Homeless Union Launched by NYC Shelter Residents
Its first campaign is to improve the quality of the food they are served
The Indypendent
New York City
Welcome to Eric Adams’ Fear Factory
How the mayor, the cops and the corporate media make it impossible to solve NYC’s many challenges.
In the race for an open seat in Assembly District 65, “the Lower East Side and Chinatown are not for sale,” says Lee’s opponent Illapa Sairitupac, who is relying on a large base of volunteers to overcome his financial disadvantage.
The City’s plan to move 250,000 retired municipal workers from Medicare to an inferior, privately run plan has been thwarted for now.
The Robinson-Torain family was on the verge of being thrown out of its home of 70 years when eviction defenders showed up to help.
NYC Tenants Fight Many Forms of Displacement, Find Community
Over the past week, tenant groups around the city have rallied in defense of their rights. Read a collection of their stories.
Homeless New Yorkers Respond to Mayor’s Plan to Boot Them from Subway System
“There’s got to be a better way to handle the situation,” says one homeless man who ended up on the streets following an eviction. “It’s inhumane to not let people sleep in the subway system.”
CUNY Adjuncts Dish Out Demands at “Brunch with Felo”
CUNY Chancellor has devastated student enrollment, faculty jobs with rigid in-person teaching requirement, protesters say from in front of his home.
Eric Adams’ Weird and Wild First Month
There’s never a dull moment with the mayor who vowed to restore “swagger” to New York City.
Is Eric Adams Playing Black Voters?
NYC’s new mayor tapped into the highly charged dream of a strong Black father figure. The reality of governing, however, is turning out to be messier than the dream and may require an intervention by some of his most ardent supporters.