New York
Gig Companies Spend Millions on Anti-Labor PACs In Illinois and New York
In the wake of Prop 22 passing in California, gig companies are gearing up for fights nationwide and fostering ties with Democrats.
We Asked the Guy Dressed as a Giant Rat in NYC: Why?
"I leap up onto trash cans, I chase people around."
These US Sheriffs Are Refusing to Enforce COVID Restrictions
With Thanksgiving days away, sheriffs in North Dakota, Utah, and New York are resisting orders to enforce mask mandates and social distancing, including limits on large gatherings.
COVID Is Completely Out of Control. Again.
November 2020, it turns out, doesn’t just look like March and April—it looks much worse.
PHOTOS: This Is How US Cities Celebrated Joe Biden's Win—And Donald Trump's Loss
After four days of waiting for a winner, cities across the country partied in honor of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris' historic win.
A Fracked Gas Pipeline Is Coming to Brooklyn. Residents Are Invoking BLM to Fight It
Brownsville, the neighbourhood with the highest rates of asthma in New York City, is fighting to halt the construction of a fracked gas pipeline that could worsen its air quality even more.
Mail-In Ballots Are Already a Mess in New York
Some voters received return envelopes with someone else's name and address on them.
A Hedge Fund With Ties to Trump Is Polluting One of Brooklyn's Poorest Communities
Sunset Park residents breathe some of the worst air in New York, made worse in the summer when the city turns on a nearby natural gas plant owned by a hedge fund to help power all the air conditioners.
Video Shows the Terrifying Moment a Driver Accelerated Into an NYC Black Lives Matter Protest
“Are you fucking kidding me?” someone in the video is heard screaming.
For New York City's Subway Buskers, Going Online Isn't an Option
The pandemic has left musicians who perform underground without a place to do what they love—and, in turn, without a sense of purpose.
RIP China Chalet, Manhattan's Greatest Queer Nightlife Utopia
The FiDi Chinese restaurant-slash-nightclub was a longtime DIY haven for New York's rising fashion stars, EDM fans, and LGBTQ icons.
India's Unique Brand of Right-Wing Nationalism Comes to New York
Hindu nationalists paid for billboard space over Times Square last week celebrating the removal of Kashmir's autonomy. Simultaneously, another group ran ads flashing "Kashmiri Lives Matter".