Sunset Park has carried a heavy pollution burden for its predominantly working-class Asian and Latino residents. Now the neighborhood is emerging as a model for environmental justice
A judge sided with the tenants at 1616 President St., who held a rent strike for four years to demand significant and necessary repairs from their landlord
In a housing crisis created by the unmitigated greed of corporate property owners and landlords, tenants need to know their rights
Community organizers continue to aid neighbors during the COVID-19 crisis, but they need sustained support, especially from newer neighbors
As demand for real estate rises, deed and equity theft have become more common, stealing millions of dollars in value and leaving victims without homes
Appropriating feminist rhetoric in support of jail expansion ignores the underlying violence of incarceration
Despite its almost pristine public image, Trader Joe’s workers report harassment, racist microaggressions, and union-busting tactics
From arbitrary judgment calls to material bans, information censorship protects the carceral system at the expense of the incarcerated.
Educator and poet Joseph Capehart sits down with Prism to discuss their pop-up bookstore, redefining community, and using love as an organizing principle
From the grassroots to cultural institutions, new initiatives seek to confront New York City’s legacy of slavery.
The plot of land in Flatbush, Brooklyn, offers a window into the history of slavery in Northern cities—and how that history is systematically erased.
Vivian and Alexa Rivera think of their mother, Ana Celia Martinez, as “a survivor.” Martinez and her siblings lost their parents when they were just children in Puerto Rico, forcing them to take care of each other and fend for themselves. When Martinez moved to the United States, she carved
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