Bethany O'Grady

(courtesy of the Christmas Marathon/ohsnapper.com) The New York City Parks Department has denied The Christmas Marathon's request for a permit to hold a Christmas morning run in the Bronx's Van Cortlandt Park. In response, the Christmas Marathon has issued a scathing statement illustrating the reasons that the Parks Department... continue reading on Gothamist

On Tuesday, a group of housing activists and Occupy Wall Street protesters marched the streets of East New York to put a spotlight on the vast foreclosure rates affecting the Brooklyn neighborhood. The demonstration came to a head at 702 Vermont Street, where a homeless family comprised of Alfredo... continue reading on Gothamist

(Bethany O'Grady/Gothamist) [UPDATE BELOW] At roughly 3 p.m. yesterday, a crowd of NYPD officers in full riot gear mobilized on the front steps of Pace University in Lower Manhattan, ostensibly to protect the school from the Occupy Wall Street protesters. It's become a familiar site at Pace. Given its... continue reading on Gothamist

This morning, the few protesters who sat through the night in Zuccotti Park, along with those who called the square a temporary home for the past month, were faced with perhaps their greatest challenge yet: how to recreate a semblance of the order and infrastructure that existed before the raid.... continue reading on Gothamist

In solidarity with the 99 percenters at Occupy Wall Street, a number of veteran groups marched to Foley Square today for a Veterans Day rally dubbed, "Honor the Dead, Fight Like Hell for the Living." And 1960s folksinger and activist for human rights, Joan Baez, was there to honor the... continue reading on Gothamist