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AOC Skipped Inauguration to Support a Union Strike
Ocasio-Cortez called for solidarity with the Teamsters Local 202.
By Lucy Diavolo
Trump's Administration Reportedly Withheld $4 Million From 9/11 Firefighters
"We’re not getting the money we need to be able to treat these heroes."
By Lucy Diavolo
‘OK Boomer’ Captures the Fight to Desegregate New York City Schools
How can we live together if we can’t even learn together?
By Marcus Alston and Alexander Rodriguez
Queer Liberation Means Abolishing the Police
As long as the police exist, they will threaten queer lives and queer liberation.
By Lucy Diavolo
New Yorkers Are Occupying City Hall to Defund Police
“I think this is a reimagining of public safety."
By Lucy Diavolo
Central Park Video Shows White Woman Threatening a Black Man With a Police Call
“We live in an age of Ahmaud Arbery.”
By Lucy Diavolo
NYC Schools Will Reportedly Stay Closed the Rest of the Academic Year Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
“It's not an easy decision but it's the right decision.”
By De Elizabeth
I'm Asking Nicely: Freeze Rent Now
Rent and utility payment cancelation is the only ethical move any leader can make.
By Jamie Hood
I Saw the Damage of Bloomberg's Stop and Frisk Policies Firsthand
Melissa Mark-Viverito was an NYC councilwoman at the time.
By Melissa Mark-Viverito
Young New Yorkers Are Fighting to Transform the MTA
“The reason people are jumping turnstiles is because they don’t have the money."
By S. Baum
MTA's Fare Evasion Crackdown Is War on the Poor
But #SwipeItForward offers a tool of resistance.
By Ragini Srikrishna
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The New York City Climate Strike in 10 Powerful Photos
"We demand a safe future."
Photography by Lucy Diavolo
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8 Photos That Capture the Spirit of World Pride in New York
"This is my first pride and it is the most liberating experience of my life!"
By Lucy DiavoloPhotography by Myles Loftin
Meet Tiffany Cabán, AOC’s Pick for Queens DA
"People like us are exactly who the system is trying to keep down."
By Araceli Cruz
A Trans Woman Died at Rikers. Her Family and Community Want Answers
"What we do know is that Layleen should be alive today."
By Serena Sonoma
What Life Was Like for a Lesbian Teen at the Time of Stonewall
"We loved the clubs and staying out all night."
By Lucy Diavolo
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Trans Icons Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera Are Getting a Monument
Pay this some mind.
By Lucy Diavolo
New York City Passed Its Own Green New Deal–Like Legislation
Los Angeles is working toward one, too.
By Lucy Diavolo
Meet the OG AOC, Elizabeth Holtzman
"A young woman out on the streets, taking on an icon."
By Lucy Diavolo