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With heads hung low and baseball caps in hand, over 100 union workers gathered in front of the New Line Structures corporate building Wednesday afternoon to mourn the deaths of seven construction workers in the city. Six of the men had lost their lives on non-union sites. The rally began by reading off the […]
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Inside the 2019 Elizabeth Warren Rally in Washington Square Park
Elizabeth Warren spoke to a crowd of over 20,000 people in Washington Square Park on September 17 to talk about corruption and her plan against it.
Warren wows the crowd in Washington Square Park
Senator Elizabeth Warren takes the stage at her rally in Washington Square Park. Photo by Craig Ruttle Elbow room was scarce at New York City’s Washington Square Park yesterday as over 20,000 voters crammed in to watch Senator Elizabeth Warren vie for their support in the upcoming democratic presidential primaries. At just past 7 p.m., […]
National Memorial visitors share memories of 9/11 on the 18th anniversary of the attacks
Hundreds of people gathered yesterday around the September 11th National Memorial reflecting pools and thought about the events that occurred 18 years ago. “I’m almost as depressed today as I was that day,” Daniel Powell of South Carolina, said. Powell recalled watching the planes crash into the World Trade Center on television 18 years ago, […]
Ghana’s Rutted, Pothole Dotted, Spine Jarring Roadway to Success Needs Paving
ACCRA, Ghana- Jagged orange holes polka dot the N5 highway between the Asikuma area and the town of Ho where vehicles and sub-saharan weather gnawed away at the asphalt. They widen and multiply with time like some splotchy rash. Cars and motorcycles erratically dance around these yawning chasms which are ready to swallow rubber and […]
Noodletown – First Generation Immigrant Examines His Roots in Chinatown
By Jing Feng Chinese American, first-generation immigrant, Christopher Yu struggles to find his identity. With the help of traditional Chinese family values such as filial piety, he goes on a journey of self-discovery.
The Lives Behind the Wheel of a Yellow Cab Industry in Decline
15 May 2019 NEW YORK — Instead of spending rush hour behind the wheel of his yellow cab one April morning, taxi driver Robert Chow slumped on a park bench behind a taxi stand in Lower Manhattan, tears streaming from his eyes. It has been almost one year since his brother, also a taxi driver, […]
Musician Lostboycrow on the making of his sophomore album Santa Fe
A year ago, Lostboycrow’s tour van arrived in Berkeley, California after a long, morning drive. The Los-Angeles-based singer was finally back on the west coast, but his North American tour wasn’t over yet. After a brief respite at a vegan restaurant and a vegan tempeh tuna melt dinner, Lostboycrow returned to the van to unload […]
What A Conference In Atlanta Can Teach Us About Urban Agriculture in New York City
Last month, Atlanta hosted the third annual Aglanta conference, which brings together industry leaders, entrepreneurs and innovators in the AgTech industry. “It’s part celebration, part gut-check,” said Ricky Stephens, whose company, Ag Tech X, is New York City’s first agriculture focused co-working space. “Where are we? Where do we need to go? And how does […]
Goons NYC: A Clive Davis Original
By Melvis Acosta and Lindsey China Goons NYC is a rising indie music brand of 19-year-old Nico Brunstein’s creation. It aims to pair indie artists and to allow collaboration on photography, digital design, album art, music videos, and merchandising. Through private parties, large-scale events, and summer indie music sessions in Washington Square Park to be […]