Issue 286

Photo Essay: NYC Stands With Gaza

Dan Efram, Hannah La Follette Ryan, Laura Brett & Neil Constantine

New Yorkers continue to protest for Palestinian lives and freedom.

• Culture
• New York City
• Palestine
• Protest Movements

Journalists, Martyrs: The Work and Death of Palestinian Reporters in Gaza

Lane Dibler

Palestinian journalists are being targeted by the Israeli military, and foreign media coverage of Gaza is being tightly restricted by Israel.

• International
• Media
• Palestine

Reverend Billy’s Revelations

Reverend Billy Talen

Advice from the good reverend on welcoming the newest New Yorkers and how to cope with election-year stress.

• Immigration
• Rev. Billy Columns
• Trump

No Tests, No Grades: The Brooklyn Free School Makes Its Own Rules

Keating Zelenke

The Brooklyn Free School stands out as an alternative. But can it survive?

• Blog

Death By a Thousand Cuts: Community Leaders Unite to Save Stronghold of Brooklyn Healthcare

Ariana Orozco

Central Brooklyn is once again fighting to prevent the closure of SUNY Downstate Hospital.

• Coronavirus
• Economy
• Healthcare
• Infrastructure
• Labor & Unions
• Race in America

Protect the Weak: An Open Letter to Black and Latino Men Voting for Trump

Nicholas Powers

Trump’s outlaw persona and a desire for economic security are driving support for the former president among Black men, Nicholas Powers writes in this opinion piece.

• Biden
• Electoral
• National
• Op-Ed
• Trump

“It’s Going to Change Everything:” Bronx Med Students React to Free Tuition Announcement

Ariana Orozco

Students at a Bronx-based medical school will no longer have to pay tuition after a donor gave $1 billion to the school.

• Education
• New York City
• Vox Pop
• Vox Pop

Amid Subway Chaos, Mayor Emphasizes Carceral Tactics over Treatment

Theodore Hamm

“Defund the police” was a call to reallocate resources to fund various social programs.

• Eric Adams
• NYPD
• Transit