Gowanus Groups Call on Governor to Reject Expanded Brooklyn Generating Station
BY CYRUS STORLIE As the sun set over the Gowanus Canal on September 24, shouts of “Hochul, eschucha estamos en la lucha,”(Hochul, listen, we are …[read more]
Month: October 2026
Amazon Draws Climate Protest Over AI Data Centers
BY GIANCARLOS ASENCIO Protesters rallied on Tuesday outside Amazon’s midtown offices against the company’s plan to expand fossil-fueled AI data centers nationwide. Third Act, a …[read more]
Bensonhurst Park Still Needs Improvements Despite Massive Renovation
By MATTHEW MUSOLINO City Parks Foundation’s cleanup event at Bensonhurst Park on Wednesday brought out local volunteers, but one says the refurbished park still “could …[read more]
Grassroots Organizations Teach Emotional Regulation Tools to Climate Change Activists
BY EMILY NIXON Climate Week is in full swing in New York City (NYC), and Sustaining All Life (SAL), a partner grassroots organization of Re-evaluation …[read more]
Public Housing Residents and Council Demand More Accountability From NYCHA
BY ALBINA CEKA Long repair delays, poor communication, confusing directives: New York City Housing Authority residents aired their grievances and demanded more accountability from the …[read more]
Climate Week Event Highlights Concerns for Data Center Transparency
BY: BARBARE AKHALKATSI Reacting to the rapid expansion of data centers, speakers during Climate Week called for public disclosure of all AI project information and …[read more]
New York Assemblywomen Speak About the Intersections of Climate Injustice
BY SERENA EDWARDS During this year’s climate week in New York City, Environmental Advocates NY collaborated with the NY Black, Hispanic, Puerto Rican and …[read more]
Protesters Demand Reining in OpenAI
BY RIVER FLEISCHNER About a hundred people gathered outside OpenAI’s corporate headquarters in Manhattan on Monday to call attention to the threats AI poses and …[read more]
Council Committee to State: Gender-Affirming Care Needs More Care
By Eddy Prince Three NYC Council committees called on the New York State Legislature, as well as the governor, to establish more accessible gender-affirming care …[read more]
LOCAL GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATIONS HOST ‘KNOW YOUR RIGHTS’ PARTY IN BUSHWICK
BY NOELLE RANGRAS Churches United For Fair Housing (CUFFH) and Hands Off NYC threw a party Sunday for the Bushwick Latinx community to celebrate immigrant …[read more]