New York

Schumer: Thompson will become mayor of NYC

October 5, 2009 By Dan Margolis

New York City's mayor's race heats up with important endorsements.

NY health care rally honors Ted Kennedy

August 30, 2009 By Dan Margolis

NEW YORK – At nearly the same time as the funeral for Ted Kennedy, the “Lion of the Senate,” took place in Boston, thousands of people gathered at the crossroads of the world to both fight...

UFT, Green Dot sign pioneering contract for NYC charter school

July 2, 2009 By W. J. Levay

The nation’s preeminent charter school organization, Green Dot Public Schools, and its largest teacher union local, the United Federation of Teachers, signed an innovative and pioneering collective bargaining agreement on June 23 for Green Dot’s New...

Howard Dean endorses Josh Skaller for N.Y. City Council

June 11, 2009 By Dan Margolis

BROOKLYN, N.Y.— Howard Dean, founder of Democracy for America and Democratic National Committee Chair Emeritus, gave an enthusiastic endorsement to City Council candidate Josh Skaller, saying that “we need people who are going to be on...

Protesters hold second day’s march on Wall Street

April 5, 2009 By NY1

Thousands of protesters marched in Manhattan for the second day in a row on Wall Street today, to call for an end to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and for more government aid for struggling...