Anti-Semitic Vandalism in Brooklyn Sparks Community Outrage

NoisyRoom By: Fern Sidman In the early morning hours of Friday November 11th, vandals set fire to several parked cars and scrawled anti-Semitic graffiti on nearby benches in the predominantly Jewish neighborhood of Midwood in Brooklyn in what the police said was a hate crime. The arson took place along Ocean Parkway between Avenue I and Avenue J in what is commonly referred to as the Flatbush section, … [Read more...]

The Svart New Face of US Socialism

By: Trevor Loudon New Zeal Maria Svart The U.S.’ largest Marxist organization, Democratic Socialists of America, has a new National director – Maria Svart. At 31 years old, Brooklyn resident Svart, is probably the youngest National Director in the organization’s nearly 30 year history. She succeeded Frank Llewellyn who announced earlier that year that he was stepping down after ten years. Maria … [Read more...]