Elliot Heath
City News Staff Writer
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Over 100 pro-Palestinian protesters marched from Columbia’s Morningside campus to the City College of New York on April 30, two years after police sweeps ended both schools’ “Gaza Solidarity Encampments.”
As democratic socialist Conrad Blackburn’s campaign for the New York State Assembly District 70 seat gains momentum, incumbent Jordan Wright has secured super PAC backing and Blackburn faces an affiliate’s legal challenge against his ballot signatures.
When Jennifer Mnookin arrives on campus this July, she will not just be stepping into the presidency of Columbia University—she will also assume control over one of the largest private real estate portfolios in New York City, overseeing hundreds of properties embedded in surrounding neighborhoods.
Following the arrest of Ellie Aghayeva, GS ’26, by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents on the morning of Feb. 26, the New York Police Department released audio of the 911 call reporting the incident and the body camera footage of officers arriving at the scene. Here are some key details of what played out.
Hundreds of New Yorkers crowded into the pews of St. Michael’s Episcopal Church on Sunday, united by a different mission than that of the church’s usual services: to combat the presence of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents on the Upper West Side and across Manhattan.
Conrad Blackburn grew up in Harlem public housing, where food, electricity, and heating were never guaranteed. Now, he’s running to secure those necessities for people living just like he did.