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10/15/2025

Thanks to everyone who came to our 25th anniversary party last night, and a special thanks to activists Nancy Romer and Lew Friedland for hosting us. We got to hear from speakers and Leslie Kagan, and were even presented a city council proclamation celebrating 25 years of independent journalism by

Thanks to the generosity of our supporters, we were able to raise $5,000 last night. Didn’t make the party but still want to support? Click the link in our bio!

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10/13/2025

“New York City is the media capital of the United States, if not the globe. And yet, while there are countless media outlets headquartered here, only 1 percent of its public high school students have access to journalism programming at their schools,” writes . “The Youth Journalism Coalition is fighting to change this. YJC, an off shoot of media nonprofi t The Bell, is made up of students, teachers, newsrooms, and higher education institutions that want to expand New York City public school students’ access to journalism courses.” Read about and its fight to make journalism accessible for all New York City students!

10/10/2025

Our latest issue—and 25th anniversary issue—has hit the streets and online! Read testimonials from former Indy writers and founders, enjoy cultural coverage like a delicious affordable recipe and list of the best free museums in Manhattan, a look at the state of high school journalism in New York City, and so much more! Link in our bio or in a red Indy newspaper box near you!

10/09/2025

9 members of the Global Sumud Flotilla flew into JFK Airport tonight and were greeted by a boisterous crowd of supporters. “It was amazing to be welcomed that way by so many friends,” said one flotilla member who was held in Israeli prisons for 5 days. Videos: Ellen Davidson

10/08/2025

“Trump is expediting his war on “Antifa,” under which he lumps together liberals, leftists, radicals and socialists and anyone else he dislikes. While the actual American anti-fascist movement is currently decentralized, leaderless and small, he targeted Antifa in two sweeping measures in the days before the Chicago raid that suggest it could indeed be a training exercise,” writes . She breaks down the history of the anti-fascist movement in the United States, and where it stands today. Link in our bio or in the new edition of The Indy, hitting the streets soon!

10/07/2025

“I am a secular Jew who was very much raised in a Zionist milieu. For most of my life the concept of Israel being anything but a positive good felt inconceivable. Forget supporting Palestine, I didn’t even know there was a Palestine until I was 12 years old and saw horrifying images on my television screen of Gaza being bombed in July 2014. Before that, I only understood the conflict to be between Israel and “Israel’s enemies,” those enemies simply being other Arab states,” writes Cole Sandick. Read the rest of Sandick’s journey to becoming anti-Zionist and his argument to resist Zionism at the link in our bio.

10/01/2025

Come join us on October 14 from 6-9 pm at the home and backyard of a supporter in Park Slope, Brooklyn as we celebrate a quarter-century of independent journalism and activism. This in-person fundraising party will be a night to remember. There will be plenty of opportunities to connect with fellow supporters of grassroots media over food and drink with special guests State Senator Jabari Brisport, peace activist Leslie Cagan, professional staff congress-CUNY president James Davis, and Andrew Cuomo whistleblower Lindsey Boylan. Link in our bio for more details!

09/26/2025

Thousands of protesters marched this morning from Times Square to the United Nations demanding the end of the Israeli genocide in Gaza and the arrest of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on war crimes charges at the International Court of Justice. Photos:

09/23/2025

“From day one, Zohran’s initial coalition consisted of pro-Palestine activists (JVP and DSA), anti-poverty organizers (NYCC, CV, DB, DSA), and East Asian tenants (CV), along with South Asian and Indo-Caribbean city residents (DB, CV). Tens of thousands of campaign volunteers, largely from Queens and Brooklyn, shared an affinity with one or more of these viewpoints,” writes Theodore Hamm in “Run Zohran Run,” out this fall from OR books. Read the rest of the excerpt at the link in our bio!

09/22/2025

Residents of Red Hook & Carroll Gardens marched to Brooklyn Borough Hall on Friday to denounce a behind-closed-doors deal being reached to hand over the Brooklyn Marine Terminal site to luxury real estate developers. Earlier today, the Brooklyn Marine Terminal Task Force formally approved the plan. 📸 Chae Kihn

09/18/2025

On Sunday at Washington Square Park, s*x workers marched and celebrated the 6th Annual International S*x Worker Pride Day. They called for full decriminalization of s*x work so that it can come out of the shadows and be made safe for those who do the work. Photos:

09/16/2025

“Solidarity is showing up day after day after day,” said mayoral candidate who walked the picket line today of the 190 Teamsters JC16 Local 210 members who are on strike at the Ferrigo manufacturing plant in the Bronx. Photos: Chae Kihn

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