New Yorkers gathered in Washington Square Park last night to mark the 17th Transgender Day of Remembrance and memorialize the 25 transgender people murdered in the U.S. so…
Thousands Rally For Planned Parenthood in the Face of Anti-Abortion Demonstration
Back-to-back demonstrations in support of Planned Parenthood brought thousands to the Village on Saturday, with some 200 Pro-Choice advocates squaring off against a scattering of…
The Greenwich Village Church That Helped Women Get Illegal Abortions
This week, we present a series of longer pieces unraveling the histories of storied buildings. On the 16th of November in 1964, four women and…
Tis the Season: Unsilent Night Gets Bounced By ‘Big Political Rally’
In the past, the East Village holiday tradition known as Unsilent Night has proceeded undeterred against the red menace that is SantaCon (remember UnsilentaCon?), so…
#MuppetBernie the Uncontested Winner of Washington Square Park Rally
Forget the modest muppet at the Bernie-themed art show coming to the Bowery this weekend, this muppet really took Manhattan. It remains to be seen whether Bernie Sanders…
What’s the One Question Bernie Ralliers Would Ask Hillary at the Debate?
As a YUGE crowd gathered for a Bernie Sanders rally in Washington Square Park this afternoon, we asked his supporters (some of which had been…
NYU Tells Students to Brace For ‘Thousands of People’ at Bernie Rally
While a pro-Hillary pantsuit competition brews in Bushwick, NYU is warning its students that “thousands of people” are expected to attend a Bernie Sanders rally in…
Video: Hundreds, Including Mayor, Gather to Show That ‘New York Is Paris’
Hundreds of people, including Mayor Bill de Blasio, poured into Washington Square Park this afternoon for a “New York is Paris” gathering intended to send “love and…
Meet the Subway Buskers Who Set Off a Viral Hootenanny
One of the few fun things to come out of the subway last winter was that viral video in which a little girl inspired a…
‘Chew-bacca On This’ and Other Highlights From Lightsaber Battle NYC 2015
“I’ma slice me some Jedi ass,” was the first of many threats I’d hear walking through Washington Square Park on Saturday night, as almost 2,000…