Perhaps you’ve noticed that, since sometime late last week, almost everywhere you turn, people are in a rather dour mood. Could it be that nothing…
Art World Protest Is an ‘Open Letter’ to Ivanka Trump: ‘We Need to Talk to You About Dad’
Last week, a mysterious Instagram account began posting photos of Ivanka Trump looking her usual perfect self, primped, stilettoed, and precisely preened to sexy-career-girl perfection. If…
‘Not My President!’ Thousands March To Trump Tower in Post-Election Anger
Last night starting at 6 pm, thousands gathered in Union Square Park and marched over 40 blocks through the traffic-filled streets to Trump Tower and…
Protesters Urge Council Member to Curb Luxury Housing in Chinatown and LES
Perhaps you thought that the Coalition to Protect Chinatown and the Lower East Side sounded angry earlier this year when about 60 activists associated with…
Downtown Leaders Flocked to Trump Building, Gave GOP Candidate the Bird
Most New Yorkers don’t like to be reminded that the current orange-hued Republican presidential nominee is technically one of us. Yes, it’s true. Say it…
Anarchists Aiming to Stop ‘Bushwick II’ Development in Its Tracks
It was difficult to ignore the fluttering signs at last week’s Bushwick Community Plan meeting. Sure, they were black-and-white, only about as big as two…
Bushwick Residents Rally at City Hall to Decry Deadlock on Immigration Reform
“Today we suffer, in November we vote,” dozens of protesters chanted in front of City Hall this afternoon. Some 40 people gathered to express dismay over yesterday’s Supreme Court…
Chinatown Protesters Call Mayor’s Housing Plan ‘Nothing But a Big Scam’
It was freezing outside, but the 60-odd Chinatown community activists gathered in front of Gracie Mansion yesterday were fired up. In English, Spanish and Chinese, they…
The Horror of Ferguson, in a Lower East Side Gallery
“It’s cold. It’s a protest, it’s them marching in,” said Adrian Van Der Plas as he looked at an oil painting hanging in his Lower East Side…
Photos, Video: Ferguson Protesters Again Flooded the Streets (and Highways, and Bridges)
A day after protesters blocked the Manhattan and Triborough Bridges, demonstrators once again took to the streets — this time in far greater numbers —…