By Jendayi Omowale The March for Black Women on Sept. 30 saw hundreds of people rally in City Hall Park to protest against the expiration of the Violence Against Women Act, which was set to expire at midnight. Activists and allies walked across the Brooklyn Bridge to highlight issues concerning gender violence and sexual assault […]
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Gun Control Vox Pop
New Yorkers are asked whether they think that the U.S. government is going too easy on gun control or not after another tragedy occurs in the country involving guns.
GOP Plans to Pass Tax Bill by Christmas
12/21/17 By Sabrina Franza
Next Steps: Rider’s Alliance Post NYC Mayoral Election
Exhibit Facilitates Virtual Conversations with Holocaust Survivors
A new interactive exhibit at The Museum of Jewish Heritage offers visitors the opportunity to speak with Holocaust survivors.
Trump: The First 100 Days
What do New Yorkers have to say about Donald Trump’s first months in office? NYU journalism’s Reporting: Multimedia hit the streets to find out.
Write To Matter
Inspired by some of their own students’ struggles with incarceration, two teachers from Teaneck, NJ started Write to Matter to help people returning from prison regain a sense of normalcy through art.
NYU Protests Donald Trump’s Election
On November 9th, while Donald Trump celebrated his first day as President-elect, thousands took to the streets to protest the election results. During the protest, NYU students and alumni shared their reactions to Trump’s election. Produced, shot, written and edited by Kirby Pate. All footage is either my own or used with permission from CNN […]
The Podcast Activists
Who says college students these days are too busy looking at their cellphones to embrace activism? Maritza Rico and Audrey Parry challenge the notion of the passive millennial with their podcast, Murder Weather, a platform for dialogue, getting involved and making a difference. By Lucy Yeho Hwang
The Social Climber
With the addition of rock climbing to the lineup for the Tokyo Olympics in 2020, the sport has risen beyond a weekend adventure or lifelong hobby. Brooklyn Boulders offers visitors a chance to scale heights of up to 28 feet on half an acre of climbing surface. For some, it’s just a good way to […]