New Bill Seeks to Ban Fur Sales in New York By 2021
A New York lawmaker has introduced a bill that, if passed, would ban fur sales across the state by 2021.
Rape Charges Dropped Against NYPD Detectives Who Had Sex With Teen in Custody
In 2017, two NYPD detectives admitted to having sex with a teen in their custody. The detectives were charged with rape…
Revenge Porn Will Soon be Illegal in New York
It took New York five long years, but finally, the state passed a bill that will make revenge porn illegal across the…
The Political Uses of Violence Against Women
Conservative and misogynist wisdom often dictates that the most direct justification for curtailing women’s rights,…
Here's How Not to Report on a Public Transit Crisis
The New York City subway system is crumbling. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority that runs the system can’t seem…
I'm an Abortion Provider and It's Time To Tell the Truth About Abortion in Later Pregnancy
New York passed the Reproductive Health Act (RHA) in January, legislation that will safeguard reproductive health…
A Young Woman Fell and Died Trying to Carry Her Baby's Stroller In a Subway Station With No Elevator
A 22-year-old Connecticut woman has reportedly died after a fall down a flight of stairs in a New York City subway…
New York Dems Move to Protect Abortion Rights
On the 46th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, amid a landscape in which the fate of abortion rights becomes increasingly…
New York Is Finally About to Ban Conversion Therapy
On Tuesday, the New York State Legislature voted to ban LGBTQ conversion therapy—a cruel, dangerous, and medically…
New Year's Resolution Chaos Descends Upon Salad Restaurants
Midtown Manhattan is facing a crisis. It’s not the advent of Amazon just across the river, in Queens, nor is it the…
Judge Rules Harvey Weinstein Sexual Assault Case Can Move Forward
Harvey Weinstein will face trial for sexual assault, despite his attorneys’ attempts to get his case thrown out against…
There's No Such Thing As a Low-Level Arrest When You're Undocumented
This article is co-published with Documented, a New York City-based news organization that covers immigration issues in…
Thank You, Shadow Governor Cynthia Nixon
Here is the first piece of writing I ever published, immortalized in the 1993 Anthology of Poetry by Young Americans. I…
I Would Watch a Whole Channel of Tiffany 'New York' Pollard Selling Me Fenty Beauty Products
Because Fenty Beauty is miles ahead of so many other brands on Sephora’s shelves, this holiday season they are not…
Two Women Erased $1.5 Million of Strangers' Medical Debt Just Because They Felt Like It
Judith Jones and Carolyn Kenyon are two New Yorkers who are passionate about the New York Health Act, a bill that would…
When Will New York State Finally Update Its Rape Shield Law to Protect Sex Workers?
In the New York State Senate, two bills have the potential to make it easier for sex workers who have been the victims…
Donald Trump Has Dreams, Not Fear
The New York Post asked Donald Trump on Wednesday whether or not he was afraid of the potential 2020 rival candidates…
This Woman Threw a Birthday Party on a Subway Car and It Looks Really Fucking Annoying
I enjoy Instagram in all of its curated bullshit glory, but sometimes doing it for the gram goes too far. Such is the…
New York Attorney General Reportedly Investigating MoviePass
An unseasonably long summer of going to the movie theater for free might have in some way been engineered through…