Boy in Bushwick

What a year it was! With less than 48 hours until 2009, the annual tradition of looking back upon the year that was is in full swing. The ec...

I have returned to the blog after nearly a week away for Christmas, but the news of continued Israeli air strikes against Hamas strongholds ...

I've been in Boston and New Hampshire the last few days ahead of Christmas, but one of the highlights of the trip remains the fact I fin...

With the turmoil of the last few months showing little sign of abatement, it is arguably necessary to step back, take a deep breath and enjo...

With preparations for President-elect Barack Obama's inauguration well underway, the incoming commander-in-chief has ignited controversy...

As fallout from José Sucuzhañay's death continues to unfold, the New York Police Department continues to search for the four men who bru...

Less than 24 hours after news of José Sucuzhañay's death broke, people from across the city gathered in Bushwick to pay tribute to the E...

As law enforcement officials continue to search for the men who allegedly left a Bushwick man brain dead in what they describe as an anti-ga...

The reported deal between presumptive New York State Senate Majority Leader Malcolm Smith and the so-called dissident "Gang of Three...

The news of the death of the man brutally attacked on a Bushwick street early Sunday morning while he and his brother walked home left my ro...

Hate crimes of any kind are among the most difficult stories on which to report, and their proximity to one's home makes them that much ...

Politics is an all too cynical exercise here in New York and across the country. It often comes down to a series of politically advantageous...

Mary Myers Cole, first on right, poses with other Fire Island Pines women at Sip n' Twirl in May. Fire Island remains one of the most be...

I'm back to Brooklyn after five days with my family and friends in New Hampshire and Boston, but the world honestly seems a bit differen...

I will be in New Hampshire this weekend to celebrate Thanksgiving with my family, but I would like to take a moment to wish everyone a happy...

The experience of the majority of gay and lesbian New Yorkers in the bubble that is the Big Apple is comparatively easy compared to their br...

As speculation over the future of the New York Blade continues to grow among more than one gay media circles in Gotham, my EDGE colleague J...

With the issue of marriage for same-sex couples in the forefront, JoAnn Shain of Marriage Equality New York expresses hope these unions will...

As I come to terms with my own mini-financial crisis, journalist and blogger Chris Crain notes on his blog Spanish Queen Sofia used less tha...