new york city Archives

new york city

A shimmery out of focus image of the Brooklyn bridge at night

first person

For My 30th Birthday, I Moved Back to New York

Essays about turning 30 are almost as annoying as essays about moving to or from New York.

Drew Burnett Gregory —

Dec 28, 2023

Dykes on Dates

new york city

Jess and Anya take a selfie in central park, a spread on a picnic blanket of notebooks, headphones, a camera, and a hat. Jess posing in a Zabar's hat.

relationships

Dykes on Dates: A Chill, Food-Filled Day on the Upper West Side

If you’ve never been to the American Museum of Natural History before, let me tell you about the whale.

Anya Richkind —

May 18, 2023

#affiliatemarketing

new york city

lgbt book reviews

Explore NYC’s Underground Queer and Trans Rave Scene in “Raving”

Readers are constantly reminded that so much of what makes white-dominated raves comes from Black culture.

Lily Alvarado —

Mar 14, 2023

interview

latina

politics + activism

Queer Latina Tiffany Cabán Is Running For NYC Council, Bringing Hope To 2021

She ran a progressive campaign for Queens DA that put New York’s establishment on notice, and now has NYC Council in sight. “It’s not about good people or bad people,…

Christian —

Dec 3, 2020

Butt Week

drugs

An illustration of a hand holding a small bottle with a screw-on lid.

first person

Giving Poppers to Cis Women

“A cultural exchange from a person with a prostate to those without.”

Drew Burnett Gregory —

Oct 19, 2020

covid-19

new york city

visual art

What Is Even Happening in Andrew Cuomo’s Bananas New Covid-19 Poster for New Yorkers?

“I can only describe my current emotional state as 🙃 ”

Stef —

Jul 13, 2020

new york city

sex work

politics + activism

Gentrification Inside the Club and Out: How Stigma and Respectability Are Impacting the Sex Industry

The very same free speech arguments that lawyers used to attempt to defend sex shops and strip clubs in the late 1990’s are being used to defend against SESTA/FOSTA now…

Janis Luna —

Nov 19, 2019

brooklyn

friday open thread

community

FRIDAY OPEN THREAD: Premieres and Finales

It’s the season premiere on my life in New York! Meanwhile, The Good Wife is about to have its series finale! Let’s talk about it all.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya —

May 6, 2016

anti-discrimination laws

link roundup

politics + activism

Discriminating Against Trans Employees in NYC Just Got Less Legal

Trans employees in NYC get more legal protections in the workplace, Barbara Dawson dies after being arrested in a hospital that didn’t want to treat her, Wisconsin Republicans have bad…

Rachel —

Dec 24, 2015

Arizona

california