Immigrant Rights Bring out the Irish in Schneiderman
By LIBERTY JOHN State Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman on Tuesday fulfilled the stereotype that on St. Patrick’s Day, everyone is Irish for a day. …[read more]
McDonald’s Workers Say They Deserve a Break Too
By SHANNYCE LASHLEY Local McDonald’s employees demanded better health and safety conditions from the fast food giant at a protest staged outside a McDonald’s restaurant …[read more]
Charges Filed Against Co-Worker of Man Shot by Ex-Cop in Subway Station
By GABRIELA LIRA A trial date for next month was set on Thursday in the case of a Brooklyn man charged with assault in an …[read more]
Bail Set at $1 Million for Brooklyn Hate Crime Defendant
By ALEXANDRA STEVENS Bail was set at $1 million Tuesday for a Brooklyn man accused of committing an anti-LGBT hate crime shooting last year, one …[read more]
Ebola Epidemic in Africa Fed Prejudice Here
By Gabriel Pariente For over a year, the Ebola virus has spread like wildfire across West African countries like Liberia, Sierra Leone, Nigeria, and Mali. To …[read more]
B.C. Grad Narrates Travel Adventures in Book
By CHRIS MOONEY Stylish and smiling, Errol Shaw relaxes on a bench, observing the New York City hustle as he awaits an interview. Although he …[read more]
A Monk’s Journey from Guyana to Queens
By LOVASHNI KHALIKAPRASAD The monk begins his journey before the sun rises, his orange robes swirl by the brisk winds in the empty streets on …[read more]
Vision Zero: There’s More to Be Done to Cut Traffic Deaths
by ANDREA AUSTIN Imagine a world in which every driver stops at a stoplight before it turns red, every taxi driver drives within the speed …[read more]
Sports Stadiums: Boost or Boondoggle?
By GABRIEL PARIENTE It seems every year that we see that news bulletin or proposal plan on TV for a new sports stadium or arena that will …[read more]
A Push for Sustainability at Brooklyn Navy Yard
By DANIEL STEIN-SAYLES This article appeared in the August 14, 2014 Gotham Gazette. John Randall gestured to a pile of wood stacked to the ceiling …[read more]