Boy in Bushwick

Deadlines have kept me away from the blog for a couple of days, but President Barack Obama's State of the Union address the other night ...

A vacation in Havana is certainly an enticing proposition for this winter-weary New Yorker, but it is important to remember the vast majorit...

Call him a martyr! As the New York State Senate prepares for a probable vote to censure and expel embattled state Sen. Hiram Monserrate [D-J...

A chicken empanada and espresso at El Montanero on Myrtle Avenue in Ridgewood. The Democratic machine remains alive and well at the Knights ...

A delegation of activists and legislators from Chicago and New York City met with murdered gay teenager Jorge Steven López Mercado's fam...

The annual conversation about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.,’s legacy is indeed an odd ritual as a panelist at WNYC’s annual forum at the Broo...

The San Francisco-based Rainbow World Fund is among the myriad of organizations around the world that continue to raise money and support e...

As the sheer magnitude of the Haitian earthquake continues to emerge, contacts in the region and here in New York have begun to raise money ...

A truly monumental catastrophe continues to unfold in Haiti in the wake of a 7.0 earthquake that decimated the impoverished Caribbean nation...

On the eve of a hearing to determine whether Jorge Steven López Mercado's accused killer is competent to stand trial, New York City Coun...

A New York State Senate panel has recommended embattled state Sen. Hiram Monserrate's expulsion or censure in connection with assaulting...

A state Senate committee’s decision to expel embattled state Sen. Hiram Monserrate [D-Jackson Heights] could come this week, a number of sou...

New Jersey activists continue to point the finger at incoming Gov. Chris Christie as the primary reason lawmakers defeated a bill earlier to...

Activists remain optimistic about the prospects of marriage for same-sex couples in New Jersey in spite of the fact it appears unlikely a me...

As the majority of the country continues to shiver under an Arctic air mass, perhaps it is appropriate to remind those who live in warmer cl...

Less than 48 hours after gays and lesbians began to legally marry in New Hampshire, state Rep. Bob Thompson [D-Manchester] and Michael Jacob...

As the debate continues over whether to call the first decade of the 21st century the oughts, it is almost absurdly appropriate to reflect u...

As I think of how to reflect upon the year that has almost come to a close, there is an arguable sense of irony and even unbridled cynicism ...

It's always good to get away from the city for a few days, but there is truly nothing better than to see the Manhattan skyline from almo...

I'm going to take a few days off, but I would like to wish everyone a merry Christmas and a happy and healthy 2010. It has certainly bee...