Immigrant Rights ‘Bump in the Road’
Leave your thoughts“We are confident that the process will continue and you’ll eventually be able to apply,” said attorney Nicholas Katz, in…
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Immigrants on ICE: Obama Plan Still Leaves Many Worried
Leave your thoughtsOn the evening of November 20, some 200 immigrants and advocates gathered in SEIU Local 32BJ’s Chelsea headquarters to watch…
NYC Ready for Municipal ID
Leave your thoughtsIn May 2012, Tania Mattos took out her bicycle and went for a ride in Corona, Queens. It had been…
AFL-CIO Convention Days 3 and 4: Inspiring Resolutions & Internal Tensions
Leave your thoughtsIf you go by a strict reading of the resolutions passed at the AFL-CIO convention that concluded Wednesday, this is…
RIP-OFF! New Report Details Rampant Rent Fraud Across the City
Leave your thoughtsAlmost half the rent-stabilized apartments in New York City may have illegally high rents, according to a study released in…
Pro-Tenant Bills Languish in State Senate
Leave your thoughtsThirteen housing activists were arrested July 12 in a sit-in protesting New York State Senate Democrats failure to pass pro-tenant…
Ticket to Ride: Students Win MetroCard Fight
Leave your thoughtsMayank Kumar, 17, from Desis Rising Up and Moving holds up his free MetroCard. Students scored a major victory June…
Mobilizing for Immigrant Rights
Leave your thoughtsWashington, D.C.In the largest demonstration since President Barack Obama took office, hundreds of thousands of immigrants’ rights supporters rallied…
Finding a Road Through the Recession: An Interview with Make the Road New York Organizer Julissa Bisono
Leave your thoughtsTucked under a discreet awning along Roosevelt Avenue in Elmhurst, Queens, Make the Road New York is nestled in a…
Immigration Rally to Pressure Obama March 21
Leave your thoughtsTens of thousands of people are expected to converge in Washington, D.C., March 21 to remind President Barack Obama…