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State Senator Brad Hoylman-Sigal delivers remarks on Election Night after he was elected Manhattan borough president.

Politics

In State Senate farewell, Hoylman-Sigal recalls progress on LGBTQ rights

By Matt Tracy

A view of the front steps of New York City Hall.

NYC to distribute $2 million in emergency funding to organizations serving transgender people

By Matt Tracy

Danny “Dusse” Siplin, a 33-year-old Black trans man, was found dead on the east side of the Genesee River Gorge in Rochester.

Black trans man found dead in Rochester

By Matt Tracy

Lillian Bonsignore, the incoming FDNY commissioner, has been ridiculed on X since she was appointed to her post.

‘People will die’: Incoming FDNY Commissioner Lillian Bonsignore ridiculed by the right

By Matt Tracy

New York State Attorney General Letitia James.

Health

New York sues Trump administration as upstate hospital halts youth trans care

By Matt Tracy

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AMNY

Mamdani names FDNY commissioner, interim sanitation and emergency management heads for new administration

The State Capitol building in Albany.

Health

Hochul approves expansion of trans safe haven law, vetoes HIV care access bill

By Matt Tracy

Erik Bottcher.

AMNY

NYC Council Member Erik Bottcher drops bid for Nadler’s House seat to run for State Senate

The Cincinnati-based Potter Stewart U.S. Post Office and Courthouse is the headquarters of the US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.

Legal

Sixth Circuit Court rushes to beat Supreme Court in ruling on conversion therapy ban

By Arthur S. Leonard

Longtime activist Ann Northrop speaks during the first meeting of Chelsea Neighbors United.

Activism

New Chelsea community group aims to resist ICE and federal threats

By Donna Aceto

US Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks with US Vice President JD Vance (not pictured) during the inaugural Make America Healthy Again summit in Washington, D.C., U.S., November 12, 2025.

Health

Trump administration issues proposed rules seeking to ban youth gender-affirming care

By Matt Tracy

U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) speaks during a House Homeland Security hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S. December 11, 2025.

Health

House votes to criminalize youth gender-affirming care

By Matt Tracy

Brooklyn man and husband with dogs before husband was detained by ICE and sent to Alligator Alcatraz

AMNY

Brooklyn man fights for freedom of husband detained by ICE at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ over alleged missed hearing

An Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer walks past portraits of US President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance at US immigration court in Manhattan, New York City, US, December 9, 2025.

Legal

LGBTQ immigrants face more asylum rejections, though some still win cases

By Amber Sexton

Rev. Jacqueline J. Lewis, Matthew Marrero, and Rev. Amanda Ashcraft sing a hymn together at a press conference on Dec. 9.

Legal

Gay man detained by ICE, prompting husband and advocates to speak out

By Amber Sexton

Weekly mpox cases in New York City in recent months.

Health

Mpox cases subside in New York City after months-long uptick

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

Dominique Ansel is teaming up with Butterfinger to release a limited-edition French Toast-flavored treat.

French pastry legend Dominique Ansel teams up with Butterfinger in new limited-time treat release in NYC