Pop-up Shops Are Changing Midtown’s Retail Playing Field
Pop-ups are helping to revitalize Midtown.
Chelsea Art Galleries Shutter Amid Higher Rents and Leaner Sales
Art galleries in New York City are struggling.
Conversation To Bridge Political Division Is Compassionate But The Gap Is Still Wide.
Four days before a Madison Square Garden campaign rally where presidential candidate Donald Trump said Kamala Harris was “a very low IQ individual” and comedian Tony Hinchcliffe called Puerto Rico a "floating island of garbage," amid other misogynist and racist comments, a more civilized election
Congestion Pricing Pause Deepens Subway Accessibility Issues
Subway accessibility in New York City has long been an issue.
Redistricting Created an Asian Majority District. How Will That Impact Future Elections?
Redistricting after the 2020 election cycle resulted in Southwest Brooklyn’s Sunset Park and Bensonhurst neighborhoods, cultural enclaves of Chinese immigrants, dealing with new representation. What started as State Senate District 22 ended becoming District 17 in May of 2022 after a special master, Jonathan Cervas, a
A South Asian PAC is Using Art to Mobilize Voters in Swing States
“This is my choice, I make,” sang the performer and activist Arianna Afsar in Philadelphia, PA, as she fired up more than 200 South Asian volunteers who gathered to canvas for Kamala Harris in the battleground state on October 20. Afsar had written the song, “Take
Broken Link to Democracy: 20 Campuses Lack Polling Sites
In New York, some students remain disenfranchised ahead of the 2024 election, with 20 New York campuses lacking polling sites, according to the New York State Board of Elections. This remains the case over two years after New York passed a bill charging local boards of
Political Memes are Contributing More Than Just Laughs to this Election
When former President Donald Trump posted a meme of himself waving from the inside of a McDonald’s drive-through station, he received 800,000 likes within 24 hours on X alone. The caption on the image read, “When I’m president the McDonald’s ice cream machines will work great
Bookish Civility: Democracy Plays Out in Idaho’s Libraries and Bookstores
When J.D. Vance’s comments about “childless cat ladies” from a 2021 Fox News interview resurfaced on social media over the summer, Amy Cooper took umbrage and then action. Without consulting her staff, and ignoring the reservations of good friends, Cooper, who owns The Barn Owl Books
New Yorkers Canvass for Harris in Swing State Pennsylvania
A group of nervous and excited volunteers lined up on Greenwich Street in Tribeca around 8 a.m. on a chilly October morning. As they loaded three busses carrying boxed lunches, the volunteers looked united, wearing “Harris/Walz” blue and white t-shirts for a canvassing trip to
Future of Democracy Looms Large As 1 Million Early Votes Cast
Amanda Mobley recently headed to The Forum in Harlem to cast her ballot in the 2024 election, expecting to wait in line. “I came with a podcast because I thought there was gonna be a long line,” said the 38-year-old writer and actress. “So I was
West Bronx Early Voters Stress Democracy, Abortion Rights and Immigration
In the West Bronx, visible signs of the increasingly intense presidential campaign are scarce. On a recent Sunday, with early voting underway, New Yorkers in the reliably Democratic neighborhoods of Kingsbridge and Riverdale said they cast their ballots with a heightened sense of urgency. “Democracy is