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
Protesters lined the entrance to the public library on East 96th Street. Photo via video footage posted by Talia Jane to Twitter Protesters Swarm UES Drag Story Hour With Profanities And Slurs On Wednesday, Feb. 1, protesters posted themselves outside the public library on East 96th Street, between Lexington and... News 06 Feb 2023 | 11:57
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
