New York
Former New York City jail guards union head convicted of bribery
By Josh Varlin, 24 August 2018
The conviction of former New York prison guards’ union president Norman Seabrook sheds light on a corrupt nexus of police, union and corporate-financial figures exchanging money and favors.
Audit examines the decline of New York’s Long Island Rail Road
By Alan Whyte and A. Woodson, 16 August 2018
Last year, an estimated 9.2 million commuters experienced late or canceled trains.
New York City Council caps Uber
By Clare Hurley, 14 August 2018
A temporary glitch for the app-based ride hailing service, the legislation will do little to address the underlying crisis of public transportation in the largest US metropolis.
Former tennis player James Blake criticizes NYC mayor for handling of false arrest in 2015
By Isaac Finn, 7 August 2018
On Wednesday Blake condemned New York City’s Democratic Mayor Bill de Blasio for failing to inform him about a disciplinary trial of the cop who tackled him in front of a hotel.
Long Island Rail Road derailment underscores decay of New York’s transportation infrastructure
By Josh Varlin, 3 August 2018
The derailment affected thousands of commuters well into the evening rush hour.
Bernie Sanders embraces the anti-Russia campaign
By Patrick Martin, 23 July 2018
There is no contradiction between the influx of military-intelligence candidates into the Democratic Party and the Democrats’ making use of the services of Sanders and Ocasio-Cortez to give the party a “left” cover.
Steam pipe explosion in Manhattan spreads asbestos
By Sandy English, 23 July 2018
The accident is the latest in a series that points to the decay of the physical infrastructure in New York.
“We should be governing ourselves in this fight”
UPS workers’ opposition grows to Teamsters sellout
By Will Morrow, 19 July 2018
The proposed deal maintains poverty level wages for part-time workers, introduces a new lower-paid “hybrid” worker, and does nothing to address unsafe working conditions.
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio agrees to contract with city’s largest union
By Ali Elhassan, 18 July 2018
The three-year deal, covering 100,000 workers, contains a paltry raise that will be paid for by increased out-of-pocket medical expenses.
Trump administration rescinds right of detained immigrants to in-person court appearances in New York City
By Guillaume Garnier, 5 July 2018
ICE has stopped allowing detained immigrants in its Manhattan facility to appear in person at court hearings.
Report: Lower-income New Yorkers suffer the greatest mass transit hardships
By Alan Whyte, 5 July 2018
An independent study by two Federal Reserve Bank of New York economists concludes that the city’s lower income residents experience more transit interruptions and delays than those with higher incomes.
Unaccompanied immigrant children sent to New York are “disappeared” by ICE
By Steve Light, 29 June 2018
As refugee children were separated from parents at the southern border while seeking asylum in the United States, some were transferred almost 2,000 miles to New York City.
What the New York primary victory of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez means
By Patrick Martin, 28 June 2018
A member of the Democratic Socialists of America, Ocasio-Cortez offered not a hint of genuine socialism in her campaign.
DSA member Ocasio-Cortez beats incumbent Congressman in New York Democratic Party primary
By Isaac Finn, 27 June 2018
In a major political upset, Democratic Socialists of America member Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez won the Democratic Party primary for New York’s 14th Congressional District against incumbent Congressman Joe Crowley.
After years of neglect, New York City public housing headed for privatization
By Philip Guelpa, 26 June 2018
The abysmal conditions in which 400,000 tenants are forced to live are the result of decades of disinvestment.
How the DSA bolsters the Democratic Party establishment: The case of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
By Isaac Finn, 23 June 2018
The DSA congressional candidate in a New York City district is sowing illusions that the Democratic Party establishment can be pushed to the left.
Another New York City taxi driver commits suicide
By Clare Hurley, 21 June 2018
Abdul Saleh’s suicide is the sixth among the city’s livery drivers in the last six months.
Left Forum gathering’s “strategy for the left”: Support the Democratic Party
By Sandy English, 20 June 2018
The orientation to the Wall Street and CIA Democrats was very clear at this year’s gathering in New York City of assorted opponents of revolutionary socialism.
Before the Fall: German and Austrian Art of the 1930s on view in New York City
By Fred Mazelis, 26 May 2018
The timeliness of this work hardly needs restating amid the social and political crisis on both sides of the Atlantic.
Puerto Rican students at New York University ask to stay another semester
By Isaac Finn, 24 May 2018
Twenty-seven Puerto Rican students, who are attending NYU through a program to aid survivors of Hurricane Maria, have requested that the NYU administration extend the program.
Columbia University graduate students set to strike in New York City
By Josh Varlin, 24 April 2018
Graduate students at the New York City Ivy League university are striking after Columbia refused to bargain with the union.
2.3 million evictions across the US in 2016
By Shelley Connor, 23 April 2018
The database found a rate of 4 evictions per minute, underscoring the heightening housing crisis in the United States.
Health risks found in over 80 percent of NYCHA apartments
By Philip Guelpa, 17 April 2018
Residents are exposed to peeling paint, mold, damaged plaster, rodents, insects, inoperable appliances, severe electrical hazards, lack of heat, and malfunctioning smoke detectors.
New York police release video and transcripts from shooting of unarmed man in Brooklyn
By Sandy English, 9 April 2018
In the video compilation, almost no one seems threatened and most people, inches from the man, hardly notice him.
New York City police kill unarmed mentally ill man in Brooklyn
By Sandy English, 6 April 2018
Police officers fired 10 bullets into Saheed Vassell, a 32-year old unarmed African-American man with a mental illness
Second New York City transit worker killed in a week
By Alan Whyte, 3 April 2018
Stephen Livecchi, 59, was directing traffic in the depot when a bus operator, who failed to see him while driving in reverse, ran over him.
Another New York City taxi driver commits suicide due to financial ruin
By Sandy English, 26 March 2018
Nicanor Ochisor killed himself after a dramatic decline in his income due to the deregulation of Uber and other e-hailing services in the city.
Five years since New York City school bus strike
By Philip Guelpa, 23 March 2018
The bitter strike of 2013 holds crucial lessons for the entire working class.
School bus drivers discuss aftermath of the 2013 New York City strike
By Steve Light, 23 March 2018
Workers spoke bitterly about the consequences of the betrayal of the strike five years ago.
New York University: A center of militarism, mass surveillance and censorship
Part 3: NYU and the efforts to censor the Internet
By the IYSSE at NYU, 21 March 2018
New York University, the largest private research university in the US, in heavily involved in the preparations for war against Russia and China, the mass surveillance efforts of the NSA and the Internet censorship campaign by the state, Google, and Facebook.
Tenants sue New York City Housing Authority over horrific conditions
By Philip Guelpa, 20 March 2018
The city’s public housing complexes have suffered decades of underfunding, resulting in severe deterioration of its infrastructure.
New York University: A center of militarism, mass surveillance and censorship: Part 2
NYU’s role in “cybersecurity” and mass surveillance
By the IYSSE at NYU, 20 March 2018
The largest private research university in the US is heavily involved in the preparations for war against Russia and China, the mass surveillance efforts of the NSA and the internet censorship campaign by the state, Google, and Facebook.
20 March 2018
New York University: A center of militarism, mass surveillance and censorship: Part 1
NYU and the preparations of US imperialism for world war
By the IYSSE at NYU, 19 March 2018
New York University, the largest private research university in the US, is heavily involved in the preparations for war against Russia and China, the mass surveillance efforts of the NSA and the internet censorship campaign by the state, Google, and Facebook.
“These sorts of things have been happening for several years, but people have been less secure in publicizing them”
Interview with Arang Keshavarzian, NYU professor barred from the UAE
By Josh Varlin, 26 February 2018
For years, the United States has forged an anti-Iranian alliance with reactionary Sunni Persian Gulf oil monarchies, including Saudi Arabia and the UAE.
New York City limousine driver kills himself in protest over poverty wages
By Sandy English, 8 February 2018
Schifter’s suicide note blamed corporations and Mayor de Blasio, Governor Cuomo and former Mayor Bloomberg for destroying his livelihood.
Deliberate neglect leads to inmate death at New York’s Rikers Island
By Leslie Murtagh and Philip Guelpa, 3 February 2018
The planned closure of Rikers Island will do nothing to stem police brutality and abuse of prisoners in New York City.
Activist detained and 18 arrested at Manhattan immigrant rights protest
By Isaac Finn, 12 January 2018
Prominent immigrant rights activist Ravi Ragbir was taken into custody on Thursday morning during a regularly scheduled appointment with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
The policies and atmosphere of the second Gilded Age
Metropolitan Museum of Art implements mandatory admission charge for non-New Yorkers
By Fred Mazelis, 11 January 2018
The new policy embodies what one critic called “the continual degrading and privatizing of public space.”
Gentrification fueling eviction crisis in New York City
By Steve Light, 6 January 2018
The rise in eviction cases demonstrates the increasing unaffordability of housing in working class neighborhoods in New York City.
Second Bronx fire in less than a week injures 23
By Philip Guelpa, 3 January 2018
New York City officials have tried to obscure inadequate fire prevention measures by blaming the victims.
Deadly Bronx fire: A tragic product of inequality and social crisis in America
By Fred Mazelis and A. Woodson, 30 December 2017
In every sphere of life, New York remains what newly reelected Democratic Mayor Bill de Blasio hypocritically promised to change four years ago: two worlds in one city.
New York prepares military-style occupation for New Year’s celebration in Times Square
By Philip Guelpa, 30 December 2017
Thousands of heavily armed, uniformed personnel, including police snipers, are being deployed to impose a military-style occupation of Times Square in connection with the annual New Year’s Eve celebration.
US fire death toll in 2017 reaches 2,152
By Steve Filips, 23 December 2017
A heart wrenching increase in the deaths of children in fatal house fires highlights the substandard housing conditions and poverty widespread within the US.
House fire in Brooklyn kills four
By Alan Whyte, 19 December 2017
A three-alarm fire in the Homecrest section of Brooklyn, ravaged a house and killed four members of a family and injured another four.
Police mobilize in New York City after bomb detonated in subway system
By Sandy English, 12 December 2017
According to police, the device was hidden on the person of a 27-year-old Bangladeshi immigrant worker, Akayed Ullah, who has lived in Brooklyn for seven years.
Reports highlight the crisis of New York mass transit
By Alan Whyte, 12 December 2017
Three recent reports reveal mounting crisis of the New York metropolitan area’s mass bus, subway and railroad systems.
Brooklyn defense attorneys protest courthouse immigration arrests
By Mark Ferretti, 4 December 2017
On November 28, defense attorneys at Brooklyn criminal court staged a walkout after ICE arrested an undocumented immigrant worker.
New York Mayor de Blasio covered up for city’s failure to test for lead contamination in public housing
By Philip Guelpa, 23 November 2017
De Blasio and the New York City public housing authority covered up the city’s failure to conduct mandated lead paint inspections for four years.
Workers killed in upstate New York industrial accidents
By Steve Filips, 22 November 2017
A worker was killed in an explosion at a cosmetics factory 60 miles north of New York City, and two others in the northern part of the state.
Clerical workers union and New York University extend contract expiration date
By Alan Whyte, 16 November 2017
The union for New York University clerical workers has made an agreement with the school to postpone the contract expiration date until the end of November.
New York University departments call for boycott of Abu Dhabi campus after UAE denies visas to professors
By Josh Varlin, 13 November 2017
This is not the first time the UAE, abetted by NYU, has infringed on academic freedom.
New York City police officer acquitted of murder charges in killing of Delrawn Small
By Sandy English, 8 November 2017
Isaacs was the first police officer in New York State to be tried under Democratic Governor Andrew Cuomo’s 2015 executive order.
New York police officers charged with raping teenage suspect in custody
By Daniel de Vries, 4 November 2017
A grand jury indicted two NYPD detectives this week on 50 counts of kidnapping and raping a teenage woman while she was handcuffed in a police van.
Trump demands death penalty in New York City attack
By Fred Mazelis, 3 November 2017
There are no fundamental differences between Republicans and Democrats in the bipartisan “war on terror.”
Trump uses New York terror attack to call for restrictions on immigration and democratic rights
By Sandy English, 2 November 2017
Right-wing Republicans have called for Trump to dispense with legal protections for the suspect, who is a legal US resident entitled to full constitutional rights.
Truck attack kills eight in New York City
By Josh Varlin, 1 November 2017
Before any investigation has taken place, the attack is being used to demonize immigrants and justify the further militarization of the New York Police Department.
Five years after Superstorm Sandy, millions remain vulnerable to future catastrophes
By Philip Guelpa, 1 November 2017
Preparations to protect against the predicted increase in the frequency and scale of future storms are completely inadequate to address the threat.
Exhibition at American Jewish Historical Society in New York
“1917—How One Year Changed the World”
By Fred Mazelis, 20 October 2017
The displays consider the Russian Revolution, US entry into World War I and the Balfour Declaration’s support for a Zionist homeland in Palestine.
New York employers, insurers seek to gut workers’ compensation system
By Philip Guelpa, 17 October 2017
Proposed changes to New York State workers’ compensation regulations would severely reduce the benefits workers receive for work-related injuries and illnesses.
Right-wing Zionist campaign against new director of Center for Jewish History in New York City
By Fred Mazelis, 16 October 2017
The cancellation of two programs by the American Jewish Historical Society is in response to a broader effort to derail the appointment of David Myers to head the CJH.
New York City mayor de Blasio virtually unopposed for reelection
By Fred Mazelis, 14 October 2017
The Democrat has long since discarded most of his “progressive” image, and presides over a city that is more socially unequal than ever before.
International Youth and Students for Social Equality wins club status at New York University
the International Youth and Students for Social Equality, 3 October 2017
The IYSSE won the support of hundreds of students, and was granted club status after a year of rejections.
New York City workers collecting aid express anger at Trump’s response to Puerto Rico disaster
By a WSWS reporting team, 2 October 2017
Working people at a South Bronx event to collect aid for people in the US territory spoke to the WSWS about their anger over the Trump administration’s lack of response to the devastation of Hurricane Maria, which struck nearly two weeks ago.
Two New York construction workers die at separate job sites
By Mark Witkowski, 28 September 2017
The New York Committee for Occupational Safety and Health released a report noting that construction worker deaths are rising in the city.
Immigrants arrested by plain-clothes ICE agents outside Brooklyn courthouse
By Mark Witkowski, 25 September 2017
The blatantly anti-democratic act of arresting immigrants who are attending court hearings for minor violations acts as a mechanism for justifying the crackdown on immigrants.
Bus crash in New York City kills three and leaves others injured
By Mark Witkowski, 20 September 2017
Three people died when a privately-operated charter bus struck a New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority bus in Queens on Monday morning.
Rural New York schools grapple with declining population, increasing poverty
By Jason Melanovski, 20 September 2017
A new report documents the crisis of rural school districts.
New York governor postures at bridge dedication while transportation infrastructure crumbles
By Philip Guelpa, 16 September 2017
The ostentatious opening of the Tappan Zee Bridge replacement is being used to obscure decades of neglect.
New report counts 100,000 homeless students in New York City public schools
By Fred Mazelis, 25 August 2017
The number of homeless students has jumped by 50 percent during the past six years, alongside new Wall Street highs and amid the “economic recovery.”
New York Mayor De Blasio makes token gesture against evictions
By Philip Guelpa, 21 August 2017
The Democratic mayor is making token moves in response to a mounting housing crisis and growth of homelessness.
Manhattan couple commit suicide due to “financial spiral”
By Isaac Finn, 31 July 2017
Glenn Scarpelli and Patricia Colant jumped to their deaths from a building in mid-town Manhattan on Friday. In their suicide notes, the couple explain they “cannot live with” their “financial reality.”
ICE arrests over 100 immigrants in New York in 11 days
By Isaac Finn, 29 July 2017
The crackdown on immigrants paves the way for a police-state regime and attacks on workers more broadly.
New York governor and mayor trade charges as transit chaos deepens
By Fred Mazelis, 26 July 2017
Mayor Blasio and Governor Cuomo, both Democrats and equally beholden to Wall Street, have no solution to the transport crisis in the US financial and cultural capital.
New York and New Jersey transit woes mount
By Alan Whyte, 21 July 2017
A series of incidents in the last number of days and weeks have revealed a deepening crisis in transit in the New York and New Jersey area.
New York Democrat Sheldon Silver’s corruption conviction is overturned
By Philip Guelpa, 17 July 2017
Under recent rulings by the US Supreme Court, the ability of politicians to engage in legally protected corruption has been greatly expanded.
SEIU cuts short three-day strike of New York airport workers
By Isaac Finn, 13 July 2017
Following a walkout on July 11 of roughly 700 workers at Newark Liberty International Airport, SEIU 32BJ ended a threatened three-day strike against PrimeFlight Inc., after the company agreed to negotiate.
New York City commuters voice anger at decay of mass transit system
By our reporters, 12 July 2017
The WSWS spoke to train commuters in New York City about the dangers and frustrating conditions that have overwhelmed the mass transit system in recent months.
Number of New York City street homeless grew by nearly 40 percent in one year
By Philip Guelpa, 11 July 2017
Deteriorating economic conditions combined with inadequate social services lead to sharp rise in New York’s homeless population.
Delays in transit service continue as repairs begin on New York’s Penn Station
By Alan Whyte, 11 July 2017
Two months of emergency repair work began Monday on the busiest train station in the US, escalating the crisis of transportation in the New York City area.
Governor declares “state of emergency” for New York City transit system
By Alan Whyte and Sandy English, 3 July 2017
The American Society of Civil Engineers says New York City’s transit system needs at least $68 billion over the next 20 years.
New York City transit workers, commuters describe breakdown of subway system
By our reporters, 3 July 2017
Subway workers and passengers spoke about the dangers due to decay of the transit system.
New York City doctor opens fire on former coworkers, killing one
By Isaac Finn, 1 July 2017
Dr. Henry Bello opened fire Friday on his former coworkers at Bronx-Lebanon Hospital after being fired from his job two years ago.
Hundreds of New York Times workers stage walkout to protest job cuts
By Fred Mazelis, 1 July 2017
The newspaper announced plans to lay off dozens of copy editors, along with “voluntary” buyouts that could also lead to layoffs of reporters.
New York City subway train derailment leaves 34 injured
By Isaac Finn, 29 June 2017
On June 27, an A train in upper Manhattan derailed, injuring 34 riders, including 17 who were taken to the hospital.
Concentration of poverty in New York City neighborhoods on the rise
By Philip Guelpa, 27 June 2017
Both the absolute rate of poverty and the degree to which the poor are segregated into effective ghettos have increased since the 2008 crash.
Notorious New York City landlord Steve Croman sentenced to jail
By Katy Kinner, 21 June 2017
The real estate mogul, who has forcibly evicted hundreds of people, was sentenced to a year in jail for crimes against the banks, not the tenants.
New York agency details crisis of subway signal system
By Alan Whyte and A. Woodson, 20 June 2017
In a city that is home for 82 billionaires, the subways are still using a signal system with technology that dates back to 1904, posing significant dangers.
New York mayor rejects discount transit fares plan for poor residents
By Isaac Finn, 19 June 2017
New York Democratic Mayor Bill de Blasio declined last week to fund a $50 million pilot program to provide half-priced fares for poor New Yorkers, as part of the fiscal 2018 budget.
Indebted New York City Housing Authority plans to lease public housing land to private developers
By Katy Kinner, 5 June 2017
Plans for luxury housing to be built on NYCHA property in Manhattan will leave hundreds of prospective low-income tenants in “affordable” units without sunlight.
Trump budget proposal signals new attacks, with devastating impact on New York City
By Philip Guelpa, 2 June 2017
Cuts to social programs will severely affect the living conditions of workers who already suffer from poverty and a lack of affordable housing.
After years of neglect, New York City faces transit crisis this summer
By Alan Whyte, 2 June 2017
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has warned Amtrak’s emergency repair work at Pennsylvania Station will “create a summer of hell” in the city.
090 Effect of Trump budget cuts on NYC
31 May 2017
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Vote Isaac Oseas for NYU Student Senate
Isaac Oseas—IYSSE candidate for NYU GSAS Student Senator, 12 May 2017
The IYSSE at NYU is running a candidate for NYU Student Senate to build a socialist, anti-war movement on campus and defend academic freedom.
New York governor implements phony free tuition program for public higher education
By Fred Mazelis, 19 April 2017
The Excelsior Scholarship will reach only a small number of students, and will not cover most of the expenses associated with attending college.
New York University’s ties to Trump, Wall Street banks and Gulf monarchies
By Sandy English, 29 March 2017
The university is led by a series of Trump administration officials, a multitude of Wall Street bankers and a host of other financial speculators.
New York transit agency raises fares again
By Alan Whyte, 28 March 2017
For the sixth time since 2007, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority increased fares and tolls by about 4 percent on buses, subways, commuter railroads, bridges and tunnels.
New York City: Army veteran kills 66-year-old black man in racist attack
By Fred Mazelis, 27 March 2017
The murder of Timothy Caughman by James Jackson, who confessed to plotting to kill as many black men as possible, is another in a series of racist crimes committed in recent months.
New York University Student Activities Board rejects IYSSE appeal on club status: An act of political censorship
the International Youth and Students for Social Equality at NYU, 27 March 2017
The International Youth and Students for Social Equality at NYU calls on all students to oppose the perfunctory rejection of the IYSSE’s appeal for club status for the second semester.
Arrest of family in Geneseo, New York by US Border Patrol draws protest
By our reporters, 25 March 2017
Over the course of a three-hour traffic stop, some 100 people gathered, despite sub-freezing temperatures, to oppose the anti-democratic proceedings.
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