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Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg.

Crime

Man pleads guilty in NYC gay bar robbery scheme

By Dashiell Allen

Bronx Borough President Vanessa Gibson joined advocates to mark National Coming Out Day on, Oct. 10.

National Coming Out Day observed in the boroughs

By Dashiell Allen

Kawaski Trawick, a gay man, was shot to death by police in his Bronx home in 2019.

Mayor speaks on Kawaski Trawick case as family and advocates rally near City Hall

By Matt Tracy

NYC Black Pride founder Lee Soulja-Simmons speaks to the crowd at the 2023 Heritage Awards at the Brooklyn Museum.

Honorees celebrated at NYC Black Pride’s Heritage Awards

By Gay City News

Qween Jean delivers remarks Aug. 4 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

Christian Cooper is the focus of the show "Extaordinary Birder" on National Geographic.

‘Extraordinary Birder’ Christian Cooper spreads his wings in the spotlight

By Heather Cassell

AMNY

Party and protest mix as LGBTQ+ pride parades kick off from New York to San Francisco

The unveiling of Edie Windsor and Thea Speyer Way at Fifth Avenue and Washington Square North.

Street corner named after Edie Windsor and Thea Spyer

By Andy Humm

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Attacks on Rainbow Flags prompt defiant drag show near Stonewall

By Matt Tracy

Everyone crowds together for a group photo at the disco.

Silent Disco returns to AIDS Memorial for Pride Month

By Donna Aceto

Kawaski Trawick's parents, Rickie and Ellen Trawick, at NYPD headquarters on April 12.

Kawaski Trawick’s family awaits answers after NYPD disciplinary trial

By Matt Tracy

Christian Molieri at Ruby's Bar and Grill on the Riegelmann Boardwalk in Coney Island.

Trans Brooklynite endures frustrating quest for accountability in Coney Island

By Matt Tracy

Rickie Trawick and Ellen Trawick, the parents of Kawaski Trawick, standing outside NYPD headquarters on April 24, 2023.

Police officers in Kawaski Trawick case begin NYPD disciplinary trial

By Matt Tracy

An annual Iftar dinner at The Center in April of 2023.

Religion

The Center hosts LGBTQ Iftar dinner

By Gay City News

Kawaski Trawick's mother, Ellen Trawick (left), with the family's attorney, Royce Russell (right), at NYPD headquarters on April 12.

Four years later, Kawaski Trawick’s family demands accountability at NYPD HQ

By Matt Tracy

Beyonce Karungi speaks in front of Uganda House.

From New York, advocates condemn Uganda’s anti-LGBTQ bill

By Matt Tracy & Adrian Childress

More from Around NYC

grand army plaza arch ribbon cutting

Grand Army Plaza Arch emerges from two-year, $8.9M restoration

tax credit

Bronx Hip Hop Museum secures major funding as 2026 opening approaches

Bronx Borough President Vanessa L. Gibson.

Gibson launches Gun Violence Awareness Month

Bongo drum beats and the celebratory blare of trumpets reverberated throughout the cluster of storefronts and office buildings during Sunday's National Puerto Rican Day Parade in Midtown.

¡Wepa Nueva York! Thousands line Fifth Avenue to celebrate Puerto Rican Day Parade