Queens DA Faces Growing Pressure to Throw Out Prakash Churaman Charges
Latest court hearing draws largest crowd of supporters to date.
The Indypendent
NY politics
Courting The Left in Manhattan DA’s Race
Three decarceral candidates are vying to replace Cy Vance. But will Wall Street’s favorite prevail over a fractured field?
How progressives cornered Cuomo to win best-in-the-nation marijuana reform law — and what comes next.
Housing for Whom? City and State Nix Plan to Build Affordable Housing at World Trade Center Site
Will Biden go along in saying no to 1,000 affordable housing units?
Is ‘Ready on Day One’ Enough to Win Mayor’s Race?
Scott Stringer wants to realign himself with the movement, not the machine. It’s not clear that it’s selling.
“The cops don’t know when they’re not supposed to shoot”: Bikers Take the Streets for Daunte Wright
About 150 bikers gathered yesterday evening at Barclays Center for a “Justice for Daunte Wright” protest organized by Riders…
City’s Backing of Four Luxury Super-Towers Cast Long Shadow Over Two Bridges Community
Mayor de Blasio’s opposition to a luxury development at the Brooklyn Botanical Garden stands in stark contrast to his support for four super-towers that would loom over one of Lower Manhattan’s last working class neighborhoods.
Yuh-Line Niou Urges Chinatown Residents to Claim Their Power
A rising progressive star comforts her community and demands an end to business as usual in Albany.
Three Months In: Assemblymember Phara Souffrant Forrest Reports Back from an Albany in Strife
When Phara Souffrant Forrest and three other democratic socialists announced their leap into the world of New York politics…
Divide and Conquer: Manhattan DA’s Race Fractured Field Could Dash Progressive Hopes
Tali Farhadian Weinstein, the favored candidate of Manhattan elites, has the edge in a race that features three decarceral opponents and no ranked choice voting.
