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Fast-food workers protest for a living wage in New York City
Workers from a number of fast food chains around New York City held walkouts and demonstrations calling for a living wage Thursday morning. According to The Atlantic, the protests, part of the Fast Food Forward campaign, were organized by groups like New York Communities for Change (NYCC), Service Employees International…
New Yorkers brace for post-Hurricane Sandy ‘ratpocalypse’
As Hurricane Sandy pushed floodwater through New York’s streets and into its subways, many wondered how the city’s infamous rat population would fare — sink or swim? For some, the deluge that accompanied Sandy raised fears of a “ratpocalypse,” with the city’s least glamorous residents crawling in their thousands up…
Times Square eerily vacant as Hurricane Sandy hits east coast
Amateur video uploaded to YouTube on Monday night showed a nearly empty Times Square — a rare sight in an area of New York City that is almost always jammed full of cars and people. The brightly-lit area is a major hub for the entertainment industry and a frequent destination…
New York City to shut down transit system ahead of Hurricane Sandy
New York City’s subway and bus services are due to grind to halt from Sunday night as a precaution against flooding ahead of the arrival of hurricane Sandy, it has been confirmed. Erring on the side of caution, New York governor Andrew Cuomo said the emergency suspension was due to…
New York City’s oldest operating whiskey distillery makes only 6 gallons a day
A strong smell of alcohol permeates this aging building in Brooklyn, a New York City borough famous more for hot dogs and handcrafted bagels than for Kentucky-style whiskey. It is in this up-and-coming section of New York, across the East River from Manhattan, where Kings County Distillery produces the amber-colored…
Protester arrested during ‘bra toss’ at NYC branch of Bank of America
Rae Abileah of CODEPINK was arrested on Sunday as she attempted to throw ladies undergarments at a Bank of America branch in New York City. As Abileah held up a pink bra and condemned Bank of America for allegedly helping to finance the Spectra Pipeline, police officers rushed through the…
NYPD Commissioner: Stop-and-frisk ‘a fact of urban life’
New York City police commissioner Ray Kelly continued to defend his department’s “stop-and-frisk” program in an interview with a teen radio show, urging people to accept the practice as “a fact of urban life.” Kelly’s remarks, published Friday as part of WNYC-FM’s “Radio Rookies” program, contrast with recent statistics suggesting…
Google and Boingo offer free wi-fi in New York City this summer
Google and wireless Internet group Boingo said Monday they would offer free Wi-Fi access over the summer months in many parts of New York City, including some busy subway stations. “Big Apple visitors and New York straphangers on the go can stay productive, update their status and surf online while…
Thousands silently march to protest NYPD stop-and-frisks
Thousands of civil rights activists, LGBT leaders, labor and community organizers, and citizens outraged by New York City’s stop-and-frisk policy are marching today in a demonstration against the law enforcement tactic they say is a legally dubious form of institutionalized racial profiling. And in a change from typical rallies, this one will…
O’Reilly: ‘Racial profiling’ ban would increase ‘street crime’
Fox News host Bill O’Reilly on Tuesday warned that halting New York City’s controversial “stop-and-frisk” policy, which he called “racial profiling,” will lead to an increase in the city’s crime rate. On Monday, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) proposed decriminalizing small amounts of marijuana as a way to cut…
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