When Super Bowl watch parties in minuscule New York City studios just can’t cut it, many head to sports bars to get their football fix. In NYC, a hub for people searching to celebrate, these venues bring together friends and strangers alike. On either side of the island of Manhattan, however, East and West Village […]
Residents of “Tompkins Tent City” are evicted as houselessness in NYC climbs
On Nov. 10, a community of unhoused people were evicted from 7th Street along Tompkins Square Park by the New York City Department of Sanitation. The eviction of Tompkins Tent City, as it is called by many locals, highlighted the growing issues of housing insecurity in New York. Organizers and community members have supported the […]