And…
State Sen. Julia Salazar Insists on Protections for All Tenants, Not Some
Julia Salazar was another ousted tenant looking for a place to land when I sat down to interview her…
Bridging The Divide: Upstate and Downstate Renters Join Forces
When Doreen and her husband split up five years ago, the pair reached an agreement. Doreen and the couple’s…
9’s The Magic Number: How Many Reforms Will Tenants Be Able to Check Off Their List?
Tenant organizations across the state are pushing for the New York State Legislature to approve a package of nine…
Healing a SCAR: This Bill Helps Migrant Parents Find the Children Trump Stole
With the Trump administration not bothering to keep track of where it sent the thousands of children it took…
Prison Reformers Call For a Fully-Staffed, Diverse Parole Board. Will Gov. Cuomo Listen?
Even after Gov. Andrew Cuomo met Judith Clark and was so struck by her “exceptional strides in self-development” that…
The American Worker Gets the Spotlight at the Tribeca Film Fest
Established in response to the Sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade Center, the Tribeca Film Festival has, since…
Locked Out Meat Workers at Key Foods Say Their Employer Wants to Butcher Their Benefits
There’s a promotion for pork shoulder in the supermarket window. A photograph, blown up larger than life, shows chunks…