(Photo: Erin O’Brien) Since protests of police brutality and racial injustice broke out across the city in recent weeks, public calls to drastically reform and…
Another Weekend of Protests Shows Black Lives Matter Movement Broadening
A third weekend of protests against police brutality in New York City saw some of the largest crowds to date, with calls for action only…
Have Police Been Illegally Seizing Protesters’ Bikes?
Shortly after the 8 p.m. curfew on June 3, journalist Armin Rosen was following a protest that was making its way through Downtown Brooklyn. The…
Is It Safe for Undocumented Immigrants to Protest?
Wednesday of last week, as thousands of New Yorkers gathered and chanted at Washington Square Park and other locations across the city, a quieter demonstration…
As Police Weaponize Bicycles, Manufacturers Shift Gears to Address Racism
After police officers around the country were seen using bicycles as weapons, thousands of people are demanding that bike companies stop supplying police forces and…
A Push to Make Chinatown’s Shopkeepers Say ‘Black Lives Matter’
On Sunday, 17 young Chinese people divided into eight teams and walked through the Chinatowns of Manhattan and Flushing, Queens. They visited Chinese vendors, inquired…
Will the Repeal of 50-a Expose the Full Extent of NYPD Sexual Assaults?
In light of the contentious debate around defunding the police, Andi Zeisler wrote on Twitter June 4: “I’m seeing people ask things like ‘But if…
A Protest Historian Takes a Hard Look at Our Latest ‘Overturning of the World’
If you join a protest these days and find yourself among hundreds or thousands marching through an otherwise empty Times Square, you may get the…
50-a Repealed as Grieving Mothers Call on Lawmakers to Defund NYPD
As the state legislature passed a long-stagnant series of bills dealing with police reform, mothers grieving for children whose lives were taken as a result…
During a Day of Protests Without Arrests, Politicians Join in Call For Police Reform
On the second day without curfew, as thousands gathered in Houston, Texas to mourn the death of George Floyd, protesters once again took to the…