Herman Bell is on the Verge of Freedom, But Politics Might Stand in his Way
A vote by the New York Parole Board to release Herman Bell, a former Black Panther and Black Liberation Army…
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Bill de Blasio
Brother of Douglas Schifter, Livery Driver Who Took His Own Life in Protest at City Hall, Speaks Out
As Manhattan was in the midst of morning rush hour on Monday, Feb. 5, Douglas Schifter, a livery driver…
De Blasio’s State of the City Address Greeted with Tenant Protests
Much attention has been given to the mayor’s speech championing economic equality, but across the street demonstrators told a different story.
How New Yorkers Won Fossil Fuel Divestment
A climate activist reflects on the grassroots movement that spawned this pivotal change.
Juan González: De Blasio Reconsidered
The legendary NYC journalist assesses the mayor’s first-term successes and failures.
Protest Disrupts City’s ‘Sham’ East Harlem Rezoning Hearing
A crowd of members of Movement for Justice in El Barrio marched into an East Harlem Zoning planning meeting…
East Harlem Residents Protest Against Mayor De Blasio’s Rezoning Plan
With the rallying cry “El Barrio is not for sale! It is to be loved and defended!", East Harlem…
A Decisive Year for NYC’s Embattled Public Schools
With 1.1 million students in over 1,800 schools, New York City’s public school system is the largest in the…
The Decades-Long Battle to Integrate the NY Fire Department Continues
While much of New York City’s political class was on vacation in the last week of August, the head…
It was a rainy December night in 2012 when Cara Cancelmo began the short walk from a friend’s apartment…