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Protests were held in New York City in response to the killing of Jordan Neely, a 30-year-old African American man and Michael Jackson impersonator, by Daniel Penny, a white ex-Marine while riding the F Train on May 1, 2023. [201] [202] Penny approached Neely from behind, placing him in a chokehold until Neely was unconscious. [203]
There is a long history of civil unrest in New York City related to race and policing preceding the coalescing of Black Lives Matter, and the New York Police Department has been the subject of frequent criticism for its treatment of black citizens, including use of racial profiling, its stop-and-frisk program, and the use of mass arrests and ...
Boarded-up storefronts at New York City's Saks Fifth Avenue during the George Floyd protests. Anti-racist self-education became a trend throughout June 2020 in the United States, and black anti-racist writers found new audiences. During the Floyd protests, black-owned bookstores saw an influx of interest, especially for books on social justice ...
The New York City Draft Riots: Their Significance for American Society and Politics in the Age of the Civil War (Oxford UP, 1991) online; Brophy, Alfred L. and Randall Kennedy. Reconstructing the Dreamland: The Tulsa Riot of 1921: Race, Reparations, and Reconciliation (Oxford UP, 2003) Brown, Richard Maxwell.
New York’s surging migrant growth has seen the state’s population tick up between 2023 and 2024, reversing a years-long trend as locals leave the state for cheaper living or warmer weather.
In a Dec. 3 news release, the New York Police Department (NYPD) reported that crime rates are down in the city: Major crimes were down 1.9% since 2023 and there was a decrease in the overall crime ...
The New York City migrant housing crisis is a migrant crisis exacerbated by the existing New York City housing shortage, that began in April 2022. It has been driven by the Venezuelan refugee crisis, and to a lesser extent that from Haiti and other countries. [1] New York City is a sanctuary city.
Social media platforms have in recent years come under scrutiny for its addictive nature and impact on the youth. New York City Mayor Eric Adams said in February that his administration has filed ...