NYC Day Laborers Rally
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Nobody knows what kind of large-scale disaster will next hit the New York City region, but you can be sure that after the initial chaos will come the mess. And as Hurricane Sandy taught us, some of the hardest and most dangerous jobs fell not to first responders — cops, firefighters or utility crews — but to homeowners and small contractors left t
Nobody knows what kind of large-scale disaster will next hit the New York City region, but you can be sure that after the initial chaos will come the mess. And as Hurricane Sandy taught us, some of the hardest and most dangerous jobs fell not to first responders — cops, firefighters or utility crews — but to homeowners and small contractors left t
The DC City Council approved a bill on Tuesday granting access to driver’s licenses and ID’s for city residents regardless of their immigration status. The licenses will be marked to show they belong to undocumented residents. The DC Drivers Safety Amendment Act of 2013 will go into effect in May 2014. Recently, California, Vermont, and…
By Hector Cordero-Guzman, Ph.D., Elizabeth Pantaleon, MPA and Martha Chavez, MPA.School of Public Affairs, Baruch College, City University of New York (CUNY) Day laborers have played a crucial role in Sandy relief efforts, yet many of their contributions remain invisible and unrecognized by local governments and disaster planning and relief agencies. This report discusses the…
Cuatro trabajadores de servicio de limpieza que fueron despedidos por la compañía Benjamin H. Realty, alegan que esta compañía localizada en East Orange, los contrató hace alrededor de diez años a sabiendas que eran inmigrantes y una vez ellos comenzaron a organizarse para exigir mejor pago y trato, fueron despedidos porque supuestamente así se lo…
Fall scene (Submitted by Cristina)
UWS pumpkins (Submitted by Mimmi)
Central Park (Submitted by Randy)
FDR Four Freedoms Park (Submitted by Dennis)
Harlem pumpkin sail (Submitted by Marge)
Atlas at night (Submitted by Ileane)
Halloween kids party in TriBeCa (Submitted by Linda)
Halloween window (Submitted by Carlos)
Atlantic Beach (Submitted by Patricia)
Wave in the Rockaways (Submitted by Peter)
Central Park (Submitted by Cheryl)
Washington Square Park (Submitted by Clark)
Whitestone Bridge (Submitted by Lorissa)
View from the East Side (Submitted by Carolyn)
(Submitted by Ms. G)
Glowing gourds (Submitted by Mimmi)
KIKU Exhibit at New York Botanical Garden (Submitted by Carol)
Brooklyn Heights promenade (Submitted by Leane)
View from Empire State Building (Submitted by Lucy)
Pumpkin patch (Submitted by Sully)
Columbus Circle at night (Submitted by Royal)
View from Brooklyn Bridge Park (Submitted by Ira)
Crossroads crossing (Submitted by Suheil)
Clouds above the Chrysler (Submitted by Kathy)
Corona rail yard (Submitted by John)
Triborough sunset (Submitted by Jeff)
City sunset (Submitted by Catie)
Storm cover (Submitted by Sean)
Approaching storm (Submitted by Brad)
Holland Tunnel approach (Submitted by Xiaorong)
Pulling into 125th Street (Submitted by Thomas)
Butterfly at Brooklyn Botanic Garden (Submitted by Lois)
Out for a walk (Submitted by Aridny)
Along the High Line (Submitted by Annais)
Hanging out in Chinatown (Submitted by Beth)
79th Street Boat Basin (Submitted by Ina)
Turtles in Morningside Park (Submitted by Anna)
Chow near Chelsea Pier 60 (Submitted by Steve)
Bee ready for fall (Submitted by Lois)
Little Red Lighthouse (Submitted by Julie)
Washington Square Park fountain (Submitted by Tatiana)
View of One World Trade Center (Submitted by Lahcene)
(Submitted by Russell)
View from Queens (Submitted by Marissa)
Along the Hudson Line (Submitted by Chan)
Cat and squirrel in Kew Gardens (Submitted by Zara)
UN Secretariat Building (Submitted by Mimmi)
Astoria running track (Submitted by Leo)
Downtown at night (Submitted by Marjorie)
Trinity Church cemetery (Submitted by Juli)
Meatpacking District (Submitted by Marjorie)
Under the GWB (Submitted by a NY1 viewer)
Unisphere (Submitted by Soraya)
Kites fly at Port Authority Bus Terminal (Submitted by Noel)
A helping hand on 53rd and First (Submitted by a NY1 viewer)
Central Park friends (Submitted by James)
View from the UWS (Submitted by Jemm)
JFK takeoff (Submitted by Patty)
Central Park view (Submitted by Dave)
Lady Liberty (Submitted by Deidre)
Moon over Jamaica (Submitted by Gloria)
View from 41st and Eleventh (Submitted by Panna)
Coney Island (Submitted by Jason)
September sunrise (Submitted by Judy)
View of Lower Manhattan (Submitted by a NY1 viewer)
One World Trade Center (Submitted by Jonathan)
Liberty Island (Submitted by Budo)
View of Lower Manhattan (Submitted by Erick)
Empire State Building and Tribute in Light (Submitted by Noel)
Trinity Church (Submitted by Vanessa)
Tribute in Light (Submitted by Lorraine)
Touring Flatiron (Submitted by Olga)
Coney Island (Submitted by Ileane)
Tram from Roosevelt Island to Manhattan (Submitted by Andrea)
City Skyline (Submitted by Tanya)
Washington Square (Submitted by Jon)
Washington Heights (Submitted by Nurys)
West Village dog walkers (Submitted by James)
View of 1 WTC (Submitted by Thomas)
Riverside Park Kite Festival (Submitted by Cassidy)
Butterfly visits Randall Manor, Staten Island (Submitted by Patricia)
Sunflowers on East 90th (Submitted by Lisa)
Flag flying over Fort Tryon (Submitted by Royal)
View from Cliffside Park (Submitted by Mario)
Brooklyn Bridge Park (Submitted by a NY1 viewer)
Artwork seen from the High Line (Submitted by Emily)
Columbus Circle (Submitted by Jeff)
Oakland Lake in Bayside, Queens (Submitted by Karen)
Triborough Bridge (Submitted by Aria)
Downtown skyline (Submitted by Frank)
Water tower in DUMBO (Submitted by Tatiana)
Upper West Side view near the Hudson (Submitted by Majal)
Early evening by the park (Submitted by Al)
View from Governor’s Island (Submitted by Daisy)
Central Park reservoir (Submitted by Jessica)
Goats overlooking Fort Wadsworth (Submitted by a NY1 viewer)
Sailboat in Lower Manhattan (Submitted by Dana)
Circle Line in the East River (Submitted by Thomas)
Sailing under the GWB (Submitted by Royal)
Sunset at the St. George Pier on Staten Island (Submitted by Fred)
Pigeons on the Upper East Side (Submitted by Carol)
Bright lights on Coney Island (Submitted by Noel)
City Hall Park (Submitted by Leaneybean)
Lincoln Center at night (Submitted by Alberto)
Hello Kitties in Hell’s Kitchen (Submitted by Kim)
A sunset with the Statue of Liberty (Submitted by Venus)
Lunch hour at Battery Park (Submitted by Peter)
Jones Beach (Submitted by Oscar)
Straus Park fountain (Submitted by Jemm)
Brooklyn Diner near Times Square (Submitted by Mimmi)
Battery Park turkey (Submitted by Nancy)
Reading in Ft. Tryon Park (Submitted by Royal)
Costumed characters in Times Square (Submitted by Noel)
Ferry in South Williamsburg (Submitted by Josh)
Floral focus (Submitted by a NY1 viewer)
Lunch hour at North End Way in Lower Manhattan (Submitted by Peter)
Brooklyn Bridge (Submitted by Lameya)
Sunset in the East Village (Submitted by Melinda)
Cat looks out in the Heights (Submitted by Maritza)
View of GWB from Port Authority (Submitted by Maritza)
South Street Seaport (Submitted by Jorge)
Sunrise in Kew Gardens (Submitted by Alvi)
Colorful stroll on Prince Street (Submitted by Candi)
Park Avenue Tunnel (Submitted by Carole)
View from the Empire State Building Observatory (Submitted by Subhendu)
“Why Prisons Are Shrinking” (editorial, Oct. 28) laid out why data-driven policies are causing state prison populations to shrink. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said of the federal prison system, which continues to contract with private prison corporations to facilitate its expansion. The federal prison system added nearly 1,500 prisoners last…
In New York City, click day laborers and their allies gathered Sunday to call for immigration reform and to highlight the role of immigrant workers in the recovery effort after Superstorm Sandy, just over one year ago. The workers rallied in Foley Square to call for relief from deportation for workers who helped rebuild the city. The protest came on the