October-November Events Calendar
FRI OCT 20 6:30PM • FREE SCREENING: BLACK PANTHERS: VANGUARD OF THE REVOLUTION A film screening and discussion on…
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Fighting for Workers’ Rights in NYC’s Local Food Economy
Amy’s Bread, a purveyor of high-end baked goods to gourmet chefs and upscale stores like Whole Foods and restaurants…
2014: Year of the Rent Freeze?
Will the city’s Rent Guidelines Board freeze rents this year, as Mayor Bill de Blasio promised when he was…
Even in Williamsburg, a neighborhood seemingly overrun by absurd, futuristic designs, there is something unique about 351 Keap Street:…
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NYC Blizzard Reminds Us Public Employees Are Not the Enemy
The Indypendent is currently in the middle of its annual winter fund drive. Your support makes all the difference…
Confessions of a Climate Change Denier
I suppose it wasn’t really until I was standing on the west side of Hoboken, N.J., in water and…
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For Fast-Food Strikers in New York, It’s About ‘Moral Values’
When the 40-odd workers and supporters arrived at the McDonald's on Court Street in downtown Brooklyn, a barricade was…
On Thursday, June 20, in violation of a New York state Supreme Court restraining order, the State University of…
Now Or Never for NYC Public-Sector Workers
The global assault on public-sector workers is on in earnest in one of the country's last union strongholds: New…
Tenants Face Another Hefty Rent Hike
The city’s Rent Guidelines Board is likely to hit tenants with a fat rent increase this month. The board…