Morning Spew
Rent Guidelines Board Lives Up to ‘Rent Increase Board’ Reputation
And more news for your Wednesday.
Fresh Hell
NYPD Raids CUNY’s City College, Violently Arrests Students, Then Hoists American Flag
Hundreds of officers burst through the City College gates, clearing out a Gaza solidarity encampment.
Power
Columbia’s Student Protesters Are Still Schooling the Administration
Less than 24 hours after the university administration announced a hard line on students demanding divestment from the war on Gaza, the students escalated their protest, taking over a university building.
The Cops
Video: NYPD Officer Gets ‘Quick Recap’ on How to Drive a Bus Before Taking the Wheel of an MTA Bus Full of Handcuffed Protesters
"He was just fumbling around. Clearly, he didn't know what buttons to hit. He couldn't turn the bus on."
Morning Spew
MastroBork
Mayor Eric Adams wants the "legal pit bull" in his corner for reasons that transcend ideology, and more Tuesday news.
Open House
This $6,800/Month Two-Bedroom in Long Island City Is to Die For
All persons using the Party Room at 5Pointz "are doing so at their own risk."
Morning Spew
No Pesky Lawmaker Will Stand Between Steve Cohen and His Casino Dream
Mets owner and casino dreamer Steve Cohen faces off against Queens State Senator Jessica Ramos, plus more links to start your week.
Cultural Capital
The Coolest Movie in Theaters This Weekend is a Three-Hour Filipino Historical Epic
"Oro, Plata, Mata," a 1982 historical drama film directed by Peque Gallaga, is a world cinema gem playing in Brooklyn's Spectacle Theater.
The Cops
NYPD Officer Learns How to Drive MTA Bus—While Transporting Arrested Protesters
"A lot of people were commenting like, oh God, I don't know if he's gonna make this turn."
Fresh Hell
NYC’s Public University Gets a Gaza Solidarity Encampment
Just north of Columbia, another encampment represents a more working-class radicalism.
Morning Spew
Top Cop Flip Flop: Chell Now Calls Columbia Student Protesters ‘Vile’
Narratives can change a lot in a week. Plus, more links for your weekend.
Cyber
A Fired Google Engineer on Protesting the Company’s ‘Terrible Path in Their Pursuit of Money at the Expense of Human Life’
Zelda is part of a group of workers fired after participating in last week's No Tech for Apartheid demonstration.