Parks for the People
We look at the centuries-old struggle for public parks that serve all New Yorkers, not just the rich.
The Indypendent
Gentrification
Social Justice Bait-and-Switch
City invokes George Floyd’s name in order to justify developer giveaway in SoHo rezoning battle.
Showdown in City Council District 35
It’s liberals vs. leftists in a battle for a seat that runs through Crown Heights, Prospect Heights, Fort Greene and Clinton Hill.
Rezoning Revamp: Neighborhood Groups Wary of Speaker Johnson’s Top-Down Process
City Council Speaker Corey Johnson has introduced legislation to revamp the city’s 46-year-old process for making land-use decisions. The…
Housing for Whom? City and State Nix Plan to Build Affordable Housing at World Trade Center Site
Will Biden go along in saying no to 1,000 affordable housing units?
Highlights From This Week’s Indypendent News Hour
The Indypendent News Hour airs Tuesdays 5-6 pm on WBAI-99.5 FM. The show features news and interviews with progressive…
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.
Preserving Black History at 227 Abolistionist Place
Brooklyn activists save former underground railroad stop from wrecking ball, plan next steps.
Crown Heights Residents Fight to Save Associated Supermarket
Protest planned for this Saturday at 1:45 pm after property owners announce April 7 eviction date.
Brooklyn Abolitionist Home Gains Historic Landmark Status After Decades-Long Battle
Victory follows years of struggle to preserve the house at 227 Duffield Street — now 227 Abolitionist Place.