Saylor Lake (left) and Rae Jackson (right) for the Gay Cowboy Show
Saylor Lake (left) and Rae Jackson (right) for the Gay Cowboy Show ( Photo: Queerly Festival )

Queerly Festival returns for its eleventh season this June for a month long run, spotlighting queer voices with diverse, multilingual performances affirming inclusion, resilience, and creative freedom amid rising national challenges to LGBTQIA+ rights.

Queerly Festival 2025: A Space for Expression, Community, and Inclusion Now More Than Ever
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The Queerly Festival presented by Frigid in the East Village is returning for its eleventh season from June 12 to July 3rd and organizers say it has a particular sense of purpose this year with LBFTQIA+ rights under fire nationally.

“The phrase ‘now more than ever’ gets thrown around a lot, but, looking...

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Julie Menin, the incumbent in City Council District 5, has emerged as the reigning Queen of Fundraisers on the Upper East Side with over $533,607 raised for her primary race so far. She is not accepting public matching funds. The competitive District 4 race has six candidates with nearly $1.5 million in their respective war chests.
Julie Menin, the incumbent in City Council District 5, has emerged as the reigning Queen of Fundraisers on the Upper East Side with over $533,607 raised for her primary race so far. She is not accepting public matching funds. The competitive District 4 race has six candidates with nearly $1.5 million in their respective war chests. ( Photo: Julie Menin campaign)

Two East Side Dem Council Races Have Total of Over $2 Million in Campaign War Chests
13 May 2025 | 03:20

There is some big money being spent in the District 4 and District 5 Democratic primary council races...

This biker (center) was collared by police at 7:30am in Central Park on May 10 because he refused to stop immediately when ordered to, according to a post on the subreddit site r/nycbike. The post said that the biker was eventually let off with a “violation.”
This biker (center) was collared by police at 7:30am in Central Park on May 10 because he refused to stop immediately when ordered to, according to a post on the subreddit site r/nycbike. The post said that the biker was eventually let off with a “violation.” ( Photo: r/nycbike)

Road War: NYPD Now Handing Out Criminal Summonses to Bikers for Traffic Violations

The NYPD has quietly begun to write criminal summonses, as opposed to traffic tickets, for e-bikers and pedal bikers alike...

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13 May 2025 | 11:13
The MTA plans to spend more than $35 million to hire 1,000 security guards to watch emergency exit gates so they are not opened from inside, allowing fare evaders to enter. When the MTA studied the topic in 2022, it found it lost nearly $300 million a year to subway fare evaders.
The MTA plans to spend more than $35 million to hire 1,000 security guards to watch emergency exit gates so they are not opened from inside, allowing fare evaders to enter. When the MTA studied the topic in 2022, it found it lost nearly $300 million a year to subway fare evaders. ( Photo: Metropolitan Transportation Authority)

MTA Trying to Shut Down the ‘Superhighway of Fare Evasion’ in Subways

Subway station emergency-exit gates have been dubbed “the superhighway of fare evasion” by MTA CEO Janno Lieber, who hopes...

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10 May 2025 | 02:57
Coffee in the morning can give you more than a jolt. A new study finds that morning coffee drinkers have a longer life expectancy than non coffee drinkers and derive added protection for everything from cardiovascular disease to kidney injuries.
Coffee in the morning can give you more than a jolt. A new study finds that morning coffee drinkers have a longer life expectancy than non coffee drinkers and derive added protection for everything from cardiovascular disease to kidney injuries. ( Photo: Beercha/Wikimedia Commons)

Morning Magic: That First Cup of Joe Packs Surprising Health Benefits, New Report Finds

Your morning coffee isn’t just an upper. Recent research says it helps protect your heart from cardiovascular disease, decreases...

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MTA Trying to Shut Down the ‘Superhighway of Fare Evasion’ in Subways

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