NYPD Commissioner James O'Neill apologized today to the LGBTQ community for the 1969 raid on the Stonewall Inn in Greenwich Village that took place 50 years ago this month which is seen as the birth … [Read more...] about NYPD Commissioner Apologizes to LGBTQ Community for 1969 Raid on Stonewall Inn: WATCH
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NYC Council Speaker Corey Johnson Seeks Apology from NYPD for Stonewall Raid: WATCH
New York City Council Speaker Corey Johnson urged the New York Police Department to issue an official apology for the raid on the Stonewall Inn in 1969, long seen as the birth of the modern LGBTQ … [Read more...] about NYC Council Speaker Corey Johnson Seeks Apology from NYPD for Stonewall Raid: WATCH
Surveillance Video Shows Man Lighting Pride Flags on Fire Outside NYC Gay Bar: WATCH
Newly-released surveillance videos shows a man setting to fire to rainbow flags outside Alibi Lounge, a gay bar on Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard in the Harlem neighborhood of New York City. As we … [Read more...] about Surveillance Video Shows Man Lighting Pride Flags on Fire Outside NYC Gay Bar: WATCH
Harlem Gay Bar’s Pride Flags Burned in Suspected Hate Crime
An arsonist burned LGBTQ Pride flags outside the only gay bar in the Harlem neighborhood of New York City over the weekend. Police are investigating the incident as a possible hate crime. The … [Read more...] about Harlem Gay Bar’s Pride Flags Burned in Suspected Hate Crime
Pioneering Trans Activists Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera to Get Monument Near Stonewall Inn
Marsha P. Johnson Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera, two pioneering transgender activists from the Stonewall era and figures in the uprising seen as the birth of the LGBTQ rights movement in … [Read more...] about Pioneering Trans Activists Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera to Get Monument Near Stonewall Inn
Rep. Jerrold Nadler Falls Ill at Press Conference
Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), a staunch critic of Trump and the chair of the House Judiciary Committee, fell ill and was attended to by medics during a press conference he was hosting with NYC Mayor … [Read more...] about Rep. Jerrold Nadler Falls Ill at Press Conference
NYC Mayor Bill De Blasio Becomes 23rd Democrat to Join 2020 Presidential Race: WATCH
NYC Mayor Bill De Blasio became the 23rd Democrat to join the 2020 presidential race on Thursday morning, in a three minute video posted to social media. The NYT reports: 'Mr. de Blasio begins his … [Read more...] about NYC Mayor Bill De Blasio Becomes 23rd Democrat to Join 2020 Presidential Race: WATCH
Gay Couple Forgives Restaurant After Waiter Called Them ‘Faggots’ as They Left After a Meal: WATCH
A gay couple from Long Island, New York is speaking out after a waiter called them "faggots" in Spanish as they were walking out of Casa Rustica in Smithtown after a meal. Craig Hollid-Ausset … [Read more...] about Gay Couple Forgives Restaurant After Waiter Called Them ‘Faggots’ as They Left After a Meal: WATCH
Police Seek Man for Assault with Glass at GYM Bar in NYC’s Chelsea Neighborhood: WATCH
Police are seeking a man captured on surveillance video smashing a glass into another man's face at GYM bar in NYC's Chelsea neighborhood. The assault took place last Friday night May 3 when the … [Read more...] about Police Seek Man for Assault with Glass at GYM Bar in NYC’s Chelsea Neighborhood: WATCH
Lillian Bonsignore to Make History as FDNY’s First Woman and Openly Gay EMS Chief
Lillian Bonsignore / FDNY Veteran paramedic Lillian Bonsignore is set to become the highest-ranking woman in the history of the New York City Fire Department when she is promoted to Chief of … [Read more...] about Lillian Bonsignore to Make History as FDNY’s First Woman and Openly Gay EMS Chief
