Midwood Protest Against West Bank Land Sales Attracts Local Counterdemonstration
The land sales inside American synagogues have received less scrutiny by city officials than the protests outside of them.
The Indypendent
New York City
Mayor Zohran Mamdani may have the momentum to finally push forward a “Trash Revolution” that stalled under past administrations.
Following Mamdani’s recent push to clean the city, let’s look back to the garbage movement of the 1960s
Columbia’s Cooperation With ICE Calls Back to KKK Days
During the 1920s KKK resurgence, Columbia swept anti-Black persecution under the rug
NYC Public Advocate, Communication Workers of America, and Progressive Groups Come Out for Yuh-Line Niou
Teamsters President Sean O’Brien has sided with the Trump administration’s anti-immigrant agenda. Members of a Brooklyn-based Teamsters local tried to go on the record with a vision of solidarity between all workers
Carl Miller Murder Conviction Overturned, 46 Years Later
Miller spent decades in prison insisting he did not kill Rabbi David Okunov in a high-profile 1979 murder in Crown Heights, Brooklyn
We Must Stay Vigilant Against ICE’s Schemes
“Know your rights” trainings can help educate our neighbors to identify and resist undercover ICE agents
Anthony Sims Murder Conviction Overturned by Appeals Court, 27 Years Later
Sims has long insisted that he did not pull the trigger in a Brooklyn murder.
Randall’s Island’s Artificial Turf Problem
In New York City, as in many places across the country, synthetic turf is increasingly controversial due to the health implications it poses to users, particularly to children.