"York Kids March on City Hall, Call It a 'Class' Fight"
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DAILY NEWS, ee MAY 8, 196 . 43 On City Hall, C
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By JOHN TOSCANO and POLLY Sane
Some i
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munity College
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700 addi-
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them
T rhe choice of a permanent site
cern in their march on
although they
location in Jamaica.
Peaceful Protest
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from Bayside to the Brooklyn
end of the Brook
formed lines there and mar
at
the others p ae in an ‘0
manner,
| take t
S photo by Jack Clarity Mayor Linds
York College students cross the Brooklyn Bridge on way to City Hall.
will confer with
C 0 +t H. Bowker of
the City University in the “near
future” in an attempt to ‘solve
the problem.
Mark Powe
Education offices, -if no action
taken, stration was Jeremy Weins'
List Needs ident of York's Stu
The pickets, who left after the who is the son of
i handed out leaflets de-
oder M. Wein:
of Queens.
was Prof.Frank Pomilla chi
man of the Faculty Resoiu
Committee. =~ Ss
and facu
torium,
not the ph:
cation of the college, but the ob-
vious need for adequate interim
temporary facilitiies.”
o be estab-
1, The
“are not
now indie y any particule
ece of ge y,” Prof, Cooper
aders of the demon-
DAILY NEWS, ee MAY 8, 196 . 43 On City Hall, C
It a Cass’ rigs
By JOHN TOSCANO and POLLY Sane
Some i
ty Hall f
y donieading: larger ard more suitable
in
aaa a buildi
campus of Quee:
munity College
One demon
plight
700 addi-
<t September
t no » pla to put
them
T rhe choice of a permanent site
cern in their march on
although they
location in Jamaica.
Peaceful Protest
The group traveled on bi
from Bayside to the Brooklyn
end of the Brook
formed lines there and mar
at
the others p ae in an ‘0
manner,
| take t
S photo by Jack Clarity Mayor Linds
York College students cross the Brooklyn Bridge on way to City Hall.
will confer with
C 0 +t H. Bowker of
the City University in the “near
future” in an attempt to ‘solve
the problem.
Mark Powe
Education offices, -if no action
taken, stration was Jeremy Weins'
List Needs ident of York's Stu
The pickets, who left after the who is the son of
i handed out leaflets de-
oder M. Wein:
of Queens.
was Prof.Frank Pomilla chi
man of the Faculty Resoiu
Committee. =~ Ss
and facu
torium,
not the ph:
cation of the college, but the ob-
vious need for adequate interim
temporary facilitiies.”
o be estab-
1, The
“are not
now indie y any particule
ece of ge y,” Prof, Cooper
aders of the demon-
Title
"York Kids March on City Hall, Call It a 'Class' Fight"
Description
This Daily News article details a May 1968 march by York College students in protest against what they considered inadequate campus facilities. York, the newest of the CUNY schools at the time, relied on temporary space within Queensborough Community College from 1968 to 1971. While there was much discussion over where the permanent campus ought to be placed (Jamaica), many felt little regard was given to the school's facilities in the interim.
Creator
Toscano, John
Kline, Polly
Date
May 3, 1968
Language
English
Relation
5362
5352
Rights
Copyrighted
Source
York College Archives
Original Format
Newspaper / Magazine / Journal
Toscano, John, and Kline, Polly. Letter. “‘York Kids March on City Hall, Call It a ’Class’ Fight’”. 5362, CUNY DIGITAL HISTORY ARCHIVE, accessed March 10, 2026, https://stephenz.tailc22a4b.ts.net/s/cdha/item/863
Time Periods
1961-1969 The Creation of CUNY - Open Admissions Struggle
