What to know about the ongoing discriminatory practice of redlining in NYC

… Lives Matter across the US and New York City the concept of systemic racism received new attention as well as the … may have seen on social media a childfriendly video created 2019 by Alex Cequea that explains the roots behind the … note An earlier version of this post was published in March 2019 We are presenting it again in recognition of Martin …

By Emily Myers |January 20, 2025 - 10:30AM
Where were you during the 2003 blackout? New Yorkers share their stories

… of the Eastern seaboard in the largest power outage in US history  In 2017 contributor  Mimi OConnor asked New Yorkers … Square and after a while I decided I had to get back to Brooklyn I saw a guy with a bike that had an extra seat and … and people were just curiously ambling through not sure what to do The sun was setting and as we crossed over to …

By Mimi OConnor |August 14, 2023 - 12:30PM