Palestinian Voices Ring Out in Bay Ridge: Freedom Within Our Lifetime, They Demand
Around 1,500 protesters took to the streets of Bay Ridge, Brooklyn on Sunday to commemorate the 74th Nakba “Catastrophe” Day.
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Bryan Aponte will have a second chance at freedom after being sentenced to 33 years to life in what his lawyer says was a case of witness misidentification.
Astoria Rallies in Support of First Queens Starbucks Store to Unionize
Astoria Boulevard baristas cite frustration with low wages and erratic schedules as fueling their union drive along with unsafe workplaces during Covid pandemic.
Outsider-turned-insider looks for more allies as she fights budget cuts and a turn toward more intense policing
NYPD’s Anti-Homeless Sweeps Spark Spirited Tompkins Square Park Protest
Unhoused New Yorkers take the lead in speaking out against the brutality of being unhoused and the dangers of the shelter system that has failed them.
Brooklyn DA’s Case Against Ronnie Wright Looking More Wrong Than Ever
Local prosecutors ignore implications of a 2019 federal trial that implicated other suspects in the 2006 killing of Andrell Napper.
See Amazon Labor Union Organizers React to Winning Union Election
On April 1, the Amazon Labor Union (ALU) won a historic victory by becoming the first union in the…
Predatory Health Care, The Novel
Connie Herzberg Mayo’s riveting tale captures the injustices of the U.S. medical system with surgical precision.
Hell’s Kitchen Street Renamed for Labor Advocate Frances Perkins
Perkins had a hand in implementing programs like the 40-hour work week, social security, the Federal minimum wage, federal child labor laws and unemployment insurance.
The Robinson-Torain family was on the verge of being thrown out of its home of 70 years when eviction defenders showed up to help.