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The scene at Bronx Pride in 2023.

Pride

Bronx Pride festival and march scheduled for June 22

By Matt Tracy

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Fire Island News

Anastasia Ledwith (1966-2024)

Harvey Milk sits at Mayor George Moscone's desk in 1978.

History

On Harvey Milk Day, remember his New York roots

By Matt Tracy

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

Health

Council, non-profits sound alarm as city proposes $5 million cut to HIV/AIDS services

By Matt Tracy

Laverne Cox stands next to her portrait poster after it was unveiled.

Stonewall National Museum spotlights Laverne Cox and the late Urvashi Vaid

By Donna Aceto

Craig Slutzkin was among the candidates re-elected to Community Education Council District 2.

Community Board 5 member ousted over anti-trans resolution: source

By Matt Tracy

This cover from the 2023 Queer Liberation March helped Gay City News win third place for best front cover at the New York Press Association's Better Newspaper Contest.

Schneps Media, Gay City News honored at NY Press Association awards

By Robert Pozarycki

Former State Senator Thomas Duane speaks during a Community Board 5 meeting on April 11.

LGBTQ New Yorkers and electeds urge CB5 to condemn anti-trans education council resolution

By Matt Tracy

Hotel Chelsea is at 222 W. 23rd St. in Manhattan.

NPS allocates $25k to highlight Hotel Chelsea’s LGBTQ legacy on Register of Historic Places

By Matt Tracy

From left to right: Ken Lustbader of the LGBT Historic Sites Project; Finn Brigham and Patrick McGovern of Callen-Lorde Community Health Center; and Bernie Wagenblast at the Christopher Street-Sheridan Square station.

Bernie Wagenblast, out trans ‘voice of the subway,’ rolls out podcast and visibility campaign

By Donna Aceto & Matt Tracy

Khane Kutzwell (left) mentors apprentice barber Da’Shawn Scott (right) while touching up the sides on a Fordham Law School student.

Business

A cut above: How a queer, Black, woman-owned barbershop makes space for the LGBTQIA+ community

By Erasmo Guerra

Congressmember Ritchie Torres of the Bronx.

Gay pols call out trans activist’s comments about Oct. 7 attack

By Matt Tracy

The St. Pat's for All banner, led by a Rainbow Flag, barrels along the parade route.

St. Pat’s for All celebrates 25 years of inclusion in Queens

By Kathleen Warnock

The St. Pat's for All banner leads the way.

PHOTOS: 25th annual St. Pat’s for All Parade in Queens

By Gay City News

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

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Brooklyn Chamber Orchestra

Brooklyn Chamber Orchestra turns Bay Ridge parking lot into a free summer concert destination on Aug. 7

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Borough President Vanessa Gibson allocates $56.3M from city budget towards Bronx education, healthcare and neighborhood upgrades

Rescue efforts progress after MV Barima, a ferry carrying people, capsized off the coast of Guyana in South America, in this handout image released on July 19, 2026.

Guyanese ferry boat death toll climbs significantly

Central Park Boathouse's executive chef Adam Fiscus has revitalized the restaurant.

Chef Adam Fiscus brings new flavor to a revitalized Central Park Boathouse