Over 100 people were arrested in New York City last night as hundreds protesting the death of Freddie Gray in Baltimore police custody gathered in…
Protesters Voice Outrage Over Extell’s ‘Building From Hell,’ Coming to the LES
Lower East Siders rallied against a 56-story building due to rise over the former Pathmark site, with some saying its luxury apartments constituted “racist development.”
Skirmishes, Arrests as Police Brutality Protesters March Over Brooklyn Bridge
Hundreds of New Yorkers protesting police brutality took over Broadway today and marched from Union Square to the Brooklyn Bridge, where some clashed with police amidst stalled traffic.
Hundreds Gathered in Union Square For Charlie Hebdo Victims
Hundreds gathered in Union Square last night to show solidarity for the victims of yesterday’s terrorist attack in Paris. A crowd of a few hundred…
Photos: ‘Millions March NYC’ Draws Massive Crowds, Including Some Santas
Tens of thousands took to the streets Saturday to protest police brutality, dwarfing earlier demonstrations against the lack of indictments in the deaths of Michael…
Over 200 Arrested As Thousands Return to the Streets to Protest Police Killings
Thousands of demonstrators returned to the streets of New York last night to protest a grand jury’s decision not to indict a white police officer…
Photos + Video: NYC’s Ferguson Protesters Take Over Bridges and Streets
New Yorkers protesting a grand jury’s decision not to indict Darren Wilson marched from Union Square to Harlem last night, taking over some of the…
Film screening: We Don’t Like Samba
Brazil’s meteoric rise as a success-story of the developing world—its shooting-star status as one of the BRIC states—imploded just before the global community turned its…
Photos: New Yorkers Protest Police Killings in Union Square
Hundreds of New Yorkers gathered in Union Square Park last night to observe a “National Moment of Silence” for Michael Brown, the unarmed black teenager…
Here’s How Cooper Union’s Ping-Pong Protesters Got Punished
Nearly two months after Cooper Union students let 2,100 ping pong balls cascade down the school’s four-story Grand Stair, a handful of those involved received…