Lower East Side Organizers Look to Launch New Community Land Trusts
They are working to transform two city-owned parking lots into affordable housing that will be built on land that cannot be resold for profit.
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ALU Loses Albany Union Vote, Seeks Bargaining Order Over Amazon’s Flouting of Labor Laws
Warehouse workers were subjected to a litany of illegal tactics, union organizers say.
When We Support The Indypendent, We Strengthen the Public Commons
The Indy is a public commons, says Associate Editor Amba Guerguerian, and it needs more of its readers to step up and support it.
‘The People’s Beach’ is a Queer Landmark That Deserves to Live On
Bay 1 at Jacob Riis Park has been a seaside refuge for queer and trans beachgoers for decades. That could soon change.
Tenant Associations Are Forming Rapidly in Brooklyn
Brooklyn Eviction Defense has helped start more than 20 militant tenant associations since March.
Mutual Aid Groups Mobilize in Response to Migrant Influx
Ariadna Phillips of South Bronx Mutual/Mutual Aid Collective tells the NY City Council about the city’s failure to meet the basic needs of migrants.
Welcoming the Stranger: An Interview with New York Immigration Coalition’s Murad Awawdeh
We talk with the executive director of the New York Immigration Coalition about its response to the recent influx of asylum-seeking migrants from border states.
Brooklyn Public Library vs. the Book Banners
Newly-minted BPL e-cards are now available to young readers in all 50 states as book restrictions proliferate.
Fran Hawthorne’s new book, I Meant to Tell You, is a redemptive tale that illuminates the tenuous ties that bind us.
How I Overcame The Color Barrier at the New Yorker and Other Tales of a Young Artist
Sometimes chutzpah, a combination of bluster and gall, pays off. Just ask Liz Montague. When Montague was 22, she…