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Metro Philadelphia

O’Shae Sibley, dancer killed in alleged NYC hate crime, celebrated in Philadelphia

Robert Fehring is holed up in a federal prison in Fort Dix, New Jersey.

Crime

Judge rejects release of Long Island man who made anti-LGBTQ threats

By Emily Sawaked

An unknown individual smashed the screen on display outside of The Flea.

Crime

Vandal attacks The Flea Theater after complaining about LGBTQ content

By Matt Tracy

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AMNY

Funeral to be held in Philadelphia Tuesday for O’Shae Sibley, killed in confrontation with teens

Sports

Megan Rapinoe leaves her final Women’s World Cup with pride after a long career

By Anne M. Peterson, AP

Ballroom icon Carmen Xtravaganza dies at 62

By Emily Sawaked

Qween Jean delivers remarks on Aug. 4, 2023 at the Mobil gas station where O'Shae Sibley was killed.

Hundreds gather at Brooklyn gas station to remember O’Shae Sibley

By Matt Tracy

O'Shae Sibley was killed at a Mobil gas station along Coney Island Avenue in Brooklyn.

Crime

Suspect arrested in fatal stabbing of O’Shae Sibley

By Matt Tracy

Florida loses AP psychology courses thanks to ‘Don’t Say Gay or Trans’ law

By Emily Sawaked

Cheri Pies died in July at the age of 73.

Cheri Pies, trailblazer for lesbian mothers, dies at 73

By Emily Sawaked

City Hall rally seeking justice for Kawaski Trawick

AMNY

Youth groups rally at NYPD headquarters demanding that cops who killed Kawaski Trawick be fired

Governor Kevin Stitt of Florida signs an executive order requiring the state to use "male" and "female," effectively erasing non-binary people.

Legal

Oklahoma governor’s order bars state from recognizing trans, non-binary people

By Emily Sawaked

O'Shae Sibley was listening to Beyoncé's music before he was fatally stabbed in Brooklyn on July 29.

Music

Beyonce pays tribute to O’Shae Sibley

By Emily Sawaked

Lee Soulja-Simmons, the leader of NYC Black Pride, pauses for a picture during NYC Black Pride's 2022 beach event.

Pride

NYC Black Pride festivities slated for Aug. 16-20

By Emily Sawaked

Politics

GOP candidates spew anti-trans rhetoric at Iowa fundraiser

By Duncan Osborne

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

Health

NYC sexual health clinics still operating at reduced capacity

By Nico Lang

More from Around NYC

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Mamdani presents artwork by Bronx-based designer Edwin Reyes at Toñita Fest 2026

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Mayor Mamdani presents artwork by Bronx-based designer Edwin Reyes at Toñita Fest 2026

Doloresce, a Haitian immigrant who said he was currently in the U.S. on a temporary Protected Status (TPS), poses for a portrait, on the day of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling allowing the Trump administration to strip Temporary Protected Status (TPS) protections from hundreds of thousands of Haitian and Syrian migrants, in the Little Haiti neighborhood in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, U.S., June 25, 2026.

Outrage builds over Supreme Court’s termination of TPS for Haitians

City Council Speaker Julie Menin (l.) with Deputy Speaker Nantasha Williams, who according to the Quadrennial Advisory Commission, testified in May 2026 that , increasing the salaries of the city’s elected officials was a long-overdue cost of living adjustment.

NYC elected officials could get nearly 20% pay raises this summer – far more than they asked for