THE PROGRESSIVE, Rebecca Wolf, September 18, 2023 They’ve turned the food system into a cash cow for the powerful few by undermining small farmers and encouraging operators to “get big or get out.” The United States’ food system is facing a crisis eerily similar to what we experienced almost 100 years ago: A corporate-dominated marketplace, […]
The Gothamist, David Brand, September 15, 2023 As New York City stared down an unprecedented rise in homelessness last year, its buildings commissioner was allegedly scheming with a deep-pocketed developer to clear fire victims from a Rockaway Park emergency shelter in exchange for a discounted luxury condo nearby, Manhattan prosecutors charged Wednesday. Eric Ulrich, the […]
The Gothamist, Stephen Nessen, September 14, 2023 The City Council approved a five-year extension to Madison Square Garden’s permit on Thursday, which allows the venue to operate above Penn Station. It’s shortest license ever given to the venue — and is a signal that lawmakers are questioning whether it should remain atop the country’s busiest […]
Chelsea News, MICHAEL ORESKES, September 13, 2023 Congressman Gerald Nadler, Borough President Mark Levine, and City Council Member Erik Bottcher had heralded their Sept. 12 press conference as the official unveiling of a jointly endorsed new plan for Penn Station and Madison Square. But that’s not how it turned out. MTA Chairman Janno Lieber was […]
The Gothamist, Michelle Bocanegra, Sep 8, 2023 New York City paid out more than $50 million to settle claims of police misconduct in the first seven months of this year, with the median amount already higher than the last five years, according to an analysis from the Legal Aid Society. The price tag covered the […]
The Gothamist, Jessy Edwards, September 11, 2023 A federal judge has reopened negotiations in a case that will decide how the NYPD responds to protests after the police officers’ union argued that a recent settlement may endanger officers. The settlement, reached Tuesday, sought to resolve lawsuits brought by Attorney General Letitia James, the Legal Aid Society, the […]
The Gothamist, Samantha Max, Aug 31, 2023 A former NYPD officer on trial for repeatedly punching a homeless woman in a Bronx jail cell in 2019 testified on Thursday that he “lost control” after the woman spit on him. Luis Marte was fired last year after the police department found that he used excessive force in the […]
ACLU MAGAZINE, Jay A. Fernandez , September 7, 2023 The I-81 project, completed in 1968—and Syracuse remains one of the most segregated cities in the country, with the highest concentration of poverty among communities of color, and the highest rates of lead poisoning in children. This was by design. David Rufus was just a toddler when […]
THE GUARDIAN, Richard Luscombe , September 6, 2023 Some of 61 defendants charged also face money laundering and domestic terrorism charges for environmental protests Dozens of activists who oppose a controversial police and fire training facility in Georgia known as Cop City have been charged with racketeering, appearing to confirm fears from civil rights groups that prosecutors are […]
(Resident) Paul Wilcox, September 5, 2023 FULTON AND ELLIOT-CHELSEA RESIDENTS Essence Development and Related Companies say that when they take over Fulton and Elliot Chelsea Houses the tenants will have new upgraded apartments and the same rights they have now. The developers don’t have one example where privatizing or demolishing buildings kept tenant rights, or […]