Underground Lives: the Sunless World of Immigrants in Queens
Leave your thoughtsIn New York, hope sometimes comes at the price of the sun. The city welcomes poor immigrants, but its housing…
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City Partners with Queens Libraries in Unprecedented Census Campaign
Leave your thoughtsLibraries will be an integral part of New York City’s 2020 U.S. census plan, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced on…
Beyond Amazon: An Inclusive Economic Vision for New York
Leave your thoughtsEarlier this year, grassroots organizations like the one I co-lead helped block the planned Amazon HQ2 deal in New York. The…
TEN Arquitectos Designs a Beacon for the Resistance
Leave your thoughtsThe new home for Make the Road New York, a leading immigrant rights group, aspires to be a transparent gathering…
NYC’s Housing Crisis Hits Immigrants Especially Hard, Report Says
Leave your thoughtsNEW YORK — Even though it is a widespread problem, advocates argue New York City’s affordable housing crisis has hit…
The Resistance Is Building a New Home in Queens
Leave your thoughtsAmazon may not be building a new home in Queens, New York, but the resistance is. Three stories and a…
Make the Road New York breaks ground on new community center in Corona
Leave your thoughtsThe immigrant advocacy group Make the Road New York proved it is here to stay when in broke ground Thursday…
‘Marcha de la Putas’ en Queens
Leave your thoughts“Estamos reclamando nuestra identidad”, dijo Lian, una de la organizadoras de la primera Marcha de lxs Putas (Slut Walk) en…
March Promotes Trans Rights and Visibility in Jackson Heights
Leave your thoughtsTrans people and their allies marched through Jackson Heights and Corona yesterday for the seventh annual Trans Latinx March. The…
Comunidad trans exige más respeto y protección de la policía
Leave your thoughts“No más muertes injustas”, “no más ataques trans” y “somos tan humanos como ustedes”, fueron algunos de los gritos que…