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New York
Push For Universal Rent Control Takes Root in Harlem
With just over two months left until rent laws that cover two million New York City apartment dwellers are…
Queens Prosecutors Make A Mockery of Due Process in Chanel Lewis Trial
At the outset of day four (Thursday, March 21) of the retrial of Chanel Lewis for the murder of…
Brooklyn’s Political Machine Gets Another Cog
It’s not exactly shocking when a reformer becomes a political insider, but the details still matter. Once a determined…
No Safe Harbor for Rockaway Pipeline, Opponents Say
Fractivists want fossil fuels left in the ground, not beneath the waves.
Industry City: A Green New Deal Vs. Gentrification in Sunset Park
On a clear day, looking out over the sloshing blue-gray swell of Gowanus Bay from Sunset Park’s waterfront, you…
Out of Patience: NYC Nurses Take On Hospitals For Better Staffing
How do you know when your employees are unsatisfied? When they vote by a 97 percent margin to authorize…
Tiffany Cabán Picks Up a Fresh Round of Endorsements
Tiffany Cabán, the socialist running for Queens District Attorney, gained significant endorsements from the Working Families Party and state…
Watch: Nurses at Three of NYC’s Largest Hospitals Are Preparing to Go On Strike
The union representing more than 10,000 nurses at New York City’s three private hospital networks announced plans for a…
‘Progressive’ Mayor Bill de Blasio Proposes Austerity Budget
If you still think Mayor Bill de Blasio will turn New York City into a socialist utopia, take a…