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The Stonewall Inn is probably the worlds most famous gay bar. It opened in 1967, a year after laws forbidding night life establishments from knowingly serving alcohol to homosexuals were overturned. Although it was Mafia-owned, the constant police raids were…

Today, the first half of the 2020 Democratic presidential debates kicks off in Miami10 candidates, including Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, and former Texas Congressman Beto ORourke will take the stage at 9pm EST. …

We have always treated the New York City Pride March as a free speech event, which means any group is welcome to register and participate in the march, Mr. Fallarino said. We dont limit people in how they dress or express themselves and that means, for some f…

In the final days of the race, big checks have flowed mostly to Ms. Katz, who as of Sunday had taken in more than $235,000 in contributions over $1,000. The largest donations came from the United Federation of Teachers ($36,000), the real estate developer and…

It's June 22, the first Saturday after the official start of the summer season. And just like they do every year, revelers gathered in New York's Coney Island for another round of Mermaid Parade celebrations. Since 1983, the annual Mermaid Parade has come to…

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A dramatic confrontation caught on camera between a man wielding a bat and another with a gun disrupted the evening commute for passengers on a New York City subway Wednesday. Brian Baksa, 40, who police said is homeless, jumped from his seat and pulled a wo…

Hello, and welcome to another edition of The Monitor, WIRED's pop culture news roundup. What's been happening in the world of entertainment? For one, Avengers: Endgame is getting re-released to theaters with some new footage. For another, writer/director/prod…

Remi Rough celebrated the artistic diversity of the murals creators. Im more abstract, and Steph is more illustrative, he said. Not everyone comes from the graffiti tradition, though I do. (Graffiti being the unsanctioned division of mural making.) And he a…

Photographer Stanley Stellar has spent decades capturing gay life in New York City. He and his camera have been witness to the sexual awakening that took place on the piers on Manhattans West Side during the 70s, the growing openness and expression of sexuali…