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
Chinatown residents have pushed back for years against the Manhattan “jailscraper,” which is part of the city’s plan to shut down Rikers Island
A recent ICE raid revealed the rock and the hard place that New York City’s Chinese laborers are stuck between
Organizers report signs of an impending immigration enforcement operation after Trump threatened action against New York City if Zohran Mamdani won the mayoral race
Nearly 40,000 migrant children from Latin America, Yemen, and other regions have recently enrolled in NYC public schools, and many have migration-related trauma
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
About 20 Black women die each year in New York City from pregnancy-related causes. The grassroots group Movement to Birth Liberation helps the families left behind
Mamdani’s critics have launched a smear campaign that ignores that police pose an existential threat to victims—and all of us
While the cost of living in New York has soared, the deposit on a bottle remains just 5 cents. The “Bottle Bill” could change that—and reshape conditions for canners, many of whom are immigrants and people of color
New York University has been cracking down on pro-Palestine speech and activism for years, community members told Prism
Elected officials and news outlets have painted street vendors as environmentally irresponsible. The Street Vendor Project decided to flip the script and help support a workforce that is among the most vulnerable to climate change
Organizers with Chinatown Art Brigade and Wing on Wo Project spoke to Prism about why the city’s plan to replace Rikers Island with four borough-based jails is a dangerous continuation of the carceral system.
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