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Runnin' Scared
11:40 am
Jun. 19, 2013
New York News
Car Crashes into East Village Shop, Puts 8 in Hospital Just before 7 a.m. this morning, a car coming down 2nd Avenue crashed into an East Village bodega at East 4th Street. Eight people were injured. 3 of the victims were employees of the store. A ma... More >>
Runnin' Scared
7:00 am
Jun. 19, 2013
New York News
Hey techies, start your businesses in New York City. We promise we're cool. Reading from the same playbook as Texas Gov. Rick Perry, Mayor Bloomberg toured the Bay Area this weekend trying to lure tech investors and young grads back east with promises of good times and p... More >>
Runnin' Scared
6:00 am
Jun. 19, 2013
New York News
Three Strikes, You're Out: Albany Flops on Abortion Rights, Campaign Finance & Med. Marijuana Bills Remember the provision in the Women's Equality Act that would solidify abortion rights here in New York in the face of anti-abortion bills popping up in state legislatures across the country? Reme... More >>
Runnin' Scared
5:00 am
Jun. 19, 2013
New York News
NYU is Handing Out Loans for Professors' Beach Houses? And Other Colleges Do That, Too? High-cost, low-interest loans from NYU are the hottest commodities on the market these days. On a city level, they've been used (and eventually forgiven by the school) across Manhattan to pay for... More >>
Runnin' Scared
3:00 am
Jun. 19, 2013
New York News
Stuyvesant Town, Peter Cooper Village tenants get to keep their affordable rent Some good news on the affordable housing front. After a two-month investigation, the New York Attorney General's office has gotten the owners of Stuyvesant Town and Peter Cooper Village to back o... More >>
News
12:00 am
Jun. 19, 2013
New York News
Night Angels: A Different Breed of Crime-Fighter Responds to Anti-Gay Violence It's a little past 11 on a balmy June night. Jack Zero stands in a patch of yellow light on the corner of Christopher Street and Seventh Avenue,... More >>
Features
12:00 am
Jun. 19, 2013
New York News
How Porter Fischer Exposed a Steroid Clinic and Major Leaguers Like Alex Rodriguez The first thing Porter Fischer spotted was the trunk of his silver Corolla. It was wide open. Then he noted a bashed-in passenger window and the... More >>
News
12:00 am
Jun. 19, 2013
New York News
Pride Issue: Why Don't Lesbians Hook Up Online? Ever since hookup websites (and subsequently apps) became the way gay men play, lesbians have been asking, "Where's our Grindr?" But perhaps the... More >>
News
12:00 am
Jun. 19, 2013
New York News
Pride Issue: Life Keeps Getting Better for David Miranda David Miranda had always suspected that he was gay. The child of immigrant parents in the South Bronx, he tried to pray away his feelings, but... More >>
News
12:00 am
Jun. 19, 2013
New York News
Pride Issue: Genderqueers Face the Real World On a recent interview for a job with a talent agency, Eli, 23, wore a man's shirt tucked into pants and boots—and a breast binder to... More >>
News
12:00 am
Jun. 19, 2013
New York News
Pride Issue: High Schools, Colleges Lag Behind the Pros in Fighting Homophobia When NBA free agent Jason Collins came out, it made headlines. Soccer's Robbie Rogers, recently signed with L.A. Galaxy, broke the final barrier:... More >>
News
12:00 am
Jun. 19, 2013
New York News
From Fetish to Fabric If you want to know what happened to New York's once-subversive leather scene, take a look at the photo in an optometrist's window on Ninth... More >>
Runnin' Scared
11:20 am
Jun. 18, 2013
New York News
Jazz Age Lawn Party Comes to Governors Island On June 15, Governors Island was transported back to 1926 for the annual Jazz Age Lawn Party. It was a flapper revival, with parasols blotting out the hot June sun. Our Laura June Kirsch was ther... More >>
Runnin' Scared
9:00 am
Jun. 18, 2013
New York News
First-Ever Russian LGBT Float in NYC Pride? Big Whoop. In a bid for the title of Shittiest Legislative Body on Earth, the lower house of Russia's parliament unanimously passed legislation banning "homosexual propaganda," evidently to stop Russia's LG... More >>
Runnin' Scared
8:00 am
Jun. 18, 2013
New York News
NYPD Warrant Squad Cops Wear Controversial "Hunting of Man" T-Shirts Members of the NYPD's Queens Warrant Squad were spotted last week wearing T-shirts imprinted with a quote that some folks might find just a little bit offensive. A photo is at right. The quote re... More >>
Runnin' Scared
6:00 am
Jun. 18, 2013
New York News
The Rules of Getting Laid, According to World's Worst Self-Help Book Your Crap Archivist brings you the finest in forgotten and bewildering crap culled from thrift stores, estate sales, and flea markets. The Rules for Getting Laid Author: David Graff & Ray Schwa... More >>
Runnin' Scared
5:00 am
Jun. 18, 2013
New York News
Christine Quinn's Prime Real Estate: Macro Sea / Brooklyn Naval Yards As the days wind down to November 5--when New Yorkers will choose their first post-Bloomberg leader--the would-be mayors continue their mad dash for donors, seeking large contributions from New Yo... More >>
Runnin' Scared
4:00 am
Jun. 18, 2013
New York News
The Mayoral Candidates Talked Tech in Queens Last Night and Didn't Sound PC "What type of cellphone do you have, what carrier is it and what's your favorite app?" At 7:30pm, after media and tech folk scrambled into the Museum of the Moving Image off 35th Avenue in Astori... More >>
Runnin' Scared
11:46 am
Jun. 17, 2013
New York News
Why Are These People Spinning on Their Friends' Feet? A Look at AcroYoga What's AcroYoga? The hybrid practice combines yoga, acrobatics and Thai massage while working with a partner. After the jump, watch a video profile of Adam Rinder, director of Om Factory and an a... More >>
Runnin' Scared
6:05 am
Jun. 17, 2013
New York News
Schumer Wants to Curb "Academic Doping" in College, Suggests Drinking Coffee Instead They're study drugs. Adderall, Ritalin, Vyvanse--you name it. The plague of prescription pills, with their often dangerous side effects, has been heavily reported by major media outlets but still ... More >>
Runnin' Scared
5:00 am
Jun. 17, 2013
New York News
Bike Share Fever: Citi Bike Rides Pass the Quarter-Million Mark 700,000 miles. That's the lengthy equivalent of about 280,000 Central Parks. Or a little more than 50,000 Manhattans from the bottom up. It's also the amount of miles CitiBike users--who have now... More >>
Runnin' Scared
6:49 pm
Jun. 16, 2013
New York News
Benghazi, Immigration, Syria: Rightbloggers Smear NSA (and Obama) on Everything The NSA controversy, which continues to develop, has been useful in a lot of ways. It's gotten people talking after a long period of quiet about the surveillance powers of the state -- and whereas... More >>
Runnin' Scared
5:00 pm
Jun. 14, 2013
New York News
Ownership of the Brooklyn Nets Is Traveling to Russia Globalization: 1, Jay-Z: 0. Two months after Jay-Z gave up his stake in the newly minted Brooklyn Nets, on Thursday Russian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov (and Nets owner) announced he'd be moving... More >>
Runnin' Scared
2:06 pm
Jun. 14, 2013
New York News
Gay Man Beaten by Cops [Update]: CCRB Gets in the Game In addition to the Brooklyn D.A.'s office, the Civilian Complaint Review Board is also investigating the alleged June 2 assault by homophobic slur-spewing 79th Precinct police on a gay man in Broo... More >>
Runnin' Scared
11:56 am
Jun. 14, 2013
New York News
NYPD Sergeant Convicted of Misusing Terror Database Now "Integrity" Officer in Brooklyn Precinct Five years ago, NYPD Sergeant Haytham Khalil was indicted for illegally accessing the FBI criminal records and terrorism database on behalf of a friend in a child custody dispute. He pleaded guilt... More >>
Runnin' Scared
11:00 am
Jun. 14, 2013
New York News
Animal Rights Group Pressures Amazon.com Over New York Foie Gras Producer "I happen to think that foie gras is one of the most delicious things on earth," Anthony Bourdain told the camera before a truth-finding trip to New York's Hudson Valley Foie Gras for his Christm... More >>
Runnin' Scared
6:00 am
Jun. 14, 2013
New York News
Bloomberg Hates Eric Holder's NYPD Federal Monitor, Calls It a "Terrible Idea" It comes as no surprise that controversy would ride the coattails of the news yesterday that Attorney General Eric Holder may suggest a federal monitor over the NYPD should stop-and-frisk be deem... More >>

From the Print Edition

Night Angels: A Different Breed of Crime-Fighter Responds to Anti-Gay Violence Night Angels: A Different Breed of Crime-Fighter Responds to Anti-Gay Violence

It's a little past 11 on a balmy June night. Jack Zero stands in a patch of yellow light on the corner of Christopher Street and Seventh Avenue, wearing a… More >>

How Porter Fischer Exposed a Steroid Clinic and Major Leaguers Like Alex Rodriguez How Porter Fischer Exposed a Steroid Clinic and Major Leaguers Like Alex Rodriguez

The first thing Porter Fischer spotted was the trunk of his silver Corolla. It was wide open. Then he noted a bashed-in passenger window and the shattered glass littering the… More >>

Pride Issue: Why Don't Lesbians Hook Up Online? Pride Issue: Why Don't Lesbians Hook Up Online?

Ever since hookup websites (and subsequently apps) became the way gay men play, lesbians have been asking, "Where's our Grindr?" But perhaps the better question would be, do lesbians want… More >>

Pride Issue: Life Keeps Getting Better for David Miranda Pride Issue: Life Keeps Getting Better for David Miranda

David Miranda had always suspected that he was gay. The child of immigrant parents in the South Bronx, he tried to pray away his feelings, but the confusion and anger… More >>

Pride Issue: Genderqueers Face the Real World Pride Issue: Genderqueers Face the Real World

On a recent interview for a job with a talent agency, Eli, 23, wore a man's shirt tucked into pants and boots—and a breast binder to flatten her chest. "Whenever… More >>

Pride Issue: High Schools, Colleges Lag Behind the Pros in Fighting Homophobia Pride Issue: High Schools, Colleges Lag Behind the Pros in Fighting Homophobia

When NBA free agent Jason Collins came out, it made headlines. Soccer's Robbie Rogers, recently signed with L.A. Galaxy, broke the final barrier: an out gay male playing for a… More >>

From Fetish to Fabric

If you want to know what happened to New York's once-subversive leather scene, take a look at the photo in an optometrist's window on Ninth Avenue in Hell's Kitchen: a… More >>

Brooklyn D.A. Charles Hynes Faces Questions About Hiring Reluctant Witness in Murder Case Brooklyn D.A. Charles Hynes Faces Questions About Hiring Reluctant Witness in Murder Case

On October 12, 2003, Fairfield University student Mark Fisher spent the night drinking with fellow students in a couple of Upper East Side bars. When it got too late to… More >>

Ken Tarr Launches a Hoax Campaign on an Industry Immune to Shame Ken Tarr Launches a Hoax Campaign on an Industry Immune to Shame

The packed midtown television studio of The Bill Cunningham Show was pimped out in the fake wood paneling and industrial gray paint of a Jersey office park. On its stage… More >>

The NYPD Goes After Another Cop Who Secretly Recorded His Boss The NYPD Goes After Another Cop Who Secretly Recorded His Boss

In the years since New York Police Department Officer Adrian Schoolcraft emerged with secretly recorded evidence of misconduct in a Brooklyn precinct, other cops have been inspired to follow in… More >>


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