David Stone
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December 2, 2025
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CUNY Faculty Stage Illegal May Day Strike As Criticism Mounts Over Campus Protest Response
Work stoppages are illegal for New York public servants, but 250-plus professors signed a pledge to not work on Wednesday in support of students pressing demands to “divest from all companies complicit in the imperialist-zionist genocide.” By Claudia Irizarry Aponte…
Shock, Anger, Fear in New York as Israel Goes to War with Hamas
After the mass murder of Israeli civilians, Israel is pounding the Gaza Strip and New Yorkers with ties to both communities are feeling dread. Gwynne Hogan, The City This article was originally published on Oct 11 7:02pm EDT by THE…
Jordan Neely Protest Shuts Down F Trains to Roosevelt Island
If you were unlucky, you may have found yourself stuck on an F or Q Train, deep underground, late Saturday afternoon. A Jordan Neely protest brought activists onto the tracks at the 63rd St. Station, halting subway traffic for nearly…
Cop Who Bragged About Ripping Down Mask to Pepper Spray Protester Escapes Discipline for Use of Force
The NYPD officer who ripped down the face mask of a Brooklyn protester and pepper sprayed him in the face in the early days of the George Floyd protests in New York City — and who later bragged to colleagues…
Even on a day honoring George Floyd, RIOC found a way to annoy
Even on a day when Roosevelt Islanders gathered to honor George Floyd, RIOC found a way for annoying residents. The state agency’s own efforts were feeble, but why stiff-arm others? By David Stone Roosevelt Island Daily News “Today RIRA is…
Second Misdemeanor Rap for Driver Who Plowed Down Protesters in Manhattan Sparks New Fury
Rachel Holliday Smith, THE CITY This article was originally publishedon Feb 22 at 8:23pm ESTby THE CITY A Queens woman who allegedly plowed her BMW through a crowd of protesters in Midtown got hit Monday with another misdemeanor charge —…
At protests that draw counter-protesters, people on the left more likely to face arrest
by Clark Merrefield, Journalist’s ResourceJanuary 12, 2021 As hundreds of President Donald Trump’s supporters took over the U.S. Capitol Jan. 6, journalists chronicled the striking differences in how law enforcement officials treated the insurrectionists compared with how they treated racial…
Attorney General James’ NYPD Suit Points Another Finger at Top Cop for Protest Crackdowns
Greg B. Smith, THE CITY This article was originally publishedon Jan 14 at 8:40pm ESTby THE CITY Mayor Bill de Blasio and Police Commissioner Dermot Shea were the two biggest names cited by state Attorney General Letitia James in a…
For New Yorkers Brutalized in Black Lives Matter Marches, Response at Capitol Brings Disbelief and Bitterness
Rachel Holliday Smith and Eileen Grench, THE CITY This article was originally publishedon Jan 6 at 10:06pm ESTby THE CITY For many Americans, Wednesday’s insurrection at the Capitol proved shocking. For many New Yorkers who were harassed, arrested or brutalized…
David Stone
Founder & Euro Editor