City Council Races to Watch
The mayor’s race dominates the headlines, but every city office is on the ballot this year including all 51…
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Police and Prisons, What Are They Good For?
Last summer’s protests put police and prison abolition on the progressive agenda. Yet it remains difficult to imagine a…
Social Justice Bait-and-Switch
City invokes George Floyd’s name in order to justify developer giveaway in SoHo rezoning battle.
Remembering Mark Levitan: Comrade and Dear Friend
Even at 70 plus years of age, Mark Levitan was still climbing mountains, a diversion he cherished. Now, at…
Biden Should Make Normalizing Relations with Cuba “A Priority”
Silvia from Miami, Eduardo from Hialeah, Abel from Lakeland. The names pour in on the donations page for “Syringes…
Black moms suffer disproportionately when giving birth. New York could begin to address that by empowering more Black midwives.
Protester Alleges NYPD Stripped Her in Public
“He pulled my pants down to my ankles and then made me walk across the Brooklyn Bridge naked,” she says.
Slippery ICE: Feds Tell Jersey Detainees They’re Being Transferred to the Deep South, Then Reverse
Detainee hunger strike starts, stops amid conflicting rumors.
Fiction: Be Careful What You Wish For: A Short, Sad Pandemic Story
They tell me it’ll kill me, but they won’t say when. —“Cocaine Blues,” as sung by Dave Van Ronk…
May Day Ralliers Reflect on Working Class Struggles
A diverse and eclectic crowd of several hundred people rallied Saturday at Union Square.
