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Councilmember Erik Bottcher and more than a dozen other elected officials from Manhattan signed a letter blasting "ongoing dysfunction" at Community Education Council District 2.

Politics

Bottcher joins Cabán as co-chair of City Council’s LGBTQIA+ Caucus

By Matt Tracy

The New York City Lunar New Year For All contingent.

Lunar New Year for All contingent marks Year of the Dragon

By Matt Tracy

Advocates and members of the Pride Center of Staten Island stand together in 2022 after applying unsuccessfully to march in the borough's St. Patrick's Day Parade.

New Staten Island St. Patrick’s Day Parade to welcome LGBTQ groups

By Matt Tracy

Elisa Crespo, seen here in January of 2024 during her time with New Pride Agenda, cuts the ribbon to signal the official opening of a drop-in space in Manhattan.

New Pride Agenda opens drop-in space with resources for LGBTQ New Yorkers

By Matt Tracy

The antibiotic doxycycline is being utilized as a tool to combat sexually transmitted infections.

Health

NYC health officials, doctors embracing doxy-PEP for STI prevention

By Dashiell Allen

The Bohemian National Hall is located on the Upper East Side at 321 E. 73rd St.

Manhattan venue doubles down amid anger over planned Moms for Liberty event

By Matt Tracy

Members of ACT UP make their voices heard.

ACT UP New York gathers to confront former member’s lawsuit

By Duncan Osborne

The Cooper Rapid Rehousing Center in Glendale, Queens, Jan. 2, 2024.

Shelter operator with $1.84B in city contracts sued for anti-gay discrimination

By Haidee Chu, THE CITY

Graves on Hart Island of anonymous individuals who died of AIDS-related complications.

Hart Island, burial site for many people lost to AIDS, opens to the public

By Dashiell Allen

Gender Cool Project honorees take the stage.

Stonewall Inn honors LGBTQ leaders

By Donna Aceto

Kenrick Ross, the new executive director of the Brooklyn Community Pride Center, Inc.

New leader takes the helm at Brooklyn Community Pride Center

By Heather Cassell

The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene's offices in Long Island City, Queens.

Health

NYC sees uptick in estimated new HIV infections among men who have sex with men

By Duncan Osborne

Last year's Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in Manhattan.

Petition blasts Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade over non-binary participants, ‘LGBTQ agenda’

By Matt Tracy

LGBTQIA+ Caucus Co-Chairs Tiffany Cabán of Queens and Crystal Hudson of Brooklyn leads the City Council's banner.

Seniors

City Council votes to establish commission on LGBTQ older adults

By Dashiell Allen

Eliza Byard, the former executive director of GLSEN, with former National LGBTQ Task Force executive director Rea Carey.

Women in the spotlight at LGBT Center’s 26th annual event

By Donna Aceto

NYPD

GOAL speaks out after NYPD cop voices anti-gay slur in viral video

By Dashiell Allen

More from Around NYC

NY: Thousands celebrate the West Indian Day Parade.

Mayor Eric Adams, NYPD Commissioner outline security measures for J’Ouvert and West Indian American Day Parade

permits

Permits filed for residential building with 38 units in Crotona Park East

Costume designer and band leader Natasha Hinds of Karibbean Island Pulse Kidz, surrounded by costumes ready for children to compete in the August 30 Junior costume competition on the streets of Crown Heights, and the Brooklyn Museum grounds.

Karibbean Island Pulse Kidz to depict the five senses of carnival in junior competition on Aug. 30

cop on a subway platform

Hateful robber on Manhattan subway train threatens to call ICE on victim, then beats him: cops