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Adams Administration Fails to Process Food Stamps for Vulnerable New Yorkers
“The consequences of food instability are far-reaching,” one advocate said.
NYPD Has Used Drones to Monitor Pro-Palestine Protests, Make 239 Arrests
“This is a local police department that increasingly acts like a national intelligence agency,” one expert said.
NYC Budget Cuts Forces Public Libraries to Close on Sundays, Reduce Services
The limited library services will detrimentally affect houseless and low-income New Yorkers.
NYC Police Plan to Use Drones to Surveil Labor Day Parties This Weekend
Civil liberties groups believe police use of surveillance drones is “poised to explode.”
NYC Officials Knew Wildfire Smoke Was Coming But Did Little to Protect Residents
After the worst day of wildfire smoke pollution in U.S. history, critics decried the city's “lackluster” response.
AOC: “Public Policy” Failures and “Demonizing of the Poor” Killed Jordan Neely
“If the city just wants this to be a playground for the rich, that is the most dangerous outcome for all of us."
AOC Blasts Corporate Media for “Disgusting” Coverage of Killing of Jordan Neely
“Because Jordan was houseless and crying for food … the murderer gets protected with passive headlines and no charges.”
Ocasio-Cortez: NYC’s New Police Contract Makes Cops Rich by Defunding Schools
The lawmaker said that crime can actually be reduced by funding public programs that support communities.
As COVID-Era Funding Dries Up, Activists Fight Austerity in City Budget Battles
Democratic mayors in cities like New York and Philadelphia are pushing for cuts, but organizers are pushing back.
Right to Shelter Is Guaranteed in New York and Migrants Are Demanding It
Advocates have also criticized the city’s relief centers for preventing mutual aid groups from distributing goods.