Four City Workers Describe How Budget Cuts Impact the Public Services They Provide
We hear from anonymous workers at the Parks Department, Health + Hospitals, Housing, and the mayor’s office.
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Nowhere to Go: Migrants in Flux After Right-to-Shelter Repeal
The City has tightened its shelter rules, leaving many migrants without a home.
Brooklyn Judge Sharen Hudson Ignores Evidence in Upholding Scarcella-led Murder Conviction
Jenkins could be stuck in prison until the year 2042.
Violence Against Pro-Palestine Student Protesters Affirms We Are on the Right Side of History
A student protester reflects on the police raid of the CUNY Gaza Solidarity Encampment at City College on Tuesday night.
The Scarcella Files: When Unethical Prosecutors Get Off Scot-Free
An Indypendent review of the prosecutors’ track records shows that not a single assistant district attorney experienced any public repercussions for overseeing a flawed murder conviction that involved notorious Brooklyn detective Louis Scarcella.
Photo Essay: NYC Stands With Gaza
New Yorkers continue to protest for Palestinian lives and freedom.
Labor Breakthrough: Workers Winning Victories Once Thought Impossible
Zoomers and millennials want to turn low-wage retail and service sector jobs into stable, good-paying union jobs.
“It’s Going to Change Everything:” Bronx Med Students React to Free Tuition Announcement
Students at a Bronx-based medical school will no longer have to pay tuition after a donor gave $1 billion to the school.
Under Siege, The New York Times and NYPD Are Acting in an Oddly Similar Manner
In the final week of February, two of NYC’s most powerful institutions circled the wagons and doubled down on known falsehoods when confronted by external critics.
Labor Battle at Trader Joe’s Essex Crossing Continues Three Years In
Workers at Trader Joe’s Essex Crossing in Lower Manhattan are making noise about the recent firing of a union worker there and ongoing union busting occurring at the store.