Marni’s Community Activism in the Media:
2020
City Hall Protesters Call on Mayor DeBlasio to Defund The NYPD, NBC New York, “The people wan’t real change and they are not going to take ‘No’ for an answer.”
As Protests Hit Day 10 in NYC, What’s Been Accomplished, PIX11
“This Is A Revolution,” Levanguardia
Ongoing Saga of NYS Unemployment Disaster Puts New Yorkers in Precarious State, New York Daily News
2019
Freeze Store Evictions Until SBJSA is OK’d, The Villager, AM New York
NYCHA residents pack Town Hall in Chelsea, PIX11
Fulton Houses Fearful Over RADical Plan, The Villager & AM New York
Give Us a Break: Moms & Pops to City! The Villager & AM New York
Fulton Houses Tenants March to City Hall to Protest Demolition of Their Homes, City Limits
2018
New York’s Small Businesses See a Glimmer of Hope Against Rising Rents, City Lab
What Can NYC Do to Stop Small Businesses From Dying Out? The Gothamist
CM Gjonaj Rallies for Small Business but Sidesteps the SBJSA, the Real Solution for the Small Business Crisis, The Villager
The SBJSA had its hearing — What’s Next? The Indypendent
Will The City Council Finally Pass The Small Business Jobs Survival Act? The Indypendent
A Call for Action: Small Business Rally at City Hall, Bronx Times
Want to Have Influence in Politics: Take Charge and Run for Office, Metro New York
The Phenon that is Cynthia Nixon, Metro New York
2017
New York’s Large Party of Third Parties, Politico
On Housing, We Need a Mitchell Lama, Chelsea Now, The Villager & AM New York
The Race in District 3: Small Business Strategies, Opinion by Marni Halasa
More Teenagers Choosing Summer Studies Than Jobs, USA TODAY
Show Us Your Taxes Trump! Thousands Rally to Demand Trump Release Tax Returns, Reuters
2016 and beyond:
A Tale of Two Cities: DeBasio Inauguration Sets the Tone for Mayoralty, New York Daily News