In St. Mark’s Church in-the-Bowery’s east yard on Palm Sunday, white T-shirts over 94 bamboo crosses bore the names of victims of gun violence in the last year. Photo courtesy of St. Mark’s Church-in-the-Bowery St. Mark’s Cross Memorial in a Pandemic Year Guided by the Christian moral compass of “love thy neighbor” and treating others equally as children of God, St. Mark’s Church... News 03 Apr 2021 | 10:51
Amy Cooper in a screenshot of Christian Cooper’s video on his Facebook page. A Second 911 Birdwatcher Call The white woman who called the police on a Black birdwatcher in Central Park back in May was arraigned remotely in Manhattan... News 16 Oct 2020 | 06:39
A Jewish Response to the Tragic Death of George Floyd The Jewish people have an answer to the chaos and confusion that has gripped the nation and it is high time that we share... Voices 12 Jun 2020 | 02:41
At the June 2 protests at One Police Plaza in downtown Manhattan. ( Photo: Kodakkotei) The New Activists For the city’s college students, it had already been an incredibly uncertain time. They spent the last two months stowed... News 08 Jun 2020 | 02:17
At Governor Andrew Cuomo’s daily press briefing on Sunday, June 7, 2020. ( Photo: Darren McGee / Office of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo) Lifting the Lockdown New York City begins its climb out of lockdown this week much the way it entered, with its leaders contradicting each other,... News 07 Jun 2020 | 05:42
Photo courtesy of Tricia Shimamura. This Squirrel is Staying Here Like many families with a young child in New York City, my husband and I have been sheltering in place since mid-March with... Voices 05 Jun 2020 | 01:20
Protesters march down the street as trash burns in the background during a solidarity rally for George Floyd, Saturday, May 30, 2020, in New York. Protests were held throughout the city over the death of Floyd, a black man who died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers on May 25. ( Photo: Wong Maye-E / AP) Days of Protest Updated Monday June 1, 2020 New York City officials were looking for a peaceful way forward as the city entered another day... News 31 May 2020 | 12:37