Photography by Alyssa Beaumont By Alyssa Beaumont Student-directed climate advocacy group TREEage assembled over 1,000 students from across the state and over 20 partner organizations to lobby lawmakers in Albany. The coalition marched through the Capitol building and met with state leaders on March 17 to demand the passage and protection of a series of sustainability and social justice legislations. TREEage played a key role in the fight to pass the 2019 Climate Leadership a

Photo Credit: Daniel X. O'Neil By Jayden Pantoja On February 4th, The Washington Post, under the direction of Jeff Bezos, announced layoffs of more than 300 journalists. The billionaire owner of Amazon and The Post forwarded the strategic plan to Executive Editor Matt Murray and Publisher Will Lewis when the company announced its plans to restructure. Despite Murray saying that these layoffs were due to a “strategic reset,” they still affected the organization in different as

Design by Alessa Adhikari By Fahmid Alam In New York City, everyone knows that the cost of living doesn’t come cheap. But an often understated part of New Yorkers' quality of life is whether they can feel safe in the communities they call home. Our justice system lies at the center of this, deciding what behaviors are punished, what risks are tolerated, and what protections are considered to be worth funding. It becomes a reflection of the mentalities it rewards based on who

Design by Zury Cordova By Alyssa Beaumont After the establishment of TikTok’s new U.S.-owned-and-operated branch, CNBC reported a 150% increase in users deleting the app. Many people have raised concerns over potential privacy infringements and censorship in favor of pro-U.S. propaganda. Such fears bear a striking resemblance to those that were levied against ByteDance, TikTok’s Chinese parent company.  In response to China’s rumored control over TikTok, Senator Mark Warner,

Photography by Jayden Pantoja By Fiona Fahey January 25, 2026 was not a typical Sunday in New York City. As New Yorkers huddled indoors and prepared for the start of a new week, approximately 11.4 inches  of snow fell atop the vast terrain of Manhattan’s Central Park. Surrounding neighborhoods in Brooklyn and northeastern Queens saw snow totals nearing 10 to 12 inches. School and workplace closures swiftly followed, and residents of the five boroughs awaited the implementatio

Art by Christian Branch By Max Pearson Tradwives. Old money. Sydney Sweeney's jeans. According to a recent Vogue article , this year's fall trends held "a sense of permanence" to be appreciated even by those who "didn't attend equestrian summer camp as a preteen" or didn't "have a family estate to decamp at on the weekends." An Instagram reel from @ womanculture.co  contrasts "classy" polo shirts and neutral slacks with "vulgar" baggy jeans and hoodies. One thing is clear: th

Art by Christian Branch By Fiona Fahey On September 26, a London court threw out a terror-related charge against a member of the Irish punk-rap group, Kneecap. Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh, who performs under the name Mo Chara, was charged with a single count of terrorism after London’s Metropolitan Police claimed that he displayed the flag of Lebanese militant group Hezbollah during a November 2024 concert. In February 2019, the UK classified  Hezbollah as a terrorist organization and

Photography Credit: AP News/Yuki Iwamura. Logo Credit: Aneesh Bhoopathy for Forge. Design by Alessa Adhikari By María Valentina Castañeda Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, who describes himself as a socialist Democrat, celebrated a historic victory on November 4th, 2025. He was elected as New York City's 111th mayor and will be the first Muslim and South Asian mayor in the city, as well as the youngest since 1892. Mamdani's victory has generated numerous reactions. Young voters and

Photography by Jayden Pantoja By Jayden Pantoja On October 4th, a bustling crowd of Harlem residents and NYC councilmembers gathered together on 110th Street and 5th Avenue to celebrate the late Former Senator Bill Perkins. Near Central Park resides a street named in his honor, a tribute to a man whose life was intertwined with that very community. But who was Bill Perkins, and how did his impact expand from a single community to New York City as a whole? Born in Harlem on Ap

Art by Christian Branch By Alyssa Beaumont On Wednesday, October 1st, the National Council of Negro Women (NCNW) hosted one-on-one live interviews with the candidates of the upcoming New York City mayoral election, “A Fireside Chat with the Mayoral Candidates.” The event took place in St. Albans, Queens with journalist Cheryl Wills conducting the interviews. The candidates were asked questions related to topics such as homelessness, mental health, ICE, and care for the elderl

Photography Credit: Olga Fedorova for The New York Times By Maria Valentina Castañeda Castellanos Current NYC Mayor Eric Adams announced on Sunday, September 28 th  that he would be dropping out of the mayoral race — an unexpected decision that drastically shifts New York’s political outlook just a few weeks away from the election. His choice comes after months of low approbation, corruption investigations, and growing criticism over how his administration has managed the cit

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