A native New Yorker, Azikiwe Mohammed has always envisioned a space where Black and brown people can feel safe expressing themselves.
Fight Intensifies Over Exam That’s Said to Keep Black Students Out of NYC’s Elite High Schools
One month after Sierra Fraser participated in a demonstration against New York City’s high school admissions testing, she’s visibly distressed about the experience. “It was…
An Especially Cold Winter Lies Ahead For NYC’s Homeless
Earlier this month, MTA track inspectors came upon the remains of a middle-aged man in a subway tunnel near the Wall Street station. Officials suspected…
Burglar Breaks Into East Village Mainstay B&H Dairy
First came the pandemic. Next, the revolving door of state restrictions on restaurants. And now B&H Dairy, a lunch counter in the East Village that’s…
Activist Bookstore Bluestockings Has Reopened and ‘A Lot of Magic Is Happening’
“Pretty much every place I go, I look for the anarchist bookstore,” says Jason Dean, who wears dark-rimmed glasses and a black winter jacket. Dean…
How Washington Square Park Celebrated When Joe Biden Won
Crowds gathered in Washington Square Park this afternoon as New Yorkers celebrated Joe Biden’s victory in the 2020 presidential election.
Police Scuffle with Activists Amid Calls For Black Trans Liberation
Hundreds of Black transgender and LGBTQ activists marched through the streets of lower Manhattan on Thursday night, their cries of “abolition now” reverberating and attracting…
A Musical Ensemble in Brooklyn Urges Voters to the Polls
The blasts of a tuba, the cracks of a snare drum and the booms of a bass drum urged voters to the polls in Downtown…
Election Day Brings a Younger Crop of Poll Workers
On a chilly, quiet Tuesday afternoon in Williamsburg, with the temperature just below 55 degrees, a handful of people stood outside buildings, guiding voters to…
NYC Gift Shops Mix Business With Politics, Sometimes at a Price
Since it opened in 2017, Lockwood Paper has stocked political-themed cards and trinkets alongside the usual greeting, Get Well Soon, and holiday cards. Walk into…