Author Archive
Aliana Jabbary
New York State
Politics
The fight to recognize the MENA identity
New York considers Middle Eastern and North African individuals to be white. A new bill would change that.
- By Aliana Jabbary
Power Lists
Power Lists
New York’s district attorneys, all across the political spectrum
Where key county prosecutors stand on guns, drugs, bail reform and more.
- By Aliana Jabbary and Jonathan Lentz
Nonprofits
Policy
Nonprofits advocate for voting rights through midterms
Legal protections for voters expanded this summer when the landmark John Lewis Voting Rights Act was passed, yet threats continue to creep up in the court system.
- By Aliana Jabbary
Politics
Hunter students question fate of affordable campus housing with dorm slated for demolition
Student government representatives are seeking answers about the Brookdale Campus Residence, known as the Brookdale dorms.
- By Aliana Jabbary and Jeff Coltin
Nonprofits
Personality
Southampton cannabis dispensary takes shape to support Shinnecock Nation
Chenae Bullock, managing director of Little Beach Harvest, discusses how the Long Island marijuana operation will deliver on social and economic equity and when it will be open for business.
- By Aliana Jabbary