New York
NYC Students Are Back to School Today. It Is Still Not Safe.
Last Thursday, the New York City Department of Education announced that school reopenings will again be postponed for some students. Some of the city’s most vulnerable students, however, are being sent back to school today, even though the school buildings are still not safe. A teacher reports.
Francesca Gomes
September 21, 2020
Not Until It’s Safe: Educators and Community Protest Rushed School Reopening
Schools in New York City have been open for just four days. The kids aren't even in the classroom yet and 55 people have already tested positive for Covid-19. Teachers across the city organized pickets protesting against unsafe reopening of NYC schools.
Zed Simon
September 14, 2020
Protestor Kidnapped by NYPD in Unmarked Car
On Tuesday evening, an unmarked van attacked and kidnapped a protestor. The event marks an escalation in the police tactics against the uprisings for Black lives.
Kimberly Ann
July 28, 2020
Brooklyn Landlord Breaks Into Apartment to Illegally Evict Tenant
A tenant in Brooklyn, New York shares the story of how the property manager of her building drilled into her apartment door to change the locks and illegally evict her. In the middle of an economic crisis that has left millions of renters vulnerable to eviction and harassment from landlords, we must demand the complete cancellation of rent.
Luigi Morris
July 27, 2020
Lessons From NYC’s City Hall Encampment
The City Hall encampment was raided by the NYPD this morning. After participating in the encampment for almost a month, here are some thoughts about its positive aspects, limitations and the next steps to build an organization that challenges the capitalist system.
Luigi Morris
July 22, 2020
NYPD Violently Evicts City Hall Encampment in NYC
In a pre-dawn raid, riot cops cleared cleared the City Hall encampment in NYC and arrested seven protesters. Although the encampment is gone, the movement against racist and police violence is far from over.
Sybil Davis
July 22, 2020
Website for New York’s Covid Rent Relief Program Crashes within 8 Minutes of Launching
The overwhelming need for rent relief was made evident within the first 8 minutes of the launching of Governor Cuomo's Covid Rent Relief Program.
Tatiana Cozzarelli
July 16, 2020
1,300 BLM Protesters in NYC Face Jail Time and Fines
Protesters accused of nothing more than being outside after 8 pm are facing jail time and/or hundreds of dollars in fines. Others are facing steeper charges. Part of the moment must be to drop all charges now.
Maria Aurelio
July 14, 2020
New Yorkers Envision a World Without Police
A protester spent 24 hours at the City Hall Encampment, demanding that New York City defund the NYPD. This is the firsthand account of his experience.
Samuel Karlin
July 6, 2020
Crown Heights Tenants Union Issues Statement in Support of Black Lives Matter
A statement from the CHTU's General Membership Meeting on #BlackLivesMatter, #DefundThePolice, and #CancelRent.
Crown Heights Tenant Union
July 4, 2020