More NYers unhappy with stop-and-frisk
Leave your thoughtsAccording to the latest Quinnipiac University poll, the New York Police Department’s (NYPD) stop-and-frisk policy has become increasingly unpopular among…
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Jamaica car wash workers unionize
Leave your thoughtsWorkers at one Jamaica car wash believe they have taken an important step forward in ensuring that they are treated…
Jamaica Car Wash Workers Join Union
Leave your thoughtsNine months after launching the Citywide Workers Aligned for a Sustainable and Healthy New York campaign to fight mistreatment in…
New York Fast Food Workers Walk Off the Job
Leave your thoughts“Good morning! I’m on strike!” shouted McDonald’s worker Darryl Young on a crowded Manhattan sidewalk at 7 am today, as…
Mayoral Hopefuls Denounce School Closings and Co-Locations at Education Forum in Harlem
Leave your thoughtsA crowd of more than a thousand students, parents [including parents from Make the Road New York] and teachers packed…
Plea for reforms to halt unlawful searches
Leave your thoughtsIt is a simple concept: We are all New Yorkers and, as such, we all deserve to be equally respected…
Lava-autos despedidos en El Bronx exigen reintegro al trabajo
Leave your thoughtsDoce hispanos fueron despedidos luego de pedir el pago de salarios que les debían. Doce trabajadores hispanos [respaldados por Se…
Sunny Day Car Wash workers on picket line for three weeks
Leave your thoughtsPicketing workers who say they were wrongly fired and want to get back to work were joined by local politicians…
Broadcast: Sandy Shines Light on Needs of Non-English Speakers in NY
Leave your thoughtsRosa Maria Ramirez [member of Make the Road New York] lost most of her belongings in the storm and is…
Broadcast: NYC Lags in Granting Relief to Some Illegal Immigrants
Leave your thoughtsBenito [member of Make the Road New York] rarely emerges from the sushi bar where he works preparing fish and meat, and making…