Brooklyn's Icy Streets Yield a Hidden Survivor: The Tale of a Kitten's Daring Rescue
A Bushwick rescue group and local couple coordinated repeated subzero efforts to trap and treat stray cats while persistently searching for an elusive tabby kitten.
The Guardian view on Zohran Mamdani's victory in New York: the Democrats can build on an uplifting night | Editorial
Affordability-focused, values-driven progressive campaigning that mobilizes large volunteer forces can defeat well-funded opponents and counter MAGA populism.
One hundred thousand volunteers and one million doors knocked on: Zohran Mamdani's historic campaign for mayor of New York
Zohran Mamdani's grassroots volunteer force, including elderly canvassers like Joyce Ravitz, propelled his surge toward potentially becoming New York's first Muslim socialist mayor.
From barstools to ballots: Weekly 'hour of action' brings climate advocates together at Threes Brewing * Brooklyn Paper
A weekly Brooklyn meetup makes climate action accessible by equipping newcomers to complete practical advocacy tasks in a one-hour, low-barrier session at a neighborhood brewery.
After threat of Bay Area immigration 'surge,' activists are primed and ready
Bay Area volunteers rapidly mobilized, signing up in large numbers to protect immigrants and join local action pods after federal threats of deployment.
Volunteer 'citizen historians' are trying to safeguard the Smithsonian
EMBARGOED for 9/22: Two historians have spearheaded an effort to document everything in the Smithsonian before the Trump Administration makes any changes.