Battery Park City Protesters Occupy Beloved Park to Halt Cuomo’s Bulldozers
They say tearing up green space to build a concrete memorial to essential workers would be a monumental blunder.
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City’s Backing of Four Luxury Super-Towers Cast Long Shadow Over Two Bridges Community
Mayor de Blasio’s opposition to a luxury development at the Brooklyn Botanical Garden stands in stark contrast to his support for four super-towers that would loom over one of Lower Manhattan’s last working class neighborhoods.
After the Pandemic: A Return to Capitalist Normalcy Will Only Create More Crises
Ever since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been a lot of discussion and speculation in the…
The Left is Positioned to Win More Under Biden Than Any President in Decades
The progressive grassroots is much stronger than it was 12 years ago when Obama took office. If it stays focused, it can make real progress in advancing its agenda.
What Is Governors Island For? Redevelopment Plan Ignites Controversy
Critics vow to fight on after Community Board One votes in favor of a massive rezoning of the popular recreational site in the middle of New York Harbor.
Trump Depression Hotline With Reverend Billy
Hey Billy, I’ve been watching West Coast forest fires on my computer, and I’m freaking out. There are whole…
Cracking ConEd’s Grip On Our Energy Supply and Replacing it With Public Power
Eight-hundred and sixty thousand people lost power when Tropical Storm Isaias hit New York City in early August. It…
Williams NESE Pipeline Defeated, Again
DEC denies water quality permit for the third time.
Open Letter Calls for Bold Steps to Address Climate Change & COVID Devastation
Given the dire threat global warming presents to our city and its communities, in addition to the threat posed by coronavirus, we are publishing this letter to New York’s leaders, signed by 132 organizations, in full here.
National Grid is Raising Rates in Order to Build a Fracked-Gas Pipeline in Brooklyn
The fuel is going to Massachusetts.
