The city settled a major class-action lawsuit that said unlawful police tactics had violated the rights of more than 1,000 people who protested after Mr. Floyd’s killing. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Demonstrations, Protests and Riots”
When a Violent Race Riot in Washington Square Park Roiled New York City
By Gotham Rex on December 10, 2022
Four decades ago, a bat-wielding mob raged through Washington Square Park, leaving dozens injured and one dead. The violence lasted only 10 minutes, but the repercussions persist today. Source: New York Times
Chinese Abroad: Worried, Wary and Protesting
By Gotham Rex on December 5, 2022
Chinese expatriates in the United States are elated but nervous as they watch the protests at home. Source: New York Times
New York Man Accused of Antisemitic Attacks Pleads Guilty to Hate Crime Charge
By Gotham Rex on November 23, 2022
Prosecutors say Saadah Masoud assaulted three Jewish men in 2021 and 2022, one of whom he dragged across the sidewalk during a pro-Palestinian demonstration in Manhattan. Source: New York Times
New School and Parsons School of Design Adjunct Faculty Go On Strike
By Gotham Rex on November 16, 2022
Striking professors at the New School and Parsons School of Design stopped teaching classes and grading coursework on Wednesday. Source: New York Times
Informant Likely to Testify as Defense Witness in Oath Keepers Sedition Trial
By Gotham Rex on November 8, 2022
A man who served as No. 2 to Stewart Rhodes, the group’s leader, is said to have secretly reported to the F.B.I. in the months leading up to the Jan. 6 attack. Source: New York Times
Trump Settles With Protesters Who Said His Bodyguards Attacked Them
By Gotham Rex on November 2, 2022
One of the demonstrators said a bodyguard struck him on the head outside Trump Tower in 2015. Terms of the deal were not released. Source: New York Times
How Iranians in New York Are Helping the Protests Abroad
By Gotham Rex on October 8, 2022
“It’s really been a very long process of suffering that has led to this moment,” one activist said. Source: New York Times
Amazon Suspends Staten Island Workers After Protest Over Warehouse Fire
By Gotham Rex on October 4, 2022
Several dozen night-shift employees at a Staten Island site that recently voted to unionize had refused to work amid safety concerns. Source: New York Times
Crisis in Iran Inspires a Cartoonist in New York
By Gotham Rex on September 30, 2022
Nasrin Sheykhi drew a powerful caricature after the death of Mahsa Amini in the custody of Iran’s morality police. Source: New York Times
How Some Parents Changed Their Politics in the Pandemic
By Gotham Rex on August 1, 2022
They were once Democrats and Republicans. But fears for their children in the pandemic transformed their thinking, turning them into single-issue voters for November’s midterms. Source: New York Times
In Monkeypox, Gay Men Confront a Crisis With Echoes of the Past
By Gotham Rex on July 28, 2022
Monkeypox has sparked frustration and anxiety among gay and bisexual men in New York, who remember mistakes and discrimination during the early years of the AIDS crisis. Source: New York Times
For New York’s Anti-Abortion Veterans, Roe’s Fall Is Not a Full Victory
By Gotham Rex on July 14, 2022
Checking in with activists from sanctuary states who have spent more than 50 years fighting abortion. Source: New York Times
Pride March in New York Infused With New Sense of Urgency
By Gotham Rex on June 26, 2022
The annual parade included joyous celebration, but the Supreme Court’s abortion ruling and the threat to gay rights cast an undeniable shadow. Source: New York Times
Thousands Protest in NYC After Supreme Court Overturns Roe v. Wade
By Gotham Rex on June 25, 2022
Demonstrators in Union Square and Washington Square Park voiced their frustrations and fears about the Supreme Court decision. Source: New York Times