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Mutual Aid Groups Reckon With the Future: ‘We Don’t Want This to Just Be a Fad’

Mutual Aid Groups Reckon With the Future: ‘We Don’t Want This to Just Be a Fad’

In the early days of the pandemic, storied community activists and those newly unemployed, or working from home for the first time, came together to join or form mutual aid networks across the country.
As NYC Passes 1,000 Shootings Before Labor Day, Anti-Gun Violence Leaders Plead For More Resources

As NYC Passes 1,000 Shootings Before Labor Day, Anti-Gun Violence Leaders Plead For More Resources

As New York City surpassed 1,000 shootings for the year during a particularly violent summer, anti-gun violence leaders have a simple message: fund what works.
NYC Lowering Speed Limit On Key Streets After Increase In Motor Vehicle Deaths

NYC Lowering Speed Limit On Key Streets After Increase In Motor Vehicle Deaths

New York City officials say motor vehicle deaths are up, so they're lowering the speed limit.
Women’s EMT Group Gets Own Ambulance License

Women’s EMT Group Gets Own Ambulance License

On August 13, Ezras Nashim won the vote in State EMS Council (SEMSCO) by a landslide, 23 for Ezras Nashim and only 2 against. The Orthodox Jewish women's EMT group were granted the operating authority under NYS Public Health Law Article 30.
New York City’s History of Public Sector Strikes

New York City’s History of Public Sector Strikes

New York City has managed to avert a major teachers union strike for now, coming to a deal that will delay the start of in-person learning by more than a week.
Adams, Electeds Occupy Corners Against Gun Violence

Adams, Electeds Occupy Corners Against Gun Violence

Brooklyn's elected officials rallied this past weekend to stop gun violence and bring more awareness to the lives tragically cut down in recent memory. New Creations Ministries Inc.
Taj Gibson Is All About Community And New York State Of Mind

Taj Gibson Is All About Community And New York State Of Mind

It was a long time coning for Taj Gibson, but this season the 6-foot-9 Brooklyn-born big man finally made it home.
N.Y.C. to Pay $5.9 Million in Death of Transgender Woman at Rikers

N.Y.C. to Pay $5.9 Million in Death of Transgender Woman at Rikers

New York City has reached the largest settlement recorded over an inmate's death at the Rikers Island jail complex, agreeing to pay $5.9 million to the family of a 27-year-old transgender woman who died there last year while in solitary confinement.
The Eco–Yogi Slumlords of Brooklyn

The Eco–Yogi Slumlords of Brooklyn

The battle of 1214 Dean Street commenced on a warm afternoon in early July.
Latoya Shauntay Snell Wants You to Keep Learning and Showing Up

Latoya Shauntay Snell Wants You to Keep Learning and Showing Up

I've lived in Brooklyn my whole life, and that's where I learned how to ride a bike with my best friend when I was 10 years old. We went to the Boys and Girls High School track on Fulton Street.