In the News: Behind the arrests at Citi headquarters

FOSSIL FUELS X CITI BANK
City Limits has an opinion piece from Alec Connon, the coalition director of Stop the Money Pipeline, a network of 200-plus organizations working to end financing for fossil fuels, on the reasons behind the blockades of Citi headquarters on Greenwich. (Seen above on July 9.) “For years, Citi has refused to confront the issue of its fossil fuel business. And so, we are there, outside the bank’s headquarters, blocking the doors, being led away in handcuffs in the desperate hope that our acts may trigger Citi’s leadership to finally start treating global heating like the existential threat it is.”

THE CAMPUS, TRIBECA GALLERY NORTH
Surface has a story on the group of Tribeca galleries that have taken over a former school in Columbia County as an art destination.
“In the early pandemic’s grimmest days, the Tribeca dealer Andrew Kreps was scouting properties upstate where he could store art for far cheaper than in the city. He soon discovered the long-abandoned Ockawamick School in Columbia County, which had sat unoccupied since the ‘90s and was being sold by the estate of late interior designer Eleanor Ambos for $1.2 million. It fit the bill—the 78,000-square-foot property, which sits on two dozen grassy acres, could offer both storage and, as Ambos’s listing suggested, an unorthodox art venue.”

TAYLOR SWIFT TOUR SKIPS FRANKLIN
The Post reports that a new city tour highlighting Taylor Swift’s favorite spots in the city will NOT include her home on Franklin, targeted by so many stalkers over the years.

PLAYWRIGHT DOMENICA FERAUD’S TRIBECA
Forbes has a Q&A with the first-generation Ecuadorian producer, writer and actor Domenica Feraud, who grew up in Tribeca and still lives here. She rose to fame with her 2019 play “Rinse, Repeat” and now has “someone spectacular” up at the at Signature Theatre. From the Q&A: “I’ve lived in TriBeCa since I was eight, and it remains one of my favorite places on earth. The architecture is gorgeous, and as a runner, I love being near the West Side Highway. Also, almost every subway line has a stop there, which makes traveling extra convenient.”

 

5 Comments

  1. These groups have recently moved from protesting at Citi to now local residential buildings. Regardless if you agree with them or not, ironically they now pose a danger to our children.

    • These groups are taking nonviolent direct action to ensure that your children have a safe and habitable future. It is time that we end our addiction to climate damaging fossil fuels and tell the financial institutions to stop financing expansion. What will you tell your children when we sold out their future for a bit of money?

      • Pump the brakes Robert. Commenter just doesn’t want their kids running into a mob of deranged leftists when returning home to a residential building

        • It’s particularly concerning now that a subset of this protest group has integrated a Pro-Palestine & Anti-semitic stance into their “climate concerns”. Having Jewish children, the residential protests are a cause for concern.

  2. Fossil fuels are reliable energy.
    Wood, gas etc.
    Wind and solar are not…..as yet….
    I would imagine Citi has an extensive portfolio of all options.
    Stop threatening financial companies with ridiculous demands.

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