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Work Within the System? Plaza Tonatiuh Organizers Seek Legal Status
Organizers of a popular open-air market and community hub in Sunset Park are trying a new approach after being shut down by the NYPD.
Militant Chicago Teachers Union shows how to transform a city.
Vox pop: What the Library Means to Me
We spoke with New York City library-goers about what they value in the city’s libraries. The cover story of…
How to Make New York City Council Work for Working People
A former City Council budget analyst dishes on what really happens behind closed doors during city-budget negotiations.
‘Very Progressive Prosecutor’ Tess Cohen Looks to Oust Bronx DA Darcel Clark
Cohen vows to investigate abuses at Rikers, prosecute dirty landlords.
Peace Activists Urge NYC City Council to Weigh in on Runaway Pentagon Spending
While New Yorkers endure diminished public services, $29.3 billion per year in their tax dollars go directly into support for the military.
Retired City Workers Hold Largest Medicare Advantage Protest to Date
Retired city workers have been protesting mayoral plans to hand over their health-care coverage to privately run Medicare Advantage…
Op-Ed: Unite with Newly-Arriving Immigrants to Abolish the Underclass
Calls for more immigration to lower wages and stem inflation or those for less immigration distract from the real problem: the criminalization of undocumented workers that is dividing the working class.
NYPD’s Protest-Control Group Ducks City Council Scrutiny
NYPD officials refuse to appear before a City Council committee looking into a police special unit with a history of assaulting protesters.