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White Plains Rally Calls for Police Accountability
By Andrew Vitelli – Protestors marched alongside police and city and state officials last week, as hundreds attended a White Plains march calling for police reform following the deaths of Alton…
Clinton Vows to Fight for New Yorkers at SUNY Purchase Rally
If there was a theme being conveyed at Thursday’s rally for Hillary Clinton at Purchase College, one only had to listen to the songs being played before she appeared on…
Officials Join Forces to Bash Pipeline at Peekskill Rally
Representatives from municipalities directly affected by a proposed expansion of natural gas pipeline banded together Saturday in Peekskill to vehemently oppose the controversial project. “This pipeline is frightening. It…
Restaurants and Friends Rally for Jill Rose’s Cancer Fight
Jill Rose, chef-owner of Chiboust in Tarrytown, has been battling an aggressive form of breast cancer for months, but thanks to friends, family and fellow local restaurant owners, she isn’t…
Hundreds Rally for Immigration Reform in White Plains
They chanted. They danced. They cheered. They sang. They played musical instruments. However the several hundred residents from Westchester and Putnam counties expressed themselves in downtown White Plains on April…
Fast-Food Workers in New York City Rally for Higher Wages
Employees rallied and walked out as part of an ambitious plan that seeks to unionize workers and increase pay at fast-food restaurants across New York City. NYT > Dining &…
Governor Urged to Ban Fracking at Mount Kisco Rally
About 75 local residents, including clergy and environmental activists, came to Mount Kisco Village Hall on Aug. 1 to urge Gov. Andrew Cuomo to ban hydraulic fracturing for natural gas.…