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Brian Romero, seen here at a rally for trans youth on Jan. 10, is running for office in the 34th Assembly District.

Politics

Queer progressive Brian Romero vies for Queens Assembly seat

By Matt Tracy

Nurses make their demands clear on the picket line outside Mount Sinai on Jan. 12, 2026.

Health

State lawmaker warns against disruption to gender-affirming care during nurses’ strike

By Matt Tracy

Drag Race Watch Party

Brooklyn Paper

In Coney Island, a ‘Drag Race’ watch party becomes a radical act of community

The Trevor Project's CEO, Jaymes Black.

National

MacKenzie Scott donates $45 million to The Trevor Project

By Matt Tracy

U.S. President Donald Trump visits a Ford production center in Dearborn, Michigan, U.S., January 13, 2026.

Legal

New York and 11 states sue Trump administration for threatening to withhold funding over trans-inclusive policies

By Matt Tracy

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AMNY

State of the State: ICE protections, transit improvements and other key items on Hochul’s radar for 2026

A demonstrator wearing a Statue of Liberty crown waves a Transgender Flag outside the U.S. Supreme Court, as the justices heard oral arguments in two cases concerning efforts to enforce Republican-backed state laws banning transgender athletes from female sports teams at public schools, in Washington, D.C., U.S., January 13, 2026.

Legal

Supreme Court arguments show skepticism about letting trans girls and women play in women’s sports

By Arthur S. Leonard

CVS faced criticism after it initially avoided covering one of the latest forms of injectable PrEP.

Health

CVS now covering long-acting injectable PrEP

By Matt Tracy

Cases of mpox in New York City in the final months of 2025.

Health

Mpox cases fall in NYC for second straight month

By Matt Tracy

New Pride Agenda's Kei Williams delivers remarks during a rally for trans youth on Jan. 10, 2026.

Activism

Union Square rally draws support for trans youth as Supreme Court weighs sports bans

By Dashiell Allen

Attendees hold a banner bearing the name of Renee Nicole Good, who was shot and killed by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent, during a vigil for her in Seattle, Washington, U.S. January 8, 2026.

National

Renee Nicole Macklin Good’s wife speaks out after fatal ICE shooting

By Matt Tracy

U.S. President Donald Trump looks on as he signs executive orders and proclamations in the Oval Office at the White House, in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 5, 2025.

National

Survey shows how queer and trans people have changed their lives since 2024 election

By Matt Tracy

Police tape surrounds a vehicle after its driver was shot by a U.S. immigration agent, according to local and federal officials, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S., January 7, 2026.

Crime

‘They killed my wife’: Outrage follows fatal ICE shooting of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis

By Matt Tracy

Bronx Times

EXCLUSIVE: Newly appointed NYC Schools Chancellor Kamar Samuels visits Bronx school where he began teaching career

Advocates at a Union Square rally for trans youth on Feb. 8, 2024.

Youth

Union Square rally set for Jan. 10 as Supreme Court hears trans sports cases

By Matt Tracy

Mayor Zohran Mamdani is sworn in by Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders.

Politics

Mamdani enters office with commitments to New York’s LGBTQ community

By Matt Tracy

More from Around NYC

NY: Prospect Farm

City Council approves Parks acquisition of Prospect Farm amid bridge concerns

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Meet Joseph Marte, the Bronx native behind Fordham’s newest taco spot, Tacos Supreme

Nicholas Paul of Team Trinidad And Tobago celebrates with their flag after winning Gold during the Men's Track Cycling Keirin Final on day two of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games at Lee Valley Velopark Velodrome on July 30, 2022 on the London, England.

Paul pedals to match sprint gold for T&T

The suspect wanted for assaulting a 67-year-old man in the Bronx.

Suspect sought for punching out man on Bronx street: NYPD