It’s Gas Rationing in NYC for the Foreseeable Future

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Nov 9, 2012 To deal with fuel shortages in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, Mayor Michael Bloomberg has decreed that car owners in New York City will be allowed to buy gas only every other day, starting at 6 a.m. on Friday. 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 )

Teachers Struggle for Tenure Under New Rules

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Aug 18, 2012 With New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg on a mission to “end tenure as we know it,” nearly half of the city’s eligible teachers were denied the status that educators’ advocates embrace as essential for defense against discriminatory firing.New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's campaign to “end tenure as we know it" resulted in nearly half of New York City's eligible teachers being denied tenure in 2012. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Soup Having Sex With Soup

Mr. Fish / Truthdig Jun 10, 2012 "If only we could pull out our brain and use only our eyes," Picasso said, naming the distinct advantage that artists have always had over pundits and polemicists when it came to perceiving the world as it is; pundits and polemicists being much more likely to insist that the world is whatever a person wants it to be."If only we could pull out our brain and use only our eyes," Picasso said, naming the distinct advantage that artists have always had over pundits and polemicists. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Billionaire Bloomberg Vetoes Living Wage Bill

Staff / Truthdig Apr 26, 2012 New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg wants to live in a better world. That’s why he vetoed a law that would have raised the minimum wage for a measly few hundred or so working New Yorkers to at least $10 an hour. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Manhattan Rents Reach for the Sky

Staff / Truthdig Apr 21, 2012 In spite of a still-bleak economy, the average cost of rent in Manhattan sits at an all-time high of $3,148 a month. And with a 1 percent vacancy rate and just over 2,200 rentals slated for construction this year, landlords will continue to dominate the market. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

For OWS, a Confrontation Within the Confrontation

Staff / Truthdig Feb 4, 2012 An Occupy Wall Street protester’s attack on an activist and journalist who filmed fellow activists letting air out of the tires of police cars has highlighted a division within the movement between those who want to protect protesters engaged in illegal acts and others who want to report the straight truth. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

OWS Organizer Questions Intentions of Secretive Affinity Group

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Nov 22, 2011 Over a pair of steaming coffee cups, I was told that a secret faction has developed within New York City’s Occupy movement, made up of big-name celebrities and would-be leaders, some of whom look determined to steer the movement in a direction of their choosing.Over a pair of steaming coffee cups, I was told that big-name celebrities and would-be leaders look determined to steer the movement in a direction of their choosing. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )