The Indypendent
New York
Two years to the day that longtime New York City-based immigrant rights activist Jean Montrevil was deported to Haiti,…
Vox Pop: New Yorkers Want Peace and Diplomacy, Not War With Iran
The Indy hit the street this week, asking New Yorkers for their thoughts on the U.S.-Iran conflict and how…
High Rises In Bushwick? City’s Rezoning Scheme Ignores Previous Community Plans
Time stops at Pati Rodriguez’s childhood home in Brooklyn’s Bushwick neighborhood. Three generations of her family — her parents,…
How to Stop Fare Evasion: Make NYC’s Trains & Buses Free
Here’s how it can be done.
The subway. Fares go up but service gets worse. Trains get dirtier and more crowded. Platforms and car seats…
Not Santa’s Workshop: Amazon’s Warehouse Workers Endure Holiday Season Speedup
Awh, the holiday season. The lights, the snow, the eggnog… Better make it a double for workers at Amazon’s…
58 Arrested in Standoff with NYPD Over Broken-Windows Subway Policing
Trains on the 4, 5, and 6 lines skipped the 125th Street station in Harlem during rush hour Friday…
Homeowners Gone Wild: A Proposed Shelter in Queens has a Majority-White Community on Edge
Homeowners in opposition to homeless shelters in Queens have become increasingly militant over the last few years, adopting confrontational…
Four New Jails For $10 Billion: Now is the Time For NYC to Invest in Communities Not Cages
The Oct. 17 vote by the City Council to fund the construction of at least four new jails in…
