New York City
WHY WE FIGHT
An 80-year-old man is dead after being struck by a car that spiraled onto the sidewalk on Park Ave. Police say “no criminality is suspected,” apparently without irony.
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New York City
Occupy Wall Street: one year later
The one-year anniversary of Occupy Wall Street may herald a revival of the movement—but continued hedging on an anti-capitalist analysis bottlenecks its potential.
New York City
9-11 at eleven: a boring report from New York City (thank goodness)
The 9-11 commemoration was subdued, with no speechifying by politicians, a good sign that the US is finally moving on. Except, of course, that we remain at war in Afghanistan…
New York City
WHY WE FIGHT
A 13-year-old cyclist is in critical condition after being struck by a van in Brooklyn’s Borough Park. Police say “no criminality is suspected,” apparently without irony.
New York City
F**ck You, Mr. Ahmedinyahu
Protesters and dissidents in Israel and Iran alike are uniting against the threat of war between their countries. A Facebook meme satirizes the leaders of both countries under the portmanteau “Ahmedinyahu.” In May, Iranians and Israelis held a joint rally… Read moreF**ck You, Mr. Ahmedinyahu
New York City
WHY WE FIGHT
From the Queens Times-Ledger, July 27: Bronx family had just left Nigerian gathering at Richmond Hill hall before crash Oby Okoro, the woman the NYPD identified as the driver in a gruesome accident Sunday morning in Jamaica that left five… Read moreWHY WE FIGHT
New York City
Demand justice for Roxana Sorina Buta
Roxana Sorina Buta, a 21-year-old aspiring actress and Romanian immigrant, was the latest victim of reckless motorists when she was killed in a hit-and-run near Manhattan’s Union Square on May 24.
New York City
WHY WE FIGHT
From the Village Voice, June 11: NYPD Slammed With Lawsuit Over Handling of Pedestrian and Cyclist Deaths On July 10, 2011, Clara Heyworth was walking to meet her husband when she was fatally struck by motorist Anthony Webb, who was… Read moreWHY WE FIGHT
New York City
You can take your “Citibikes” and shove ’em, Bloomberg!
An exorbitantly priced “Citibike” bicycle-sharing program named and colonized by Citibank is unveiled in New York—a perverse betrayal of the legacy of Amsterdam’s radical Provos, who pioneered the first bike-sharing initiative in 1967.
New York City
A sad day for New York City …and journalistic clarity
As the new World Trade Center tower once again becomes the highest building in New York CIty, the AP account persists in calling it by the abandoned jingoist moniker “Freedom Tower”—and distorts its ranking among the world’s top skyscrapers.
New York City
WHY WE FIGHT
From NY1, April 29: Seven Family Members Die After SUV Plunges From Bronx Parkway Police say seven Bronx family members spanning three generations died Sunday afternoon after the sports utility vehicle they were riding in flipped over a Bronx River… Read moreWHY WE FIGHT
New York City
WHY WE FIGHT
An April 9 report on WNYC Radio informs us that last year, 21 bicyclists were killed in vehicle crashes in New York City—but only two drivers were arrested. Local district attorneys, when pressed to cite convictions for cyclist deaths, gripe… Read moreWHY WE FIGHT