Newburgh, N.Y.: A Once-Grand City That Had Its Heart Torn Out

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Apr 11, 2015 “Once one of the grandest cities in the entire north-east, the story of Newburgh’s decline and the fight to resurrect it is the story of the struggle of many cities in the United States, a story that says much about how the nation views its urban centres, and the problems and challenges that go with them,” writes The Guardian's Michael Deibert. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Brooklyn Is America’s Least Affordable Housing Market

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Dec 4, 2014 Move over Manhattan and San Francisco. The buy-up of real estate by investors and wealthy foreigners has made the New York City borough the most expensive place to rent or buy in America. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Why We March: Stepping Forth for a Planet in Peril

By Eddie Bautista, La Tonya Crisp-Sauray and Bill McKibben, TomDispatch Sep 15, 2014 On Sunday, Sept. 21, a huge crowd will march through the middle of Manhattan. It will almost certainly be the largest rally about climate change in human history, and one of the largest political protests in many years in New York. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

NYC: Where Bonuses Rise, and The Working Poor Still End Up Homeless

Donald Kaufman / Truthdig Mar 15, 2014 Bonuses on Wall Street jumped 15 percent in 2013, while record numbers of New Yorkers poured into homeless shelters. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Wheels on the (Tech) Bus

Mark Fiore / Truthdig Feb 6, 2014 Look out, Manhattan, here we come! Dig deeper

U.S. Prosecutors Obtain Millions in Bitcoin

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jan 19, 2014 Federal prosecutors in Manhattan have to figure out what to do with $27 million worth of Bitcoin confiscated after the closure of an anonymous black market site authorities say was used to exchange drugs and computer hacking services. And the value of the haul could grow. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Truthdigger of the Week: Reverend Billy

BLANK Dec 1, 2013 The leader of the Church of Stop Shopping faces a year in prison for a 15-minute musical protest he and his choir staged in a Chase Bank in Manhattan in September. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Low Wage Workers in New York City Speak Out

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jul 2, 2013 A 25-year-old fast food worker from the Brownsville section of Brooklyn went on record in the newspaper of record to say that life earning just above minimum wage is not desirable for herself or her children. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

New York City’s Summers May Heat Up

By Tim Radford, Climate News Network May 24, 2013 Cities are liable to heat up much more than open countryside as the climate warms, and in the case of New York City, this could mean a big increase in heat-related deaths. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Keeping the Storm at Bay

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Nov 6, 2012 Here's a proposed initiative for the next administration: Get the nation started on the surge barriers, flood walls and other big infrastructure projects that can protect our coastal cities from being ravaged by the next Hurricane Sandy. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Sept. 17: Occupy Wall Street’s Birthday Celebration

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Sep 11, 2012 The first anniversary of Occupy Wall Street promises to be a day of celebration, general protest and direct action one year after the cry for representation for the 99 percent first rang out in the streets of New York City’s financial district. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

NYPD Spying on Muslims Led to No Terror Cases

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Aug 22, 2012 New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg points to the NYPD’s covert counterterrorism program as a model for the rest of the country. But according to a deposition given by the department’s intelligence commander earlier this summer and unsealed on Monday, police eavesdropping on conversations between Muslims has led to no terror investigations. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )