Jazmine Headley and the 'Slow Violence of Everyday Life'
On Tuesday afternoon, elected officials in New York City gathered in front of City Hall to denounce the violent arrest…
'I'm Begging You, Please': NYPD Officers Caught on Video Violently Taking a One-Year-Old Child From His Mother's Arms [Updated]
A truly fucked up and disturbing video of New York Police Department officers ripping a one-year-old child from the…
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…
Scenes From Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's District on Election Night
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a 29-year-old Latina who ran an unabashedly progressive campaign and unseated a powerful…
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Goes Ahead and Makes It Official
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is going to Washington. The 28-year-old democratic socialist from New York’s 14th…
New York City Rat Ferried to the Afterlife in a Nike Sneaker
A rat nap isn’t really like a cat nap. It much more closely resembles sleeping with the fishes.
Socialite Pleads Guilty to Hitting Man With Glass Purse After Telling His Mom, 'Hurry Up, You Jew'
Yes, that headline is correct. Jacqueline Kent Cooke, the 29-year-old daughter of former Washington football team owner…
Julia Salazar Wins Unusually Dramatic State Senate Race
Julia Salazar, a 27-year-old Latina Democratic Socialist and first-time candidate won her Democratic state senate…
Couple Wearing Homemade 'Abolish ICE' T-Shirts Denied Entry to the Statue of Liberty
Gothamist reports that a couple wearing handcrafted “Abolish ICE” t-shirts were denied entry to the Statue of Liberty…
Revenge Porn Took My Career. The Law Couldn't Get It Back
I didn’t know the term “revenge porn” until 2014, the year my ex-boyfriend gave stolen photographs of me in my bedroom…
I Will Not Tolerate Any Slander of This Baby Rat Just Trying to Start Her Life
Rents may fall and rents may rise (and rise and rise and rise), but one thing that is fixed about living in New York…
Damn Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Won a Primary She Didn't Even Enter
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the democratic socialist who defeated longtime Democratic congressman Joseph Crowley in New…
New York City Teachers Will Finally Get Paid Parental Leave
New York City mayor Bill de Blasio announced today that public school teachers will now get six weeks paid parental…
PARTY GIRL SAYS HER FINAL GOODNIGHT: On 'Splat' and Being an Aging Rager
For the 20th anniversary of Sex and the City—which premiered on HBO on June 6, 1998 and went on to become iconic…
On Coney Island's 95th Anniversary, We Look Back at the Beloved, Beer-Soaked Landmark
It’s official: Coney Island, the 2.7 mile stretch of Brooklyn broadwalk beloved by New Yorkers and tourists alike, is…
ICE Is Subverting New York City's Sanctuary Status With a New Intimidation Tactic
Immigration and Customs Enforcement has been sending letters to undocumented New Yorkers with recent police encounters,…
NYC Will Remove Statue of Doctor Who Performed Gynecological Experiments on Women Slaves
The City of New York has agreed to remove a controversial statue of J. Marion Sims, a 19th century physician whose…
Let's Celebrate This Hot Pink, 4-Story Dick!
New Yorkers love to complain about how the city has changed irreparably for the worse—it’s too expensive; it’s been…
New York City Would Rather Shutter Its Jails' Transgender Housing Unit Than Improve It
As is the case in much of the country, transgender people in New York City jails are not being given the treatment…