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How to build a DIY model of democracy
30+ min ago (1187+ words) Connecting New Yorkers to news, info and each other. Epicenter interviewed her during the run-up to Tuesday's New York primary elections, and included a quote in a story about takeaways. But we were so intrigued by Harihareswara's model that now…...
The Mamdani sweep: what it means depends on who you ask
1+ hour, 55+ min ago (1203+ words) Felipe De La Hoz is an immigration-focused journalist who has written investigative and analytic articles, explainers, essays, and columns for the New Republic, The Washington Post, New York Mag, Slate, The Intercept, The Baffler, The Appeal, The Daily Beast, The…...
How the Bronx School of Hip-Hop uses the borough's signature genre to teach lessons far beyond it
5+ hour, 12+ min ago (975+ words) Connecting New Yorkers to news, info and each other. School's out this week, and a new high school will soon welcome its first ninth-grade class: the Bronx School of Hip-Hop. City officials and available research suggest it's the only known…...
The Knicks, the World Cup, and the shrinking escape of sports
2+ week, 1+ hour ago (1004+ words) Felipe De La Hoz is an immigration-focused journalist who has written investigative and analytic articles, explainers, essays, and columns for the New Republic, The Washington Post, New York Mag, Slate, The Intercept, The Baffler, The Appeal, The Daily Beast, The…...
For Steven Raga, affordability is personal
1+ week, 6+ day ago (168+ words) Connecting New Yorkers to news, info and each other. Epicenter NYC and TBN24 invited several incumbents and challengers in key primary races across New York City to participate in the Candidate Conversations series. Interviews with other candidates will be scheduled and…...
Aber Kawas says it's time for a new kind of politics
2+ week, 2+ day ago (234+ words) Aber Kawas on ICE arrests, immigration and running for office Epicenter NYC Aber Kawas, the organizer and democratic socialist running for New York State Senate District 12, is both fed up and deeply familiar with the effects of ICE-related arrests of…...
From LA to NYC, outsider candidates are rising " but at what cost
3+ week, 31+ min ago (1171+ words) Felipe De La Hoz is an immigration-focused journalist who has written investigative and analytic articles, explainers, essays, and columns for the New Republic, The Washington Post, New York Mag, Slate, The Intercept, The Baffler, The Appeal, The Daily Beast, The…...
Why being a NYC librarian can mean being a social worker
3+ week, 2+ day ago (1061+ words) Connecting New Yorkers to news, info and each other. Tucked into Mayor Zohran Mamdani's proposed executive budget for fiscal year 2027, now under review by the City Council, is $31. 7 million in permanent baseline funding for the city's three library systems. The…...
8 things you're probably throwing away instead of composting
3+ week, 5+ day ago (258+ words) Connecting New Yorkers to news, info and each other. Composting in New York City is now mandatory. All NYC residents are required to separate food scraps, food-soiled paper or yard waste from trash, which means property owners and buildings can…...
Trump's immigration agenda: ICE's tactics of fear and spectacle
4+ week, 1+ hour ago (1609+ words) Felipe De La Hoz is an immigration-focused journalist who has written investigative and analytic articles, explainers, essays, and columns for the New Republic, The Washington Post, New York Mag, Slate, The Intercept, The Baffler, The Appeal, The Daily Beast, The…...