Second Dose Monkeypox Vaccine Eligibility to 28-Day Interval; 50,000 New Appointments Open
Yesterday, 50,000 new first and second dose appointments for the monkeypox vaccine were made available to the public for dates between...
Nic F. Anderson
- Sep 15
- 2 min
City to Open Monkeypox Vaccination Clinic in the Bronx, More Vaccine Appointments Available
Photo of the Department of Health in the Bronx (1826 Arthur Avenue, Bronx, NY 10457), where the new vaccination site will be | Google...
Nic F. Anderson
- Sep 15
- 1 min
Oldest NYC Gay Bar May Become Official Landmark
Photo of Julius' window | Google Maps Julius’ in the West Village, may soon be an officially recognized landmark. The Landmarks...
Nic F. Anderson
- Jun 24
- 3 min
NYC Mayor Bashes Supreme Court Decision to Overturn Roe v. Wade, Calls On Activists to Unite
NYC Mayor Eric Adams in front of City Hall dissenting against the overturn of Roe v. Wade and discussing next steps for the city | June...
Nic F. Anderson
- Jun 24
- 3 min
Supreme Court Overturns Roe v. Wade, Ending Right to Abortion Access in U.S.
Photo of protesters in Washington, D.C. in 2019 | Photo by Chris Boese Within minutes of the Supreme Court decision to officially...
Nic F. Anderson
- Apr 22
- 1 min
Judge Bars Military from Discharges Due to HIV Status
Leonie M. Brinkema, a US District judge, issued a permanent injunction earlier this month from “categorically barring the worldwide...
Nic F. Anderson
- Apr 21
- 1 min
West Village Bar Honored With Plaque Commemorating LGBTQ+ 'Sip-In'
Photo of the new plaque, honoring the "Sip In," outside of Julius' Bar | Photo by Village Preservation New York City paid homage to a...
Nic F. Anderson
- Apr 13
- 3 min
Obituary: Leslie Cohen, NYC Lesbian Icon, Author, Artist and Activist, Dies
Lesbian icon, author and NYC LGBTQ+ fixture, Leslie Cohen, has died. Cohen’s death comes in the wake of her newest book The Audacity of a...
Nic F. Anderson
- Apr 12
- 3 min
NYC Mayor to Distribute 6.3 Million At-Home COVID-19 Tests
Mayor Eric Adams and New York City health leaders called on congress to appropriate more than $15 billion in emergency funding for...
Nic F. Anderson
- Apr 8
- 2 min
It’s #DeafLGBTQWeek
It’s National Deaf LGBTQ+ week, a project that began in 2018 by the Deaf Queer Resource Center and now occurs annually in April, with...
Nic F. Anderson
- Apr 8
- 2 min
QUEER NYC ARTIST HIGHLIGHT: Angel Morales
Queer NYC artist, Angel Morales (they/them), is working on a collection of paintings which highlights trans people.
Nic F. Anderson
- Apr 8
- 2 min
Queer NYC Artist on Creating, Curating Queer Art Spaces and Building Community
The New York City art scene is notoriously cutthroat, exclusionary and inaccessible for many. Angel Morales is changing that.
Nic F. Anderson
- Apr 6
- 11 min
Transcript: Mayor Eric Adams Makes an Announcement with LGBTQ+ Advocates
NYC Mayor, Eric Adams, talks with LGBTQ+ advocates on Florida's "Don't Say Gay" legislature, new campaign, amongst other topics.
Nic F. Anderson
- Apr 5
- 3 min
Two Injured In Fire at NYC Queer Nightclub, Officials Say Arson
Photo of the inside of Rash after the fire | Photo via GoFundMe On Sunday, April 3, two people were injured at Rash, a queer Brooklyn...
Nic F. Anderson
- Apr 5
- 1 min
Man Caught on Video Assaulting Subway Rider; NYPD Offer Monetary Away For Tips Leading to Arrest
A man was caught on video ripping out a subway rider’s hair, punching the victim’s face and head, yelling a homophobic slurs and...
Nic F. Anderson
- Apr 5
- 4 min
Mayor Announces Florida Campaign Denouncing 'Don't Say Gay' Law; Invites Floridians to Move to NYC
New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced a new campaign which denounces the “Don’t Say Gay” bill through digital billboards and creative...
Nic F. Anderson
- Mar 21
- 1 min
Data Shows Increase in LGBTQ+ Rights Support Despite Increase In Anti-LGBTQ+ Legislation Across U.S.
A new survey from the Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI) found that despite anti-LGBTQ+ legislation popping up all over the United...
Nic F. Anderson
- Mar 20
- 1 min
NYPD Launches Initiative In Attempt To Recruit More LGBTQ+ Individuals
LGBTQ+ individuals seeking to join the New York Police Department (NYPD) can now disclose their sexual orientation in personnel records....
Nic F. Anderson
- Mar 20
- 2 min
More Than 100 Demonstrators March With Russian LGBTQ+ Group In Coney Island to Support Ukraine
Coney Island, summer 2021 | Photo by Queer on the Street Rusa LGBT, a Russian LGBTQ+ organization, held a march in Coney Island to show...
Nic F. Anderson
- Mar 20
- 2 min
Open Mic on March 21 To Celebrate Issue 1 Launch Of New NY Queer Publication
The first issue of InQueeryMag | Photo: Queer on the Street A New York based queer publication, InQueeryMag, is launching Monday, March...