DSA Was Only Getting Started DSA Was Only Getting Started
Two years after helping propel AOC to victory in Queens, NYC-DSA is taking on more races than ever before.
May 20, 2020 / Raina Lipsitz
To Save New York City, We Need to Follow the Money To Save New York City, We Need to Follow the Money
While the City may be stuck with an austerity budget, Wall Street thrives. It’s time for the financial industry to pay its share.
May 19, 2020 / Helen Rosenthal
A Brief History of the Cuomo–de Blasio Feud A Brief History of the Cuomo–de Blasio Feud
The bad blood between New York City’s mayor and the state’s governor over how to handle the pandemic is the latest chapter in their years-long rivalry.
Apr 17, 2020 / Ross Barkan
‘The Only Plan the Prison Has Is to Leave Us to Die in Our Beds’ ‘The Only Plan the Prison Has Is to Leave Us to Die in Our Beds’
Families of loved ones imprisoned in New York’s notorious Tombs jail report that Covid-19 appears to be spreading in the facility—and there is no hand sanitizer.
Mar 25, 2020 / Rosa Schwartzburg
Trump Isn’t In Charge—So Who the Hell Is? Trump Isn’t In Charge—So Who the Hell Is?
In the absence of a serious federal response, it’s up to the 50 state governors, and numerous localities, to figure this out on their own.
Mar 17, 2020 / Elie Mystal
‘We Have No Nurses and No Isolation Room’ ‘We Have No Nurses and No Isolation Room’
Why teachers, principals, and politicians pushed New York’s mayor to shut down the country’s largest school system.
Mar 15, 2020 / Ross Barkan
A Roof Is Only the Beginning A Roof Is Only the Beginning
The Housing First model prioritizes providing apartments, but people who are homeless need more than a home to stay housed.
Dec 23, 2019 / Michelle Chen
Eric Garner’s Killer Got a Raise—and de Blasio Did Nothing Eric Garner’s Killer Got a Raise—and de Blasio Did Nothing
That and 10 other times the New York City mayor failed to hold Officer Daniel Pantaleo to account.
Jul 25, 2019 / Jumaane D. Williams
Bill de Blasio: Missing in Action Bill de Blasio: Missing in Action
Was New York’s mayor too busy campaigning for president to do something about the city’s segregated elite public schools?
Jun 27, 2019 / StudentNation / Pedro Noguera
Can Anything Good Come of de Blasio’s Quixotic Quest for President? Can Anything Good Come of de Blasio’s Quixotic Quest for President?
New York’s mayor has delivered some real, progressive change—which is why he should remain focused on improving the lives of people in his city.
May 16, 2019 / Jarrett Murphy