City’s Newspapers Take Sides in Living Wage Debate
In an editorial printed on Christmas day, the New York Times made an endorsement for the controversial, Bronx-born living wage bill that's being considered in the City Council.
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Bronx Breakdown: A Bronx Christmas Story
We're going to start this holiday edition of Bronx Breakdown with a heart-warming, feel-good story about Scott Lebron, a sophomore at Discovery High School on the Walton Campus in Kingsbridge Heights who anxiously delivered a thoughtful letter to a well-known public figure during a Christmas event earlier this month.
Living Wage Supporters Rally; City Council Hearing Today
Backers of a controversial living wage bill that’s scheduled for a debate in the City Council this afternoon held a spirited rally last night at Harlem’s Riverside Church, where elected officials, union workers and leaders from faith institutions across the city demanded action on the legislation, which has been lingering in the Council for over a year. […]
Living Wage Hearing Scheduled for Tomorrow
Parties on both sides of the contentious living wage debate are gearing up for another fight tomorrow, as the City Council is scheduled to hold its second hearing on the bill--this time to consider recent revisions made to the legislation to appease critics and make it more business-friendly.
Coalition, Occupiers Combine Forces
The old school grassroots organizers with the Northwest Bronx Community and Clergy Coalition have found an energetic new ally in the growing number of demonstrators with the nascent Occupy the Bronx movement.
New Occupiers and Bronx Stalwarts Meet in the Middle
By David Greene This past Saturday, demonstrators from the nascent Occupy the Bronx movement joined forces with old guard grassroots organizers from the Northwest Bronx Community and Clergy Coalition to collectively call out big banks for their role in creating in the country’s economic crisis. But first, each group held their own separate assemblies on […]
Occupy the Bronx 101; Movement to Join Forces with Coalition
Bronx Assemblyman Jose Rivera, perhaps the most prolific videographer in the borough, shot this footage last Saturday at the Occupy the Bronx assembly in Fordham Plaza. It’s long — with a running time of 46 minutes, 54 seconds — but gives a good sense of the scene last weekend and how the Occupy movement conducts […]
Living Wage Backers Seek Compromise; Second Hearing Planned for November
Supporters of a living wage bill that’s been lingering in the City Council for over a year now are making another effort to revive the lagging legislation, in a drawn-out battle with the Bloomberg administration and business leaders who say it would ultimately kill jobs. Sponsors of the proposed Fair Wages for New Yorkers Act, […]
The Making of a Liberal Politician: Part II
It was early spring, 2010, when Gustavo Rivera became a political candidate by default and a dash of desperation. At the time, two other Democrats had declared their intention to run against the incumbent in the 33rd Senate District, Pedro Espada, Jr., who, less than a year earlier, had brought the New York state senate to its knees by offering his party allegiance to the highest bidder.
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