New York City
New York Times employees protest alleged anti-worker policies
Members of three New York Times unions rallied outside of the company’s Manhattan headquarters to challenge alleged anti-union tactics and delayed contracts.
After disastrous storms, NYU wins $1M grant to study subsurface NYC infrastructure
The National Science Foundation grant will allow a research team of Tandon and Wagner professors and students to continue modeling New York City’s underground infrastructure in order to improve its resilience to natural disasters.
NYC taxi workers strike deal, end hunger strike
Taxi workers of New York City and their supporters ended a two-week hunger strike after negotiating a debt relief agreement with the city and a private equity firm.
NYU student hunger strikes for 52 hours in solidarity with taxi drivers
Karishma Chari, who ended her fast on Tuesday morning, participated in the New York Taxi Workers Alliance’s hunger strike alongside taxi drivers campaigning for debt relief and workers’ rights.
City workers storm Brooklyn Bridge protesting vaccine mandate
The group marched across the Brooklyn Bridge to City Hall on Monday afternoon in opposition to New York City’s vaccine mandate for municipal employees.
‘Loss is not an option’: New York’s taxi drivers begin hunger strike
The New York Taxi Workers Alliance began its hunger strike at City Hall on Oct. 20. They are protesting against a proposed debt relief plan that they say will hurt drivers more than it will help them.
Union Square statue of George Floyd vandalized two days after unveiling
After a statue of George Floyd was defaced on Oct. 3, local activists and community members worked to restore and protect it.
Law students push for NYU to cut ties with legal databases over ICE links
Students from more than 20 law schools across the country, including NYU Law, have launched a week of protest calling for their administrations to cut ties with two legal databases that provide immigrants’ personal data to ICE.
NYU employees launch free farmstand to combat food insecurity on campus
The Minetta Creek Collective’s farmstand, set to launch on Oct. 6, reimagines the concept of a food bank for the NYU and Greenwich Village communities.
Students protest in solidarity with pro-democracy movement in Hong Kong
On the 72nd anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China, NYU’s Hong Kong Student Advocacy Group took to Washington Square Park to rally against Chinese Communist Party rule in Hong Kong.
NYC vaccine mandate goes unenforced at local businesses
The city’s Key to NYC vaccine mandate came into effect Sept. 13, but NYU students and local businesses have expressed concerns about its implementation.
Return to campus eases 18 months of financial distress for local businesses
Bagel Bob’s, Irving Farm and many other businesses near campus are household names around NYU. During the height of the pandemic, however, they almost disappeared for good.
