Archive
Electoral Reform in Albany + The Queens DA Race
No 97 |
January 14, 2019
Cuomo’s L Train Adventures + 2019 Elections
No 96 |
January 07, 2019
Cuomo’s Progressive Plans + Alicia Glen Resigns
No 95 |
December 24, 2018
The Fight Against Amazon Continues + Cash Bail Reform
No 94 |
December 17, 2018
A Tough Fight Against Amazon + NYC-DSA - A Political Force
No 93 |
December 10, 2018
Cuomo Meets Trump + 2019 Legislative Agenda Takes Shape
No 92 |
December 03, 2018
NYCHA Privatization + NYC-DSA Public Advocate Forum on Tuesday
No 91 |
November 26, 2018
Cuomo & De Blasio Give Amazon Billions to Settle in Long Island City
No 90 |
November 19, 2018
Democrats take State Senate + Reactions to Amazon
No 89 |
November 12, 2018
ELECTION TOMORROW + “FLIP YOUR BALLOT” PROPOSALS
No 88 |
November 05, 2018
2019 Races Get Underway + Fusion Balloting
No 87 |
October 29, 2018
The Rise and Fall of De Blasio & NY Health Act Gains Momentum
No 86 |
October 22, 2018
Cuomo Keeps it Divisive & Former IDC Members Contemplate Their Futures
No 85 |
October 15, 2018
Kavanaugh Protests + Cuomo Accepts WFP Endorsement
No 84 |
October 08, 2018
Stringer Fumbles Key Housing Data + Lancman Announces DA Run
No 83 |
October 01, 2018
Post-Primary Jockeying on Rent Control, Congestion Pricing + Salazar and Nixon Retrospectives
No 82 |
September 24, 2018
Julia Salazar Wins + Voter Turnout Stats
No 81 |
September 17, 2018
PRIMARY THIS THURSDAY
No 80 |
September 10, 2018
Nixon Debates Cuomo + The Village Voice Shuts Down
No 79 |
September 03, 2018
New York Health Act Implications & Attorney General Debate
No 78 |
August 27, 2018
NYC institutes a cap on ride-hailing vehicles + WFP and CWA endorse Julia Salazar
No 76 |
August 13, 2018
New York Health Act Financially Sound + Jumaane’s Challenge Leaves Hochul Shook
No 75 |
August 06, 2018
Layoffs at New York Daily News + NYC DSA Endorses Nixon, Williams
No 74 |
July 30, 2018
Campaign Finance Disclosures Week
No 73 |
July 23, 2018
Another Cuomo Crony Found Guilty + Petitioning Period Ends
No 72 |
July 16, 2018
Julia Salazar gets Cynthia Nixon’s endorsement
No 71 |
July 09, 2018
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Wins!
No 70 |
July 02, 2018
Ocasio-Cortez debates Crowley + NYCHA Mismanagement
No 68 |
June 18, 2018
Outrage Over Pablo Villavicencio’s Detention + Specialized High School Reform Stalled
No 67 |
June 11, 2018
City Nearing Billion Dollar NYCHA Settlement + Electoral/Housing
No 66 |
June 04, 2018
New MTA Action Plan + NY State Democratic Convention
No 65 |
May 28, 2018
State AG Race In Full Swing + How New York Pols Are Replaced
No 64 |
May 21, 2018
Sheldon Silver Convicted Again + Schneiderman Resigns
No 64 |
May 14, 2018
NYC-DSA endorses Julia Salazar + NYC schools strike and occupy
No 63 |
May 07, 2018
2019 City Budget Proposal + NYC-DSA endorses Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
No 62 |
April 30, 2018
Voting Rights Restored + Return of the Rent Guidelines Board
No 61 |
April 23, 2018
Working Families Party Endorses Nixon, NYCHA Chair Resigns
No 60 |
April 16, 2018
IDC & Cuomo Broker Reunification Deal + NYC’s Solidarity Economy
No 59 |
April 09, 2018
State Budget Passes + The Fight For Union Labor at Hudson Yards
No 58 |
April 02, 2018
Nixon Enters Governor Race + NYC Schools Chancellor
No 57 |
March 26, 2018
Cuomo visits NYCHA + How Private Developers Acquire Public Land
No 56 |
March 19, 2018
NYPD Corruption + Solitary Confinement in NY
No 55 |
March 12, 2018
School Chancellor Confusion + WFP Vs. IDC
No 54 |
March 05, 2018
NYC union workers rally ahead of Janus + The State of NYC’s Fossil Fuel Divestment
No 53 |
February 26, 2018
Rikers-Replacing Jail Sites Announced + Jumaane Williams’ Lt. Gov Campaign is Official
No 52 |
February 19, 2018
NYCHA Chair Testifies on Heating Failures + April 24 Special Elections
No 51 |
February 12, 2018
De Blasio Releases Budget Proposal + Cuomo Schedules Special Election
No 50 |
February 05, 2018
NYCHA Leasing Land to Developers + CLOSErikers
No 49 |
January 29, 2018
Tenants evacuated from 85 Bowery + Lieutenant Governor primer
No 48 |
January 22, 2018
City Agrees to Divest From Fossil Fuels + NYC Rent Laws
No 47 |
January 15, 2018
de Blasio Begins Second Term & Cuomo’s 2018 State of the State
No 46 |
January 08, 2018
Corey Johnson Likely Next City Council Speaker + Compromised Right to Know Act Bill Passes
No 45 |
December 25, 2017
Right to Know Act Under Attack + Marty Golden’s Driving Menaces Brooklyn
No 44 |
December 18, 2017
Council Speaker Candidates Court Joe Crowley’s Support
No 43 |
December 11, 2017
Cuomo Reaches Flimsy IDC Deal + Rally Against ICE in NY Courts
No 42 |
December 04, 2017
The Bedford Union Armory Deal + Response
No 41 |
November 27, 2017
2017 Worst Landlords List + Council Member Crowley Concedes
No 40 |
November 20, 2017
Citywide Election Results + NYC Voter Turnout
No 39 |
November 13, 2017
The NYC General Election is Tuesday, November 7th + Billionaire Shuts Down DNAinfo and Gothamist
No 38 |
November 06, 2017
De Blasio’s Bad Week + 2017 Ballot Preview
No 37 |
October 30, 2017
District Attorney donations fallout spreads to Brooklyn + Constitutional Convention
No 36 |
October 23, 2017
Cy Vance facing write-in challenge + Congestion Pricing
No 35 |
October 16, 2017
Measuring Corporate Welfare for Amazon + The Race for City Council Speaker
No 34 |
October 09, 2017
Cuomo To Face Primary Challenge + NY State Senate
No 33 |
October 02, 2017
Jabari endorsed by Our Revolution + NYCHA problems
No 32 |
September 25, 2017
De Blasio’s Continued Push for Bedford-Union Armory Proposal + Results of Key NYC Primary Races
No 31 |
September 18, 2017
New York City Primary Elections are Tuesday, September 12th
No 30 |
September 11, 2017
City Council Endorsements roll in + 1997 UPS Teamster Strike
No 29 |
September 04, 2017
Brooklyn DA race is a toss up
No 28 |
August 28, 2017
Cuomo Announces Support for Congestion Pricing + Democratic Mayoral Primary Rundown
No 27 |
August 21, 2017
Squadron Leaves Voters in the Lurch + Brooklyn DA Race
No 26 |
August 14, 2017
De Blasio Requests Matching Funds + Bedford-Union Armory Town Hall Recap
No 25 |
August 07, 2017
MTA Woes Continue + Tips for Avoiding Competitive Elections!
No 24 |
July 31, 2017
Greenfield Shakes Up City Council + Excelsior Scholarships
No 23 |
July 24, 2017
De Blasio clears the field + Who Controls the MTA?
No 21 |
July 10, 2017
Bill de Blasio Confronted at Gym + New Brooklyn Branches
No 20 |
July 03, 2017
MTA pandemonium + Jabari Brisport Interview
No 19 |
June 26, 2017
Reining in Broken Windows + Bob Capano blasts DSA
No 18 |
June 19, 2017
NYC Budget
No 17 |
June 12, 2017
Fair Workweek + Khader El-Yateem Interview
No 16 |
June 05, 2017
IDC in the Spotlight + Call for Writers
No 15 |
May 29, 2017
Cumbo turns on the Bedford Union Armory + AT&T Strike!
No 14 |
May 22, 2017
State Senate targets “gang violence” + Rent Guidelines Board
No 13 |
May 15, 2017
DSA Endorses El-Yateem for City Council + New York State Liberty Act
No 12 |
May 08, 2017
MAY DAY! + Meet the Labor Branch
No 11 |
May 01, 2017
Housing trouble + community boards
No 10 |
April 24, 2017
State Budget Woes + City Council Progressive Caucus
No 9 |
April 17, 2017
IDNYC records protected from ICE + Single-payer in NY state
No 8 |
April 10, 2017
State budget stalled + WTF IDC
No 7 |
April 03, 2017
Participatory Budgeting week + Everybody hates the Bedford Armory deal
No 6 |
March 27, 2017
El-Yateem takes the lead + the ride sharing problem
No 5 |
March 20, 2017
Housing Authority budget cuts + Competitors for Cumbo
No 4 |
March 13, 2017
City Council campaigns launch while the BQX streetcar faces resistance.
No 3 |
March 06, 2017
Housing Preservations & Development
No 2 |
February 27, 2017
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