SPECIAL REPORT: The Resistance of Father Fabián
Meet the Manhattan clergyman who has "adopted" 27 youngsters facing deportation. (Leer en Español)
View ArticleNightmare Threatens DACA ‘Dreamers’
Five years ago, everything changed for 800,000 foreign-born young people who were suddenly free to emerge from the shadows. An Obama-era executive action, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals,...
View ArticleImmigration Today: New York City Stories
More than 3 million New York residents were born outside of the United States. New York’s historical status as a hub of immigration is as true today as ever. With immigration policies increasingly in...
View ArticleUndocumented Latinos: The Other Victims of 9/11
By MAITE H. MATEO Every day, Rosa Espinosa changes the plastic sheet that protects her mattress from the urinary incontinence she suffers. In 2007, she was diagnosed with cervical cancer, attributed to...
View ArticleCouncil Candidate Tries to Rekindle the Bern
On a fall Saturday at the Greenmarket in Fort Greene Park, a young, first-time candidate in a suit is shaking hands. Some shoppers, tote bags full of fresh fruit, stop to chat. Jabari Brisport smiles,...
View ArticleSome Fear ‘Night Mayor’ Won’t Represent All
Last month, Mayor Bill de Blasio signed a bill that will establish a new office to oversee New York’s nightlife. The city will join Amsterdam, Berlin, London and Paris, among 26 other cities that have...
View ArticleLegal Papers Give Insight Into ‘Dreamers’
A growing number of DACA recipients are stepping forward and declaring their status since the November election. But despite country-wide protests after President Trump threatened the end to the...
View ArticleTRACKING TRUMP: Asylum Seekers Mired in Detention
The night that an anti-gay mob burned a man to death on a street corner in Togo, Hafizou Issifou knew he had to flee his homeland, where homosexuality is illegal. The news came from his sister, who...
View ArticleCouncil Speaker Hopeful’s Housing Gambit
After assailing President Donald Trump for proposed cuts to public housing, City Councilmember Ritchie Torres has been unofficially anointed Trump’s model dissenter. The young, gay, Hispanic...
View ArticleAudioFiles: Representation
Our latest podcast examines representation: How we get seen and heard in the court room, on the ballot – and at the Olympics. We’ll also take a look at how pets are given ways to “speak” in...
View ArticleCouncil Race in Queens GOP District Turns Nasty
For the most part, today’s general election in New York City will be low key: Mayor Bill de Blasio is expected to easily waltz into his second term and the majority of City Council races, especially in...
View ArticleElection ’17: What Should the Mayor Fix?
Our reporters asked voters in Queens what City Hall should prioritize over the next four years. Homelessness and affordable housing topped the list. (Scroll over images to see voters’ comments) [View...
View ArticleOyster-Driven Sewage Removal Stalls in Coney Island Creek
One state agency granted $200,000 to clean up Coney Island Creek, only for another to stonewall the permit. Billion Oyster Project is a non-profit working to naturally clean up waterways and prevent...
View ArticleChildren Largely Unrepresented Amid Immigration Court Backlog
On a windy autumn morning at the courthouse at 26 Federal Plaza in lower Manhattan, Ariel Campos stood in line with dozens of other undocumented immigrants waiting for their first hearing on whether...
View ArticleGrieving Father Takes on District Attorney’s Office
In recent years, police shootings of young black men have stirred fierce debate about the nature of America’s street-level law enforcement. But in New York, one activist has turned his attention to an...
View ArticleMayor Pledges to Address School Cafeteria Problems
Mayor Bill de Blasio vowed to hold school cafeterias to a “very high standard” following a NYCity News Service investigation revealing that critical violations were found at nearly half of lunchrooms...
View ArticleA New Act for ‘Egyptian Jon Stewart’
Bassem Youssef, a comedian known as the “Egyptian Jon Stewart”, had only enough time to throw a few clothes in a couple of bags. On his way to Cairo airport, he kept refreshing his Twitter feed. As...
View ArticleMayor Offers a “Fair” Deal
Mayor Bill de Blasio outlined not one, but two broad policy blueprints at the State of the City address on Feb. 13 in Brooklyn. The first is a 12-point plan to make New York “the fairest big city in...
View ArticleNew Council Member Springs Fresh Flurry of Bills
Two months into her first term as Council Member for Brooklyn’s 41st district, Alicka Ampry-Samuel has already co-sponsored eight bills with fellow council members and introduced one requiring...
View ArticleICE Chills New York Courthouses
Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers have made 150 arrests in and around New York state courthouses since President Trump took office, their targets ranging from a traffic court in upstate...
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