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Sun’s Out, Guns Out: How A New Bill Could Change New York Gun Laws Forever

By Nafisa Masud on April 26, 2017 concealed carry, gun rights, guns Politics & Policy

Sun’s Out, Guns Out: How A New Bill Could Change New York Gun Laws Forever

Earlier this year, a new bill was introduced into the House and Senate that could throw New York’s system of concealed carry weapon enforcement into chaos. In New York, residents can become licensed gun owners if they are 21 years old, a U.S. citizen, and are not convicted of any felony, do not use controlled […]

New Yorkers Brave the Rain to March for Science

By Nafisa Masud on April 22, 2017 March for Science, news, newyork Manhattan, Multimedia, News, Photo

New Yorkers Brave the Rain to March for Science

Thousands of New Yorkers took to the streets in the city on Earth Day; similar marches took place across the country.

The Women Who Worked Through the Strike

By Nafisa Masud on March 9, 2017 A day without a woman, International Women’s Day, Women's march News, Politics & Policy

The Women Who Worked Through the Strike

Three who felt they had to do their jobs on “A Day Without a Woman”

New Yorkers Prep to Fight Hate Crimes

By Nafisa Masud on February 14, 2017 #Election2016, NYC Muslim-Jewish Solidarity Committee, Pro Publica, The Southern Poverty Law Center 100 Days, Public Health

New Yorkers Prep to Fight Hate Crimes

A training session to learn to take on haters, in a time of rising hate

At a Church in Queens, the Pull of Romania

By Nafisa Masud on February 7, 2017 Romania, St. Mary’s Orthodox Church Neighborhoods, Queens, The Global City

At a Church in Queens, the Pull of Romania

Immigrants are troubled by events in their home country, which remind them of its turbulent past.

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