For over a decade, New York City has failed to issue permits that street vendors need. A reform package promises to change that, but it’s not without controversy
As city officials cracked down on anti-genocide protesters, Adams and top NYPD officers attended several events hosted by the Israel Heritage Foundation. One officer even showed up in his police uniform
Advocates are focused on fortifying labor protections for immigrant workers at the state and local level: “These are frontline workers who are feeding and serving every New Yorker”
Adams has not yet issued the executive order, but immigrant rights groups say the move would target immigrants presumed innocent while awaiting trial at the jail complex
New York has a duty to protect migrant communities from detention and deportation by strengthening state-wide sanctuary protections and ending ICE detention
Soulaymane Barry stood at the center of a roomful of West African men at a makeshift warming center in the East Village in New York. He was explaining in Fulani—the native language of most of the men—a new opportunity to sell a monthly newspaper on the streets. The
Just a few months after budget cuts left New York City’s public libraries open only six days a week, Mayor Eric Adams has proposed $58 million in further cuts. The libraries have called for a reversal of Adams’ proposal, as the changes would leave them operational only Monday through
As students at New York City schools increasingly experience the impact of environmental injustice, climate activists are urging Mayor Eric Adams to electrify, ventilate, and retrofit hundreds of public school buildings in the city by 2030. Schools in New York City have long lacked resilience to environmental challenges, particularly in
From January to December 2023, rents in New York City increased by 3.4%
“It really sends a message that there are some lives that are not as valuable in our country”
“The more we shift toward thinking of housing as a human right and not as a commodity, the more people will understand that this is such a grave issue”
Mutual aid organizers fill the dire gaps left by the city and nonprofits
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