UNORGANIZED CHAOS AT TOMPKINS SQUARE HALLOWEEN DOG PARADE
BY KELLY MCGRATH There was chaos at this year’s 34th annual Tompkins Square Halloween Dog Parade last Saturday as at least 20,000 spectators descended …[read more]
Arts/Culture
With The General Election 3 Weeks Away, NYC Votes Strategizes Ways to Attract Last-Minute Voters
By SAMUEL MORTEL If you’re a NYC resident over the age of 18, it’s been almost impossible to avoid the fact that there’s an election …[read more]
“New” Enforcement Brings Unwanted Changes for Artists in Washington Square Park
BY IAN M. TORRES Officials from the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation, with the help of the New York Police Department began …[read more]
Mayday: Bushwick Art Space on the Verge of Closing Hosts Artist Bazaar Fundraiser
BY: AMIRA TURNER When Mayday Space, a Bushwick-based community arts center, first opened its doors in 2014, its organizers sought for the space to …[read more]
“Freed Between the Lines” – Banned Books Week 2024
BY IAN M. TORRES Kelly M. Coffey, a teen-focused librarian and creative coach within the New York Public Library system is just one of many …[read more]
Flatbush-Born Rapper JPEGMafia Returns to NYC for Sold Out Show
By SAMUEL MORTEL On one of the last few stops of JPEGMafia’s “Lay My Life Down” Tour, he made a long-awaited return to the city …[read more]
CUNY Students Call for Access to Political Education Amidst Council Hearing on Civic Engagement
BY CAITLYN JONSSON Coming just before National Voter Registration Day, the New York City Council Committee of Higher Education met in New York City …[read more]
Asking the Nuclear Question: A Book Talk On the Legality of Nuclear War
BY: KELLY MCGRATH “Mutually Assured Destruction,” the guiding principle that many people suppose has kept the world free from nuclear war for the past 80 …[read more]
East New York honors legendary NFL official with street sign
BY KIM GILL Family, friends, neighbors, and community leaders gathered at the Linden Houses in East New York, Brooklyn to pay homage to a …[read more]
Community Garden Commemorates 9/11 With Free Fashion Show
By KELLY MCGRATHLocal New York fashion designer, Zahq Goode, collaborated with the Rodale Pleasant Park Community Garden on Wednesday Sept. 11 to bring fashion and …[read more]