A Retreat on False Arrests from Chelsea to Bushwick
May 05, 2009
One case involves middle-aged gay men at adult bookstores. The other concerns black and Latino teenagers on their way to a wake. One centers around Manhattan, the other in Bushwick. Both
The Citizen
Apr 20, 2009
Image (cc) New York City Council With the U.S. Census -- the decennial count of all of us -- slated for next year, New York officials already are taking steps to
The Politics of Same-Sex Marriage
Apr 17, 2009
Image (cc) CarbonNYC A participant at the November 2008 Gay Marriage Rally in New York City "Civil rights don't wait for the right time.
The Citizen
Mar 21, 2009
Photo (cc) Lissame More than half of all New York City public school students are immigrants or the children of immigrants, and one out of four is not a native English
The Citizen
Feb 23, 2009
Photo (cc) megapickle Chinese New Year was one of the few bright moments in this season's economic gloom. The appointment of upstate U.S. Rep. Kirsten Gillibrand to fill Hillary Clinton's Senate seat
Police Charged with False Arrests of Gay Men at Adult Video Stores
Feb 02, 2009
There has been a sharp increase recently in the number of gay men arrested for prostitution at adult video stores in Manhattan. Anger is building against the police department in the
The Citizen
Jan 21, 2009
Photo (cc) niznoz As Barack Obama assumes office, New York immigrants have lost jobs and seen their incomes drop. With the recession reverberating throughout the economy, immigrants have reduced the amount
Delivering Better Pay
Dec 08, 2008
 Image from Manhattan Neighborhood NetworkStudents protest outside of Saigon Grill on University Place, May 4, 2007. Republic, a popular restaurant that serves Asian noodle by Union Square, is not your typical
The Citizen
Dec 08, 2008
 Left Photo (cc) Richard Rodriguez, Right photo (cc) achang999 New York's immigrant communities greeted the election of Sen. Barack Obama as president with a mix of elation, anticipation and curiosity. The
Advancing Rights
Dec 01, 2008
 With the election of Barack Obama as president and increased Democratic majorities in both houses of Congress, civil liberties groups are chomping at the bit to restore constitutional rights compromised |