Category: <span>Politics</span>

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From Zuccotti Park to Times Square to Washington Square Park, the New York Police Department has been out in full force during the Occupy Wall Street protests. They’ve donned riot gear, clashed with protestors and brought in the cavalry. But they’ve also stood quietly, most times, as protesters chant, “You are the 99 percent.”

Silvio Berlusconi’s resignation as Italy’s prime minister may have sent shockwaves across Europe, but it has barely sent a ripple through Brooklyn’s Italian neighborhoods. The Ink speaks with Italian-American Brooklyners and the chief editor of a prominent Italian-American publication.

You would not know it was Election Day at Zuccotti Park Tuesday. There are no American flags swaying in the wind, nor are there posters declaring their support of candidates. Few people saw value in casting ballots. “It’s not going to come down to my opinion,” said Alec Courtnui, a baker before joining the protests...

Late Libyan dictator Muammar el-Qaddafi was remembered in Bed-Stuy on Thursday night, at a memorial service organized by the December 12th movement.

Anna Codrea-Rado explores Occupy Wall Street's lack of intellectual discourse.

On January 1, The Arab American Association of New York will lose AmeriCorps support. Hiten Samtani looks at the impact of this decision through the community's eyes.

On Wednesday afternoon, protestors gathered for the Occupy Healthcare march to demonstrate against for-profit health insurance companies.