I’m not 100% sure why they chose the location, but a group protesting FreshDirect’s plan for a distribution center in the South Bronx will be holding a rally on the Upper West Side later this afternoon.

Frankly, I can’t think of a worse fate than being confronted by a mob of angry Susan Lucci fans in the rain. I beg for mercy to all those who stand in their way. Irate viewers are taking their fight to the streets of the Upper West Side over ABC’s decision to cancel All My [...]

DNAinfo reports that a workers’ rights group is gathering people at Saigon Grill (Amsterdam at 90th) today to launch a “sweatshop-free” campaign. “Justice Will Be Served” will hold a rally today starting at 1:00 pm, using Saigon Grill as an example where labor problems like age discrimination and retaliation against workers who have unionized have [...]

Farmworkers rallied outside of the Upper West Side Trader Joe’s store (Broadway between 71st and 72nd) on Monday to demand better pay and fair treatment for tomato pickers, according to DNAinfo.  The Coalition of Immokalee Workers, a workers’ rights group from Florida, organized the protest, gathering dozens of workers who shouted “si se puede” (“yes, [...]

Above, Representative Charles Rangel, City Councilwoman Gale Brewer, Borough President Scott Stringer, and Community Board 7 Chair Mel Wymore lead a rally on Sunday to fight the proposed homeless facility at the Hotel Alexander (94th between West End and Riverside).  The hotel, which is one of dozens forced to go out of business due to [...]