A group protested during a performance of “Suffs” with a banner reading “Suffs is a white wash.” ( Photo: Talia Jane via X (formerly Twitter)) Protest Interrupts ‘Suffs’ Performance, Arguing It’s a ‘White Wash’ of Suffrage Protestors interrupted a performance of “Suffs” on Broadway July 2, chanting and hanging a banner claiming the show whitewashes... News 03 Jul 2024 | 02:32
Some demonstrators customized their rain gear with protest demands. The watermelon, which bears the black, green, and red colors of the Palestinian flag, has become a familiar symbol at Palestinian protests. ( Photo by Chia-Tien Nicole Chen) Pro-Palestine Protestors Demand a Gaza Cease-Fire Thousands of protestors gathered in Washington Square Park and under heavy rain on March 2 and marched to mid-town calling... Voices 10 Mar 2024 | 02:19
New York State Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani, Sen. Jabari Brisport, and Council Member Alexia Avilés march with a group of protesters, holding a banner that calls for the end of U.S. military aid to Israel. ( Photo: Honda Wang) 139 Arrested as Thousands of Palestine Supporters Rally for Gaza Cease-fire in Midtown Thousands of people gathered outside of the New York Public Library on Fifth Avenue at 5 p.m. on Oct. 20, waving Palestinian... News 25 Oct 2023 | 07:10
Demonstrators at the pro-Palestine rally on Oct. 13. ( Priyanka Rajput) Thousands Gather to Support Palestine and Decry Israeli Policies A Hamas attack that killed 1,400 Israelis and retaliatory Israeli strikes that have killed 2,600 Palestinians in the Gaza... News 17 Oct 2023 | 01:13
A protest downtown in Foley Square on Tuesday, less than 24 hours after the Supreme Court majority opinion draft on the future of Roe v. Wade was leaked. Photo: Abigail Gruskin A Day Of Protest When a procession of larger-than-life cutouts of six Supreme Court justices’ faces bobbed over a crowd of thousands in Foley... News 05 May 2022 | 01:42
“Why don’t you just paint the wall black and just give it to the community and let them say what they have to say?” asked BID President Barbara Askins ( Photo courtesy of 125th Street Business Improvement District) Harlem’s Canvases For Change New York City continues to inch its way towards a resurgence of life. Well, of sorts, that is. As the city executes phase... News 11 Jun 2020 | 12:24
