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Bronx Tenants Protest Deplorable Conditions

DNAinfo | Posted 02.19.2013 | New York
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RIVERDALE — When a small group of Bronx tenants organized a protest last Friday against their landlord, Chestnut Holdings, they found their complain...

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Pursuing the American Dream From a Brooklyn Homeless Shelter

Letitia James | Posted 02.19.2013 | New York
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Letitia James

It is imperative that we set the national example and make it clear that companies seeking to do business in New York City cannot be allowed to treat their workers like second-class citizens.

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Remembering Jon Kest, a Lifelong Fighter for Justice

Brad Lander | Posted 02.06.2013 | New York
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Brad Lander

I'm thinking very powerfully today about Jon Kest, who passed away last night after a months-long battle with cancer.

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Claire Gordon

Toxic Classrooms: Will NYC Schools Get Rid Of PCBs?

HuffingtonPost.com | Claire Gordon | Posted 12.13.2011 | Home
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At the end of the 2010-2011 school year, Michelle Chapman's 10-year-old daughter started complaining about headaches and fatigue. Her symptoms stopped...

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Michael McAuliff

Darrell Issa Seeks Probe Of New York Group Tied To Defunct ACORN

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McAuliff | Posted 01.07.2012 | Politics
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WASHINGTON -- Darrell Issa, chairman of the House Oversight Committee, is pushing for a federal probe of a New York City community organization based ...

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Why We're Joining #OccupyWallStreet

Jon Kest | Posted 11.30.2011 | New York
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Jon Kest

Whether you're a union worker, parent, or one of the millions of people, young and old, who are looking for work with no avail, on Wednesday we will stand together to demand justice.

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