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We are a free, progressive monthly newspaper and online news site. Founded in 2000, The Indy has become a New York City institution and a unique fixture in the city’s mediascape.
We cover social justice movements here in New York and beyond and the issues they are concerned about because it is movements of organized people that make change happen.
We combine old-fashioned shoe-leather reporting and deep dive research with a willingness to look at news and culture with a critical lens, exploring how systems of power — economic, political and social — affect people’s lives. Facts matter. So does the ability to interpret and place them in context.
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Winner of more than 50 awards from New York Community Media Alliance for excellence in journalism, The Indypendent is funded by subscriptions, reader donations, grants, and advertising. The newspaper is produced by a small paid staff working in tandem with a network of volunteer contributors. Source
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Search ArticlesPalestine Activists Celebrate Ben-Gvir's Cancelled U.N. Appearance
On May 31, Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir marched down Fifth Avenue as a part of New York City's annual Israel Day Parade. He was joined by many of the state's most prominent Democratic politicians including Governor Kathy Hochul, Senator Chuck Schumer and Attorney General Leticia James.
Dream Team of Three Congressional Primary Winners Joins UAW Union Rally for Columbia University Researchers
Three recently elected Democratic nominees for Congress - Darializa Avila Chevalier, Claire Valdez and Brad Lander - spoke at a Tuesday rally for CPW-UAW Local 4100, the union that represents 1,600 postdoctoral workers at Columbia University. The lunchtime rally was held in a pedestrian plaza outside the university's massive medical center in Washington Heights.
A Public School Teacher Becomes a Public School Parent
Dear NYC, Do you see the lovely, little girl rushing up steps of P.S.139 in Brooklyn? Yes, that's her, the one with the long, spiral curls. It's her first day of Pre-K and she's mine. As a teacher myself in the New York City Department of Education for fifteen years, I wanted to publicly announce that I've been nothing but kind, generous, and compassionate to every kid who's ever stepped inside my classroom.
Queer Liberation March Celebrates Pride Without Cops or Corporate Sponsors, Again
On June 28, the Reclaim Pride Coalition held their 8th annual Queer Liberation March (QLM): a two-mile march from Union Square to Foley Square. The march was established in 2019 in response to New York City's increasingly corporatized Pride Parade. While more than a million people attended the mainstream Heritage Pride Parade down Fifth Avenue Sunday afternoon, the thousands of marchers who gathered at Union Square presented a much different scene.
"Join Us for the Long Run": Marathoners Celebrate a Week of Running and Climate Activism in Central Park
At the starting line of the 2025 Chicago Marathon, Matt Bourland was wearing a custom jersey with 'Free Palestine' written on it. "I thought it was important to slightly decenter myself," he said. "There's this reading of running that is very individual and sometimes comes off as very selfish, just feeding the ego and spending a bunch of money to go and do these large races ...
Tenants Celebrate Historic Two-Year Rent Freeze
New York City tenants have won a historic victory as the Rent Guidelines Board (RGB) voted Thursday night to freeze rents on one and two-year leases. The energy before the meeting was palpable despite the sweltering heat as hundreds of activists, organizers, and tenants waited to get into East Harlem's Museo del Barrio, with ice pops and bottled water being passed around for temporary relief.
Pink Crime: How the Legal System Criminalizes Motherhood, Pregnancy and Queerness
Law professor Valena Beety, founder of the Indiana Innocence Project, has written a jarring account of the multiple ways that women and queer people-particularly if they are poor and/or of color-are being arrested, convicted, and jailed for miscarriages, accidents, and sexual behavior that is considered deviant.
Hakeem Jeffries Was One of the Biggest Losers in New York's Democratic Primary Blowout
In the run-up to the June 23 primary, Hakeem Jeffries picked his battles - and lost all of them. The top Democrat in the House made a strong push for Adriano Espaillat but did not wage a similar effort for incumbent Dan Goldman. Although Antonio Reynoso aligned himself with Jeffries, the party leader did not return the support.
In a Race Full of Flawed Candidates, Alex Bores's Call for AI Regulation Makes Him the Candidate to Back
The first article I ever wrote for The Indypendent was an overview of New York's 12th Congressional District and its upcoming democratic primary, written last September just as longtime incumbent Jerry Nadler was stepping aside for what would no doubt be a heavily watched primary in America's wealthiest sliver of Congressional representation. The piece was downcast about the left's prospects in the race and I now can confirm that said prediction of doom was not unwarranted.
With AI Booming, Corporate CEOs Are Bragging About Their Mass Layoffs
Last summer, New Yorkers played their part in a ginned-up outrage cycle after AI company Artisan plastered the city with adverts commanding employers to " Stop Hiring Humans." Of course this was rage-making, but in hindsight, Artisan's stunt seems quaint. Their theatrical contempt for humanity was designed with the purpose of virality. Since then, the contempt from the business world seems to be the whole, and only, point.