A Festival of Political Revolt Brought Fun and Urgency to a Manhattan Community Garden
The festival’s purpose was "to use artistic media to amplify resistance.”
“Raise Your Voice,” MCNY’s Latest Permanent Exhibition, Connects Past with Present
The new permanent gallery opened in September and builds upon the museum’s former wing, “Activist New York."
Ahead of Election Day, VOTEFEST NYC Mobilized Young Voters
The Queens-founded festival spotlighted artists and civic organizers.
Three Drag Queens Walk into a Bar, Serving Looks and Civic Duty
In the lead up to the midterm election, PFLAG NYC organized a panel and a drag show in an effort to get audiences out to the polls.
New Center Lane on Flatbush Avenue Offers Shelter. Dollar Vans Still Offer Speed.
As new bus infrastructure takes shape, riders continue to weigh cost, convenience and long bus wait times, with camera enforcement on the horizon.
Hidden in Hell’s Kitchen, This Family Bakery Maintains Their Slice of History
Poseidon is one of the last Greek bakeries in America that still makes phyllo dough by hand. It gets harder every year.
Bronx Residents Say Proposed Battery Plant Is a Fire Hazard Next Door
Representatives from Orenda Power Said they chose the Woodlawn site for its proximity to existing energy infrastructure.
At Sing in Solidarity, Democratic Socialists Protest Through Song
The choir of the Democratic Socialists of America’s New York City branch is bringing historic protest songs to a new era of socialist organizing.
EMS Workers Say FDNY’s Counseling Unit Falls Short
The unit was established for firefighters, and EMS workers say it was slow to show up when they needed it. Many are now turning to an outside clinic.
Nigerian New Yorkers Take Over Midtown for 34th Independence Day Parade
UN representatives, Mayor Mamdani and hundreds of tribes from across Nigeria marched in the Organization for the Advancement of Nigerians’ annual parade.
DoorDash Workers Cautiously Celebrate City’s $131.5 Million Settlement
The city says the company underpaid more than 260,000 delivery workers. Many are hopeful about a payout but doubt their problems are over.
Thousands of Vendors Are Set to Get Licenses. But Can They Overcome Unpaid Fines?
Some vendors face $1,000 tickets for selling toothpaste as “food.” And as sign-ups for new licenses open Nov. 2, they don’t know whether those tickets will help or hurt them.