Vox Pop: Taxi Drivers Celebrate Major Debt Relief, End Hunger Strike
We hear from six New York Taxi Workers Alliance drivers who part took in months-long action to lessen their medallion debts.
The Indypendent
NY politics
Cathy Rojas Offers Working-Class New Yorkers an Alternative
Queens public school teacher and PSL member Cathy Rojas is running at the left alternative in the Nov. 2 general election for mayor.
Incarcerated people and staffers describe how the penal colony became a site of unimaginable horrors in the past year.
Taxi Drivers Launch Hunger Strike Outside of City Hall
Cabbies seek relief from crushing debts.
Eric Adams Embraces Big Real Estate. What’s In It for the Rest of Us?
In recent months, many of the biggest names in Manhattan real estate have joined the multi-million dollar fundraising bandwagon that brought Adams, the would-be “blue-collar mayor,” to Martha’s Vineyard and the Hamptons.
Op-Ed: Rikers Island, a Longstanding Emergency That We Can End
The limelight is once again shining on the inhumane conditions at the notorious city jail. Two abolitionists explain how to shut down operations on the island without expanding NYC’s carceral system.
The Money Is Going Out the Door (Finally)
Tenants still have to navigate a complex online application form to receive rental assistance funds, but community based orgs are helping out.
Five Questions for Kathy Hochul, New York’s New Governor
Kathy Hochul gets a fresh start after languishing for years as Cuomo’s Lt. Gov. How she will govern remains unclear.
Sandy Nurse’s Journey from Occupy Wall Street to City Council
Occupy Wall St. alum vows to bring her social movement values with her when she joins the New York City Council on January 1.
The Impact of Occupy Wall Street Continues to Grow
Ten years later its legacy continues growing.
