Crime
Editorial: The NY Post is lying to you about homelessness around NYU
The right-wing media wants you to hate unhoused people. Don’t let them egg you on.
Opinion: Anti-Asian hate crimes are not a reason to bolster policing
Asian American communities across the country are being targeted in anti-Asian hate crimes. While these communities deserve to feel safe, an increase in policing is not the answer.
Editorial: Eric Adams needs to house the homeless, not attack them
Mayor Adams wants to make our trains safer by removing unhoused individuals. His plan, unfortunately, relies heavily on policing and other forms of carceral violence.
Opinion: NYU, be more vigilant against antisemitism
Following the news that another campus building was marred by a swastika, NYU and its students need to take a stand against antisemitism.
Opinion: Put an end to ‘missing white woman syndrome’
Considering the fact that nine other bodies were found in the high-profile search for Gabby Petito, we should treat missing cases involving people of color with increased importance.
Opinion: NYPD officers must be held legally accountable
Recent findings of NYPD officers' misconduct underscore the importance of strict disciplinary accountability.
Opinion: Close Rikers now
Amid an alarming rise in suicides, neglect and unlivable conditions, it is incumbent upon Mayor Bill de Blasio to shut down Rikers Island jail complex and stop wasting taxpayer money on pointless reforms.
Opinion: The true crime of Gabby Petito’s story was domestic violence
The Gabby Petito conversation cannot overlook how our legal system inadequately handles domestic abuse.
Opinion: Andrew Yang’s police reform plan is insufficient
New York City needs a mayor that will tackle police brutality with bold and radical reform. Andrew Yang’s current proposal imitates the timid nature of past proposals while simultaneously avoiding the true source of the problem.
NYU needs to combat the bystander effect
The recent rise of anti-Asian hate crimes has highlighted how dangerous it is to be a bystander in times of crisis. NYU must do more to combat this violence through more robust bystander intervention training.
Gun control has a racist past
The March 22 shooting in Boulder, Colorado, reignited conversations around gun control. However, many of these conversations overlook how gun control legislation has been used as a tool to suppress Black revolutionary movements.
You know who had a bad day? Asian women
The killing of six Asian women in Atlanta is a hate crime informed by centuries of exoticization and dehumanization.
