EDITORIALS

Sumona Gupta Sumona Gupta

Nightlife and Cultural Workers: Solidarity as Workers and for Palestine

On October 27, 2023, a few weeks after the Nova music festival attack which launched Israel’s full-scale genocide against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, a group of artists and cultural workers signed and issued a public letter. The letter started with explaining the context behind these events, that “[f]or over 75 years, the Palestinian people have been subject to a violent and racist occupation by Israel.”

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Nina Katashvili Nina Katashvili

Pacha New York Faces Bushwick and East Williamsburg Residents at Community Board 1 Hearing

Bushwick and East Williamsburg residents showed up last night. Community Board 1 held a public hearing last night on Pacha New York's liquor license for what would become an 8,000-person outdoor venue at the former Brooklyn Mirage site – down from an allegedly proposed capacity of 9,600. FIVE Holdings' Kabir Mulchandani – the Dubai-based billionaire behind the Pacha brand since 2021 – made an in-person appearance, delivering a 10-minute presentation to the board.

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