New Yorkers

Another Black youth lost to racism

Another mother has lost her child to the racist, brutal prison system. Kalief Browder, an African American who was only…

June 21, 2015

New Yorkers protest assassination of Donbass leader

Anti-war, community and solidarity activists gathered at the statute of Latin American liberation hero Simon Bolivar in Central Park May…

June 3, 2015

New York protest blocks traffic near Gov. Cuomo’s office to demand fair rent

“We are tired of being displaced, extorted, harassed and ignored. We will continue to bring our grievances to the doorsteps…

May 30, 2015

Public hearing demanded for 2014 East Harlem explosion

One year ago on March 12, a horrendous explosion in East Harlem killed eight people and injured many more. For…

March 15, 2015

Demanding answers to East Harlem explosion

At a June 18 City Council public hearing, an ad hoc coalition of tenants and activists stepped up the fight…

June 29, 2014

Protest hits Con Ed’s criminal neglect

A protest was held at Con Edison’s 2014 annual shareholders meeting in New York City on May 19 to demand…

May 23, 2014

New York: Protesters at de Blasio inauguration slam NYPD, AIDS policies

A few dozen hearty souls from New Yorkers Against Bratton, the AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power (ACT UP) and Occupy Wall Street endured frigid…

January 2, 2014

NYC ‘stop and frisk’ gets court slapdown

Grassroots resistance needed to end it A federal court here declared on Aug. 12 that the New York Police Department’s…

August 13, 2013