The Art of Gentrification: the Link Between Public Art and Rising Rent
BY: AMIRA TURNER For some New York City residents, new murals popping up are simply fresh new pieces of art to brighten a neighborhood, …[read more]
Arts/Culture
Washington Square Park Artist Arrested Amid Escalating Protests from Supporters
BY IAN M. TORRES An unseasonably warm day in Washington Square Park turned chaotic when a young artist was arrested for displaying his art on …[read more]
Student Activists Lead the Charge for Climate Justice in NYC Preceding the Return of the Trump Administration
BY CAITLYN JONSSON Across New York City, students are leading the fight for climate justice preceding the return of the Trump administration in January. As …[read more]
Councilman Chris Banks Partners With Local Organizations to Provide Free Thanksgiving Meals
BY KIM GILL Family, friends, and community organizers gathered at the Penn-Wortman Senior Center in East New York, Brooklyn, on Saturday, Nov 23rd, to …[read more]
Dog Mayoral Election Postponed After Crypto Scandal
BY KELLY MCGRATH What does it say about human nature when not even an election for dogs is safe from hate and interference? The New …[read more]
New York Historical Society Unveils Pets In The City Exhibit
BY KELLY MCGRATH Sustenance, warmth, protection,survival. Animals have been woven into the fabric of human society as invaluable resources for thousands of years. But somewhere …[read more]
African Burial Ground in Flatbush Set for Preservation
BY KIM GILL After the City Council funded a $2.5 million renovation of the Lefferts Historic House in Prospect Park last year, the city …[read more]
Grand Army Plaza Construction Site is Home to Public Art Exhibition
BY Amira Turner Construction fencing is a common New York City eyesore. But for the many runners, bikers, families, and tourists passing through Brooklyn’s Grand …[read more]
Rethinking History: A Visual “1619 Project” Comes to Grand Army Plaza Library
BY AMIRA TURNER Just a few steps from Grand Army Plaza’s Soldiers and Sailors Arch that commemorates Civil War soldiers, Brooklyn’s Central Library is …[read more]
City Of Yes Proposal Just the Latest In Eric Adams’ Plan for Massive Changes to Jamaica.
BY SAMUEL MORTEL Jamaica is an interesting pocket of Queens. There’s something about the neighborhood that feels somewhat self-contained as an area with 80,000 …[read more]