New York City
Islamophobia at Ground Zero —again?
Protests are mounting over a supposedly Islamophobic video to be screened at New York's Ground Zero museum—yet few have actually seen it. What is the truth here?
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New York City
NYPD disbands Muslim surveillance program
The new commissioner of the New York Police Department, William Bratton, announced the disbanding of a controversial surveillance unit used to spy on Muslim communities.
New York City
‘Anti-Semite’ de Blasio schmoozes AIPAC
Mayor de Blasio's closed-doors meeting with the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) plays into the worst stereotypes about Jews. So no thanks, Bill.
New York City
WHY WE FIGHT
From Gothamist, Sept. 13: No Charges For Running Over Schoolkids On Queens Sidewalk The SUV driver who plowed into five teenagers on a Queens sidewalk yesterday morning has not been charged with any crime nor issued any summonses. This stands in stark… Read moreWHY WE FIGHT
New York City
WHY WE FIGHT
From Gothamist, Aug. 10: 4-Yr-Old Killed In SI Hit-And-Run, Cops Seek Mercedes Benz DriverPolice are looking for the driver of a black Mercedes Benz sedan in connection with the hit-and-run death of a four-year-old on Staten Island. A witness told WCBS… Read moreWHY WE FIGHT
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WHY WE FIGHT
From Gothamist, March 4: Baby Whose Parents Were Killedin Williamsburg Hit-And-Run Has Died The infant who was delivered prematurely after his parents were killed in a Williamsburg hit-and-run has died, according to Orthodox community leader Isaac Abraham. The child had been listed… Read moreWHY WE FIGHT
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Bill Weinberg leads walking tour of Lower East Side alternative culture
World War 4 Report editor Bill Weinberg will be leading a weekly walking tour highlighting struggles over urban space on New York's Lower East side over the past generation.
New York City
WHY WE FIGHT
From AP, Dec. 19: Truck Causes NY Traffic Pileup; 1 Dead, 33 HurtA tractor-trailer smashed into several vehicles on a major highway on Wednesday afternoon, setting off a chain reaction of fiery crashes, killing one person and injuring 33 others,… Read moreWHY WE FIGHT
New York City
From Tompkins Square to the Redwoods
Bill Weinberg's Moorish Orthodox Radio Crusade brings Northern California's veteran eco-activist Darryl Cherney to the Lower East Side's Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space.
New York City
Who Bombed Judi Bari? screening to benefit Lower East Side squat museum
The New York City premiere of Who Bombed Judi Bari? this Saturday will benefit a local bastion of activism damaged by Hurricane Sandy—the Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space.
New York City
NYC: obligatory disaster rant
"Mandatory evacuation" set a dangerous precedent for executive power and displacement of the poor—but will the "Frankenstorm" at least be a climate-change wake-up call?
New York City
NYC: another bogus ‘terrorism’ bust
The latest supposed near-miss terrorist attack in New York City appears to be yet another specious case in which the "terrorist" plot turns out to be a creation of FBI infiltrators.