Earlier this year, the children living near the El Jardin del Paraiso public park in the East Village got to adopt and name the trees on their block. Now, as the adoptive “parents” walk to school each day, they pass “Smokey,” “The Stickbug,” and “Mama Hey Hey,” each of the seven trees identified by a […]
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Life in the Bike Lane
Transportation in New York City is characterized by crowded subway cars, speedy yellow cabs, and the grid system which makes for an extremely walkable landscape. With the launch of Citi Bike in New York in 2013, people are saying goodbye to these classic means of transportation and have welcomed biking as an efficient way to […]
New York Phone Banks for Beto
This Sunday evening a phone banking campaign event for Texas Senate candidate Beto O’Rourke was hosted at a Flatiron District apartment. “Hi! This is Alexa, I’m calling for Jose. Is this a good number to reach Jose?” A volunteer questions into her headset. At least ten people of visibly varying skill-levels, backgrounds, and demographics fill […]
Midterm Elections 2018
“Voting today was not easy for me because I was originally registered in Florida and the whole process to get registered in New York was incredibly difficult and took a lot of time and effort. It really felt like there were a million things trying to stop me from voting today, which should be a […]
Flip it blue! This is why I vote.
“I’m a very democratic person. We need to flip the congress and senate to take down the crazy person in power right now who is trying to delete all the amazing things Obama did. It is so insulting to have a president who has no respect for anyone. I’ve never been so enraged. I’m originally […]
New York University Students Vote by Absentee Ballot Despite Facing Challenges
Three weeks from the midterm elections and NYU senior Toyosi Oyelola was still carrying her voter absentee form in her backpack. Her Application for Ballot by Mail (ABBM) to vote in Texas elections was just missing a stamp. “I don’t know how much stamps cost but why do I have to pay to vote?” the […]
It’s part of being an American. Why I vote
“I’ve voted in every election since 81’, even midterms. Right now, I think we need more balance in power. There is a wave of nationalism that is dividing our county and we have to not be afraid to do our part. Go to court, go do jury duty and stand up and vote for what […]
Election Day Instagram Post
“I voted in the primaries and voted today but not in the last mid-terms.”
Voters at PS 57 James Weldon Johnson School, East Harlem
“Why I Didn’t Report” rally gathers women (and men) to political and social issues
Adrianne Wright is the co-Founder of women’s action group called I Will Not Be Quiet. Wright aims to create an intimate and sacred place for women to discuss the current political and social justice issues. Wright held a rally with the group on Mon., Oct. 1 called #WHYIDIDNTREPORTIT. Adrianne Wright, on the right, met with […]