The city’s rent-stabilized apartments will soon be subject to a rent increase of between 0.5 percent and 2.75 percent for one-year leases, the Rent Guidelines…
Stronger Vision Zero Plan Demanded in Wake of Increasing Traffic Deaths
A bike messenger delivered two bags of fresh-cut flowers to City Hall just in time for Transportation Alternatives and Families for Safe Streets to take…
This Keith Haring x Planned Parenthood Collab Is Like an OB/GYN Office On Wheels
(Photos: Cecilia Nowell) The crowd gathered outside of City Hall this afternoon was excited about more than just a colorful, pink-and-blue bus. Bold lettering across…
50 Years After Stonewall, Art Show Honors Diversity of the Queer Rights Movement
Documentary footage from the 20th-anniversary commemoration of the Stonewall Uprisings plays at the entrance to the Grey Art Gallery. On screen, activists laud the riots…
Tenants and Pols Hit the Streets For Universal Rent Control
A raucous crowd marched in Harlem last night, demanding Albany legislators follow through on promises to not just renew but strengthen the state’s tenant protections.
Bedtime Stories Get Woke at This Library and Exhibit of Radical Kids Books
Children’s books have a way of teaching lessons without coming across as preachy or insistent. They teach you to eat your vegetables and take care…
New Yorkers Mark Triangle Shirtwaist Anniversary and Push For Permanent Memorial
Eight chalk silhouettes cover the sidewalk at the corner of Greene Street and Washington Place. Earlier today, union members, activists, city officials and others gathered…
Trans Boxing Collective Is a Safe Space For Throwing Punches
Nola Hanson finds boxing to be an intrinsically mindful sport. There is “a framework of spiritual discipline” to it, even if people tend not to…
L Stations Get Elevators, But Critics Say MTA Still Too Slow On Accessibility
Susan Scheer lives in the East Village and her daughter lives just across the river. But jumping on the L train to visit her isn’t…
‘The Haunted Files’ Plunges You into the Dark, Enduring History of Racial Eugenics
Eugenics is often associated with Nazi Germany, but the pseudo-scientific movement is a dark and often-overlooked part of our national past. “The Nazis came to…