Alexandria vs. Goliath
She’s surpassed expectations, but can this democratic socialist defeat Boss Joe Crowley in their June 26 congressional primary?
The Indypendent
New York
Jacked: Life is About to Get More Costly for NYC’s Rent-Stabilized Tenants
On April 26, the New York City Rent Guidelines Board (RGB) voted 5-4 against freezing rents for the approximately…
Highrises Could Cast Shadow Over Brooklyn Botanical Garden, Warns Garden President
The president of the Brooklyn Botanical Garden (BBG) is speaking out against a proposed luxury development that could cast…
Palestinians in New York And Worldwide Demand ‘Right to Return’
In the wake of Israel’s recent massacre in Gaza of Palestinians participating in the Great March of Return, NY4Palestine,…
Student Occupation of New School Cafeteria Continues
An ongoing student occupation at the New School entered its second week, Tuesday. In response to the university’s plan…
Op-Ed: Time for a Bottom-Up Congress and it Starts in Queens
On Tuesday, June 26, I’m voting for Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez against longtime incumbent Joe Crowley in the race for the…
Watch: Activists March In Solidarity With Immigrant Rights Leaders At ICE HQ
____ Photo Credit: Erin Sheridan.
Seeing Green: A Developer Envisions 30-story Towers Near the Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Megatowers, shady developers, community resistance — it’s a story so commonplace these days it is almost a bad joke.…
Six Months on, Many of Hurricane Maria’s Refugees Still Have No Place to Go
On the evening of April 18, the sun is just beginning to set over the Penn South complex in…