Students at New York’s public universities could face steady tuition increases for years to come depending on the outcome of a high-stakes budget battle in Albany. read more »

Thirteen housing activists were arrested July 12 in a sit-in protesting New York State Senate Democrats’ failure to pass pro-tenant legislation. read more »

I was in the courtroom with my wife Debby for Lynne Stewart’s re-sentencing on July 15 when Judge John Koetl buried her alive. read more »

More than 100 transit workers and straphangers attended the Metropolitan Transit Authority’s public hearing at Hostos Community College in the Bronx on July 14. read more »

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Samuel J. Tilden High School, one of the last schools in Brooklyn to offer bilingual instruction in Haitian Creole and English, will close its doors this summer despite more than three years of struggle by a coalition of community advocates against the city’s Department of Education. read more »

As Israel continues to deal with the international condemnation of its May 31 raid on an aid flotilla trying to break the Gaza blockade, Palestine solidarity groups in New York City have mobilized thousands of people to participate in protests... read more »

As local greenmarkets are bursting with fresh food from farms in the tri-state area, The Indypendent’s Elizabeth Gyori caught up with Jen Griffith, the farm network coordinator for Just Food, an organization that helps connect New York City residents to our local farmers. read more »

As summer begins, thousands of families throughout New York City may soon have to choose between the shelter system and the streets. read more »