Arun Venugopal
Race and Justice Reporter at WNYC (New York, NY)
WNYC Race & Justice Reporter, guest hosted NPR's Fresh Air, wrote in the Atlantic, NYT, Guardian and so on.
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1 week ago |
gothamist.com | Arun Venugopal
Jawanza James Williams was a 30-year-old racial justice organizer when protests broke out five years ago in New York City and worldwide after George Floyd was killed by police in Minneapolis. Williams, a Black, queer man from Bed-Stuy, led an “occupation” of City Hall Park. He was one of hundreds of people of different racial backgrounds who for weeks ate, slept and forged alliances beneath the Manhattan sky while urging city leaders to slash at least $1 billion in NYPD funding.
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2 weeks ago |
gothamist.com | Arun Venugopal
Gaming giant Wynn Resorts, citing political opposition, is withdrawing its proposal for a sprawling casino in Hudson Yards on Manhattan’s West Side, where officials are now pushing a 4,000-unit housing development, but no gaming, officials said Monday. The announcement was made by City Councilmember Erik Bottcher, who represents the area, and confirmed by Wynn Resorts.
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3 weeks ago |
gothamist.com | Arun Venugopal
A New Jersey-based agency that has helped resettle thousands of refugees fleeing harsh conditions and violence around the globe announced it won’t help resettle white South Africans in the United States, citing “xenophobia and racism” by the Trump administration.
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3 weeks ago |
gothamist.com | Arun Venugopal
Mayor Eric Adams said Tuesday he’s establishing a new office devoted to combating antisemitism across the five boroughs, calling it “the first of its kind in a major city across the nation.”The creation of the Mayor’s Office to Combat Antisemitism, announced at a press conference, follows a sharp rise in anti-Jewish hate incidents. The office will be led by Moshe Davis, a City Hall staffer who has served in the Mayor’s Office of Community Affairs.
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3 weeks ago |
gothamist.com | Arun Venugopal
Buried in New York's recently passed state budget is an 18-month extension granted to a state panel studying the thorny issue of reparations for slavery. The commission, which was scheduled to submit a written report of its findings and recommendations this summer, now has until early 2027 to do so — after the conclusion of the important 2026 midterm elections. State Sen.
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