Four Democratic state senators, three of them Hispanic, have established an Independent Caucus to negotiate the future State Senate leadership and achieve a more equitable distribution of power. more>

A recent survey of Chinese-American apartment tenants in Chinatown and Flushing found that they pay more of their income for rent than native-born Americans, but live in poorer conditions. more>

In Staten Island, reports indicate that on election night, a carload of white men beat a Black Muslim teenager. Ali Kamara, 17, told police that his attackers shouted Obama prior to beating him with a baseball bat. more>

“There was part of me that had this sick feeling in my stomach and this sense that it was all just theater and that the deal had already been done,” said Yetta Kurland, an openly gay civil rights attorney who is planning to run for Quinn’s seat next year. more>

Despite rain, wind, and cold temperatures, more than 50 West African Muslims and local elected leaders assembled on the Bronx Supreme Courthouse steps to decry the court’s ruling on the sale of a property housing the Masjid Al Faysal mosque. more>