PRIVATE EQUITY OWNS HALF OF HOME CARE AGENCIES IN NYS, CORNELL ILR RESEARCHERS SAY
BY NOELLE RANGRAS Private equity (PE) firms now control roughly half of the home care sector in New York State, Cornell University researchers said at …[read more]
New York City
World Cup Post-Mortem Centers Around Economic Equality Across Five Boroughs
BY CYRUS STORLIE Dispersion of efforts and economic impact across the five boroughs was the main point of contention at a Sept. 30 joint committee …[read more]
NYC Council Hears Calls for Mental Health and Housing Reforms at Rikers
By NICHOLAS GUMBS Advocates, attorneys and formerly incarcerated New Yorkers pressed city officials over mental health care and conditions at Rikers Island during a September …[read more]
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]
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]
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 Asian …[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]