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Gaza protesters dim the glitz and glamour of Biden‘s Obama-Clinton fundraiser in NYC
A leading New York pro-Palestinian group, Within Our Lifetime, was among those organizing protestors, billed as the “Flood Manhattan For Gaza” rally.
The group issued a call to supporters ahead of the fundraiser, writing on X: “GENOCIDE JOE HAS GOT TO GO! Protesting genocide Joe, Barack Obama, and Bill Clinton outside their democratic fundraiser at Radio City Music Hall!“
Biden Says Arab States Ready to Recognize Israel in Future Deal
Biden’s comments came during a discussion with his fellow presidents at a star-studded fundraiser at Radio City Music Hall in New York intended to display Democratic party unity ahead of a general-election rematch with Republican Donald Trump. The presidents, though, were interrupted at least four times by pro-Palestinian protesters, highlighting the tensions within the party over Biden’s handling of Israel’s war with Hamas and the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
New York City LIVE Times Square New Years Eve 2024
New York City LIVE Times Square New Years Eve 2024
At @AIPAC offices projecting the names of NY electeds + the amount of $$ they take from AIPAC, a right-wing lobby group that is openly, proudly supporting Israel’s genocide in Gaza. @RepJeffries: $500K from AIPAC @SenSchumer: $101,570 @SenGillibrand: $142,945
UAW and American Postal Workers Union Members Lead NYC March for Gaza
Members of the United Auto Workers (UAW) Region 9A; American Postal Workers Union (APWU); United Electrical, Radio, and Machine Workers (UE) Eastern Region; New York City’s arm of Democratic Socialists of America (NYC-DSA); Adalah Justice Project, American Muslims for Palestine N.Y./N.J.; Jewish Voice for Peace-N.Y.; New York Communities for Change; the New York Working Families Party; and more took to the streets to call for “peace and justice for Palestine.”
They carried signs stressing U.S. worker demands for a cease-fire in the conflict that has killed more than 20,000 Palestinians in Gaza, including over 8,000 children.
BREAKING: Thousands are marching on AIPAC headquarters in NYC, led by workers from @UAW, @APWUnational, and other unions. The people demand a ceasefire!
Banners at the front show how much $ @ChuckSchumer, @HakeemJeffries, & @SenGillibrand have taken from AIPAC.
@StatusCoup
HAPPENING NOW AT THE STATUE OF LIBERTY: Hundreds of Jews and allies are holding an emergency sit-in, taking over the island to demand a ceasefire in Gaza. We refuse to allow a genocide to be carried out in our names. Ceasefire now to save lives! Never again for anyone!
(Nov 6, 2023)
LIVE AT GRAND CENTRAL: RABBIS GETTING ARRESTED DEMANDING A CEASEFIRE AND AN END TO THE GENOCIDE IN GAZA. cc @jvplive @jvpliveNY @JvpAction
HAPPENING NOW AT NYC‘S GRAND CENTRAL STATION: HUNDREDS OF JEWS AND ALLIES ARE GETTING ARRESTED IN THE LARGEST MASS CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE NYC HAS SEEN IN TWO DECADES.
NO GENOCIDE IN OUR NAMES!
CEASEFIRE NOW TO SAVE LIVES!
NEVER AGAIN FOR ANYONE!
Standing with our Jewish brothers & sisters who are screaming NOT IN OUR NAME! Last night, thousands of Jewish New Yorkers & their allies held a massive civil disobedience sit-in at Grand Central Station demanding an immediate ceasefire. #LetGazaLive #CeaseFireNow @jvpliveNY
#ceasefirenow
‘Let Gaza Live’: Calls for Cease-Fire Fill Grand Central Terminal
Hundreds of protesters calling for a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war streamed into Grand Central Terminal in Midtown Manhattan on Friday, in one of the largest protests New York City has seen since the start of the conflict three weeks ago.
The demonstration, organized by Jewish Voice for Peace, came as Israel ramped up its military operations inside Gaza.
Biden invites Netanyahu to Washington following months of tensions over Israeli PM’s judicial reform efforts
Biden offered his counterpart a warm, cordial welcome as he said they would discuss “some of the hard issues,” including “checks and balances,” a reference to the Israeli leader’s judicial reform efforts which have been a source of significant tensions between the countries.
“Today, we’re going to discuss some of the hard issues. And that is upholding democratic values that lie at the heart of our partnership, including checks and balances in our systems, and preserving the path to a negotiated two-state solution, and ensuring that Iran never, never acquires a nuclear weapon,” Biden said.
Netanyahu meets Zelensky, Erdogan on sidelines of UNGA
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York on Tuesday.
On encountering the Israeli delegation, the Ukrainian leader made note of the „very big team“ receiving him, which included Israel‘s Ambassador to the UN Gilad Erdan and Mossad chief David Barnea.
Possibility of nuclear negotiations in New York
Iran‘s recent action against some of the IAEA inspectors was carried out in response to the issuance of an unnecessary statement by three European countries and the United States in the recent meeting of the Council of Governors against Iran.
“Constructive cooperation between Iran and the IAEA continues within the agreed framework and Iran does not seek to limit its cooperation with the IAEA,” announced Iranian diplomat in his weekly presser.
לקראת נאום נתניהו באו״ם, המפגינים בניו יורק הקרינו הלילה על בניין האו״ם כתובות לשמירה על הדמוקרטיה הישראלית ונגד נתניהו. כפי שדיווחנו היערכות להפגנה גדולה מהרגיל
(11.09.2023)
The Israeli protest movement has rented out the Times Square NASDAQ screen in order to flash anti-Netanyahu slogans while the beleaguered Israeli prime minister is in New York at the #UNGA next week. Its gonna be lit.
(15.09.2023)
„World‘s Eyes on You'“: Tens of Thousands of Israelis Rally Against Netanyahu‘s Judicial Coup for 31st Week Straight
Shani Granot-Lubaton, a leading figure in the New York City‘s protest against the judicial overhaul, spoke to demonstrates in Tel Aviv and said, „My friends, the eyes of the world are on you. What‘s happening here is making waves globally. The liberal-democratic movement‘s struggle is fought across borders. Your unwavering dedication is a beacon for millions worldwide who find strength in our steadfast fight.“
She also said that despite the „shameful image that these disgraceful ministers are projecting on the international stage, we are showcasing Israel‘s liberal and beautiful face.“
Amid unprecedented police violence against protesters last night (17 arrests, 2 protesters hospitalized) and a swathe of protests in train in New York to ‚greet‘ Netanyahu govt ministers, Israelis gather for 22nd week of pro-democracy protests
28 Dead in ‘Once in a Generation’ Blizzard in Western New York
“This has been a very difficult and dangerous storm,” Buffalo’s mayor, Byron Brown, said at a news conference on Monday. “It’s been described as a once-in-a-generation storm. And everything that has been forecast, we have gotten in the city of Buffalo, and then some.”
A driving ban remained in place in Buffalo, a city of around 270,000 people, and in some of its immediate suburbs as the authorities pleaded with residents to remain home.
Q&A with @IthakaMovie filmmaker Ben Lawrence and Julian Assange’s brother @GabrielShipton following the film’s U.S. premiere at @DOCNYCfes
Gretchen Whitmer and Kathy Hochul- two low IQ lunatics who instituted the most authoritarian, vicious Covid policies in the nation, have been re-elected as governors Apparently a majority of residents in those states enjoyed school shutdowns, vaxx mandates, masks Truly insane
BREAKING: Democrat Kathy Hochul wins re-election in New York governor‘s race, NBC News projects.
CIA sued over alleged spying on journalists, lawyers over Assange visit
Why it matters: The suit argues the agency violated their Fourth Amendment rights against unreasonable search and seizure.
The big picture: The four plaintiffs, all U.S. citizens, are comprised of two journalists, Charles Glass and John Goetz, and two lawyers, Margaret Kunstler and Deborah Hrbek, who used to represent Assange, according to Reuters.
What Happened at the Stonewall Riots? A Timeline of the 1969 Uprising
Most gay bars and clubs in New York at the time (including the Stonewall) were operated by the Mafia, who paid corruptible police officers to look the other way and blackmailed wealthy gay patrons by threatening to “out” them.
Police raids on gay bars were common, but on that particular night, members of the city’s LGBT community decided to fight back—sparking an uprising that would launch a new era of resistance and revolution.
Remembering the Stonewall uprising and the birth of the gay rights movement 53 years later
(Jun 28, 2022)
Tuesday marks 53 years since the riots at the Stonewall Inn, which ushered in the birth of the gay rights movement. Marc Stein, a history professor at San Francisco State University and the author of „The Stonewall Riots: A Documentary History,“ joined CBS News to discuss the events that unfolded that night and the role it played in shaping the LGBTQ movement.
50 Jahre Stonewall-Aufstand: „Wir mussten uns wehren“
Jun 27, 2019
Im Juni 1969 veränderte sich die Welt für alle Homosexuellen und Transsexuellen. Mit einem Aufstand vor der New Yorker Bar Stonewall Inn begann der Kampf für Gleichberechtigung.
Average rent in Manhattan jumps to a record $5,000 a month
The median rent — which is the mid-point of all rents — just rose above $4,000 a month for the first time in May.
The average monthly rent — which is the sum of all rents divided by the number of rents included in the data — was even higher at $5,058 in June. That‘s up nearly 30% from a year ago and marked the first time the average has gone above $5,000 a month.
RSS Creator Aaron Swartz Dead at 26
(14.01.2013)
Aaron Swartz, the 26-year-old computer genius, activist, and technology innovator known as a hero of the open-access movement—which promotes use of the Internet to provide free and easy access to the world’s knowledge—committed suicide last Friday in New York City, according to authorities and various media outlets. He was a Safra fellow studying ethics at Harvard’s Berkman Center for Internet & Society in July 2011 when a federal grand jury indicted him on charges of gaining illegal access to JSTOR, a subscription-only service for distributing scientific and literary journals, and downloading five million articles and documents—nearly the entire library, according to Insidehighered.com.
Nearly 1,500 NYC municipal workers fired for not being vaccinated against COVID
(February 15, 2022)
The 1,428 employees who were on unpaid leave for more than three months lost their jobs.
Data provided by City Hall Monday shows the majority of employees who were fired worked in the Department of Education, which saw 914 people let go. The Housing Authority terminated 101 workers.
Also fired were 36 New York Police Department workers and 25 FDNY employees.
A New York judge rules that the state’s mask mandate is unconstitutional and can’t be enforced.
Gov. Kathy Hochul had renewed a rule requiring masks or proof of vaccination at all indoor public places throughout the state in December, amid a winter virus surge, and said it would last a month. The state Health Department then extended the mandate an additional two weeks, to expire on Feb. 1.
In his six-page decision, State Supreme Court Justice Thomas Rademaker wrote that Ms. Hochul and state health officials lacked the authority to enact the mask mandate without the approval of state lawmakers, and that it violated the state constitution. Regardless of the “well aimed” intentions of state officials, such authority is “entrusted solely to the State Legislature,” Justice Rademaker wrote.
NEW: A New York state Supreme Court judge has ruled that Governor Kathy Hochul‘s statewide indoor mask mandate is unconstitutional.
USA – New York – New York City [Jan 5, 2022] Thousands gather & chant „WE THE PEOPLE WILL NOT COMPLY“ demanding to end all mandates!
#NoVaccinePassports #NoGreenPass #NoAlPaseSanitario #Freedomrally #DoNotComply #NonAuPassSanitaire #PassaporteSanitarioNao #nejtillvaccinpass
NYC Vaccine Mandate Blocked by Judge in Blow to Bill de Blasio
Patricia Finn, an attorney who describes herself on Twitter as „The Good Health Lawyer New Yotk (sic),“ launched the legal challenge against the mayor‘s mandate. She regularly espouses anti-vaccination views on her social media accounts.
In one Facebook post, Finn wrote: „Please DO NOT support lockdowns for the unvaccinated. It garners support for lockdowns and punishment for whoever these bureaucrats deem ‚dangerous‘.“
FDNY: 2,000 Firefighters on Medical Leave in Apparent Protest of Vaccine Mandate
The FDNY said its vaccination rate for firefighters has climbed to 75% as of around 5 p.m. on Sunday. The overall vaccination rate for the department is 80%.
More than 1,000 FDNY members have applied for religious exemptions and will be able to continue on the job with weekly COVID testing in place as their respective Equal Employment Opportunity offices review the claims, a spokesperson told News 4 Friday.
As vaccination mandate looms, New York prepares for shortage of firefighters, police
Leaders of unions representing firefighters and police officers have said the city could put more than one-third of their members on unpaid leave when enforcement of the vaccine mandate takes effect on Monday.
Organized Labor in New York Opposes COVID Vaccine Mandates
(01.08.2021)
Organized labor in NYC is 100% against vaccine mandates to keep our jobs. Now the lame-duck mayor Bill De Blasio is implementing a policy designed to coerce all city employees to get the COVID vaccine without going through collective bargaining. TEACHERS FOR CHOICE is planning legal action.
Here is a list of labor unions that oppose forced vaccination to maintain employment:
New York City police union sues city over COVID vaccine mandate
(October 26, 2021)
New York City‘s largest police union asked a judge on Monday to temporarily halt the implementation of the vaccination mandate before it takes effect on November 1.
The Police Benevolent Association argues that the policy does not make clear potential exceptions for medical or religious reasons, and does not give unvaccinated officers sufficient time to apply for such exemptions, as those appeals must be submitted by Wednesday — one week after the mandate was announced.
NYC Firefighters And Police Officers Join Thousands In Brooklyn Bridge March Against City Vaccine Mandate
(October 25, 2021)
The policy covering some 50,000 workers comes after similar measures for health-care and education employees and takes effect on Friday afternoon. Anyone who does not comply with the mandate will be placed on unpaid leave starting next Monday, November 1. As an additional incentive, the city has offered $500 to workers who decide to get vaccinated.
Police and fire personnel joined sanitation workers, paramedics, teachers and a range of supporters in what was dubbed the “Anti-Mandate March For Choice.”
An NBA Star and New York‘s Governor Show That Liberal COVID Discourse is Devoid of Science
The view that the unvaccinated are all stupid, primitive and ignorant is getting more difficult to sustain, especially as liberal policy contradicts its own core premises.
Why fully vaccinated educators must leave the AFT and UFT
The UFT teachers union in NYC and its national umbrella AFT have already decided the following:
– Vaccination every 6 months is now a “way of life” for their members
– Anyone who is ‘unvaccianted’ doesn’t deserve employment in America
– Biometric systems in schools should be implemented
– Universal masking in schools should be permanent
– Unions are not obligated to protect individual civil liberties
– Unions don’t serve their members, they serve the DNC and the Biosecurity State
To all of my fully vaccinated brothers and sisters in education I implore you to look at this list and ask yourself if this is the country, the community and the school system you want to be a part of. IF it is not, then you must LEAVE THE UFT & AFT RIGHT NOW!
Multi-Cultural Plaintiffs Sue de Blasio over Vaccine Mandate
Black, Brown, Hispanic, White, Asian, female, male and immigrant plaintiffs are suing Mayor de Blasio in federal court over his forced vaccination mandate for NYC DOE employees in the case KANE vs DE BLASIO. The 10 plaintiffs include Michael Kane, William Castro, Margaret Chu, Heather Clark, Stephanie Di Capua, Robert Gladding, Nwakaego Nwaifejokwu, Ingrid Romero, Trinidad Smith, and Amaryllis Ruiz-Toro.
This is the third lawsuit filed against de Blasio’s vaccine mandate for NYC educators with a major focus on the city’s fraudulent exemption process.
TODAY is the day we save our #schools from the illegal #CovidVaccine mandate! #HumanRights
New York Protest Against Tyrannical Vaccine Passports and Mandatory Vaccinations.
New York teachers are still taking to the front lines to challenge @NYCSchools @NYCMayor @DOEChancellor on their discriminatory and unscientific policy of mandatory vaccination.
Moon ersucht um nachhaltige Unterstützung der UN für Frieden auf koreanischer Halbinsel
Staatspräsident Moon Jae-in ist am Montag in New York mit dem UN-Generalsekretär António Guterres zusammengekommen. Moon hält sich derzeit zur Teilnahme an der 76. UN-Generalversammlung in New York auf.
Kathy Hochul übernimmt Gouverneursamt
Hochul vertritt den eher konservativen Flügel der Demokraten in New York und war seit 2015 Stellvertreterin von Cuomo, der sich in seiner dritten Amtszeit befand.
NYC Homecoming Concert Canceled Due to Hurricane
The remainder of We Love NYC: The Homecoming Concert has been canceled due to severe weather caused by Hurricane Henri.
Hannity slams New York City‘s vaccine passport protocol
„Nevermind medical privacy, your medical privacy, nevermind your doctor-patient confidentiality. Anyone who‘s vaccinated and is allowed to attend indoor activities will soon have to share their personal, medical documents with employees at every restaurant, every bar, every sporting event, every concert and other random strangers all across New York City.“
Along with vaccine requirements, NHI Director Dr. Francis Collins told CNN that parents should wear masks with their children in their own homes, sparking outrage.