A Fired Google Engineer on Protesting the Company’s ‘Terrible Path in Their Pursuit of Money at the Expense of Human Life’
Zelda is part of a group of workers fired after participating in last week's No Tech for Apartheid demonstration.
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Two West Village Newcomers Bring Fresh, Delicious Energy to the City’s Increasingly Predictable Burger Game
Burgerhead and Smacking Burger (located in a gas station) surprise and delight with their simple pleasures.
Eric Adams Still Wants to Cut Library Funding—But Don’t Worry, We’re Getting 1,200 More Cops
And more news for your Thursday.
This NY Times Columnist Should Probably Not Be Teaching John Cage to Columbia Students
John McWhorter can't be serious. He just can't be.
One Weird Trick for Getting Away With Obscuring Your License Plate
New York state lawmakers increased penalties for toll scofflaws, but also explicitly gave cops the power to cut them loose.
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This Pandemic Program Gave $1,000/Month to Artists to Stay in New York. It Worked for Me
One way to support the arts in New York? Pay people’s rent.
Mayor Adams Suggests ‘Outside Agitators’ Created Tent Conspiracy to Ruin NYC
This goes all the way to the Big Top, and more news for your Wednesday morning.
Report: Mayor Adams Was Not, Strictly Speaking, ‘Ready’ For 8 Inches of Rain in September
And more links to clear out of your catch basin.
NYU Has NYPD Arrest and Pepper-Spray Protesters at Pro-Palestine Student Encampment
"The cops stormed in with their sticks and they started arresting people by the dozen, and they started to pepper-spray people left and right."
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Climate Change Is Threatening Some of NYC’s Oldest, Most Majestic Trees
Woodlawn Cemetery is a sanctuary for 6,000 trees, including the Japanese umbrella pine and a weeping beech. But for how much longer?
One Step Behind the Coyotes of NYC
"That’s how you always see them. Running away. I’ve seen more coyote butts than coyote faces."
No Heat, Bathroom Mushrooms, Bees in the Wall: Life Under One of NYC’s Most ‘Egregiously Negligent’ Landlords
“How is it possible that a city, a system, allows landlords to profit from their bad behavior?"
Concert-Related Boomer Phone Abuse Has a Carceral Solution
Boomers fruitlessly maneuvering their gigantic cell phones must be stopped.
The Winners and Losers of New York State’s Budget Deal
Winners: real estate, Governor Hochul, and independent media. Losers: New Yorkers who desperately need housing, and weed bodegas.
Columbia Classes Go Virtual as President Now Wants to ‘Deescalate the Rancor’
The campus remains on lockdown as encampments spread to other New York City universities, and other links to start your day.
Columbia Protesters, In Their Own Words
Hell Gate spoke to Columbia students about why they're protesting, whether they fear discipline from the university, and how this action fits into a tumultuous series of months.
The New York Knicks, Without Overreaction
The playoffs are not to be dreaded this year.
Columbia’s President Saw ‘Danger’ in the Gaza Solidarity Encampment. Even the Cops Disagree
You know you fucked up when the NYPD is throwing you under the bus.
‘How Can I Feed My Family?’: Vendors Waiting on Licenses March on City Hall After Crackdown
Three years after the City Council passed a bill meant to expand the number of vendor licenses in the city, City Hall is still dragging its feet while the NYPD arrests and harasses food vendors.
Rash Returns to Bushwick, Two Years After an Arson Attack
The bar and nightclub will return to serving pulsing, dark dance music near the Myrtle-Broadway subway stop. Plus, more links for your weekend.
New York Passed an Ambitious Climate Bill for Publicly Owned Power. The Perfect Partner? McKinsey
New York's power authority was given the mandate to build publicly owned renewable energy. Advocates are worried they've chosen the exact wrong people to ask for advice.
Pro-Palestine Students Take Over a Columbia University Lawn
And more news for your Thursday.
Bodega Has Seen Every Scene
The band's new release "Our Brand Could Be Yr Life" embodies the last several eras of Brooklyn rock.
