Mark Chiusano
Guernica Magazine
New York, United States
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My Fellow Americans – Guernica
I am gruff. I’m mediocre. I’m not good at getting what I mean into what I say. Mostly, I’m tired. The same lines, the same debates. Different stages. I’ve been dragged across too much of this country and I know it’s not getting better. → Read More
'We can figure this out': MTA driver on bus living
On a recent clear and sunny morning, a public bus heading into the Bronx was forced to slow when a car just stopped in the middle of the street. The bus driver, his right hand joining his left on the → Read More
On Andrew Yang, the last Democratic 2020 New Yorker
With the exit of Mayor Bill de Blasio and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand from the 2020 race, businessman Andrew Yang is now the only New Yorker seeking the Democratic presidential nomination. The 44-year-old → Read More
First NYPD drone flights, as per deployment records
Where have the NYPD’s 14 drones been since the December announcement of the department’s new Unmanned Aircraft System program? Documenting the scene of a police-involved shooting in the Bronx and the → Read More
New work from a young Jean-Michel Basquiat?
There must come at least a moment or two in every teacher’s career when the teacher is certain a student is a genius. Sometimes it’s true. Cynthia Shechter says that moment came sometime around 1972 i → Read More
Jumaane Williams, a thorn for Bill de Blasio?
The tenant activist turned Brooklyn councilman has become the public advocate - Bill de Blasio might be concerned. → Read More
'Then you're vanished': Living in solitary confinement
Seven years in solitary confinement, now hoping Albany will make a change. → Read More
De Blasio goes unloved at gubernatorial debate
At Wednesday’s Democratic primary gubernatorial debate, the mayor was front and center. But not for the reasons you may think. → Read More
Can Michael Grimm overcome a felony conviction and win back his congressional seat?
Despite a felony conviction, Michael Grimm may win a Republican congressional primary on Staten Island -- putting him one step closer to retaking his former seat. → Read More
Still searching for refuge from Maria
Two Puerto Rican women found refuge and friendship from Hurricane Maria at a Brooklyn hotel thanks to support from FEMA. That funding is running out, but the relationship will endure. → Read More
What does East Side Access mean for you?
New York City residents and all those sitting in stalled subway cars might want to know: What do they get out of East Side Access? → Read More
Why your bodega may be closed Tuesday afternoon
It was a busy afternoon at the Golden Deli off 137th and Broadway, as always. Hopeful souls purchased lotto tickets. Hungry ones grabbed lunch. Tired regulars asked for their usual coffees. The bodega → Read More
All the news that fits in a Citi Bike basket
Sometimes good news is hard to come by. But here's one thing to be excited about: Five out of 12,000 CitiBikes now have carrying baskets. → Read More
Remembering Saheed Vassell, who was killed by police
On the evening after Saheed Vassell was killed in Crown Heights his friends gathered outside his family’s apartment to remember him. → Read More
Do jails need solitary to keep officers safe?
Earlier this month, retired NYC Department of Correction Capt. Clayton Jemmott went to New York-Presbyterian Hospital to visit Jean Souffrant, the officer whose neck had been fractured by a Rikers Isl → Read More
Valentine’s Day isn’t the same when your partner is being detained
It’s going to be a different Valentine’s Day for Zaquera Lanier: Her husband was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents last week. → Read More
Walkouts, limbo after ICE arrests at courthouse
The word Zaquera Lanier kept repeating was “prepared.” Her husband, Aboubacar Dembele, 27, had been arrested by ICE officers outside the Bronx County House of Justice just hours before. He had lived i → Read More
Displaced by Maria, 1,600-plus Puerto Ricans adjust to the city
More than 1,600 Puerto Ricans displaced by Hurricane Maria are trying to adapt to New York City this Christmas. → Read More
Robert Mercer is the billionaire next door for Long Island activists
Protesters for liberal causes puzzle over influence of mogul Robert Mercer who lives in a gated home on Long Island. → Read More
Marc Fliedner is back, making an unexpected run for Manhattan District Attorney
A social media campaign has scrambled the race for Manhattan District Attorney. Marc Fliedner, who ran a primary campaign for Brooklyn District Attorney, is mounting a challenge to incumbent Cy Vance. → Read More