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Stonewall National Monument on Feb. 12, 2026.

Stonewall National Monument on Feb. 12, 2026. ( Photo: Mary Mayo)

In a battle of National Park Service policy, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is pushing legislation to make the Pride flag a legally protected symbol. The U.S. Department of Interior vows no exceptions towards its current rules.

Flags & Rainbow Pride Return to Stonewall After Trump Removal

16 Feb 2026 | 08:14

In the days after the Trump administration’s order that an LGBTQ+ be flag removed from the Stonewall National Monument, thousands of New Yorkers gathered at the historic locale in support of allowing the rainbow flag symbolizing gay pride and LBGTQ+ rights to fly on the main flagpole in Christopher Park....

An injured 16-year-old teen was hoisted from a 50 ft maintenance shaft on the Queensboro Bridge on Feb. 16. His companions fled after he fell leaving him alone in the shaft for hours. He lost blood and suffered a brain injury.

An injured 16-year-old teen was hoisted from a 50 ft maintenance shaft on the Queensboro Bridge on Feb. 16. His companions fled after he fell leaving him alone in the shaft for hours. He lost blood and suffered a brain injury. ( Photo: Citizen)

Queensborough Bridge Shaft Fall Teen ‘Left to Die’: Report

20 Feb 2026 | 12:10

A 16-year-old boy abandoned by companions after he tumbled down a 50 ft. maintenance shaft on the Queensboro...

A crime scene on Jan. 29 (above). The suspect was said to have first trailed a woman into an elevator in a different building in Stuyvesant Town but left when he encountered another person in the elevator. He then walked across a sidewalk to the above building where he attacked a 14-year-old girl, the DA charged.

A crime scene on Jan. 29 (above). The suspect was said to have first trailed a woman into an elevator in a different building in Stuyvesant Town but left when he encountered another person in the elevator. He then walked across a sidewalk to the above building where he attacked a 14-year-old girl, the DA charged. ( Photo: Tim McCann)

Suspect in Stuy Town Teen Rape Faces 17 Count Indictment

19 Feb 2026 | 06:44

The homeless man who was arrested for the vicious rape of a 14 year-old girl in Stuyvesant Town is now...

Mayor Zohran Mamdani has appointed six new members—a majority—to the Rent Guidelines Board, meaning that his promise to “freeze the rent” for rent-stabilized apartments appears closer.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani has appointed six new members—a majority—to the Rent Guidelines Board, meaning that his promise to “freeze the rent” for rent-stabilized apartments appears closer. ( Photo: NYC Rent Guidlines Board)

Mamdani Appoints Six New Members to Rent Guidelines Board

19 Feb 2026 | 09:31

Mayor Zohran Mamdani has announced six new appointments for the nine-member Rent Guidelines Board (RGB),...

Heather Stein, the author, returns to Camp Tapawingo and remembers the joyful summers she spent there.

Heather Stein, the author, returns to Camp Tapawingo and remembers the joyful summers she spent there. ( Photo: Geoffrey Potter)

Friendships Built at Sleepaway Camp Last a Lifetime

04 Feb 2026 | 12:13

On a humid July morning in Manhattan, girls board buses with duffels nearly as large as they are. Parents...

Benjamin Feldshuh, 88 years old, picked up a paint brush again when he quit his job as a top psychiatrist at NYU. His abstractionist and cubist paintings will have their first public exhibition at the loft space Sixth Floor on Feb. 19.

Benjamin Feldshuh, 88 years old, picked up a paint brush again when he quit his job as a top psychiatrist at NYU. His abstractionist and cubist paintings will have their first public exhibition at the loft space Sixth Floor on Feb. 19. ( Photo: Deborah Fenker)

Benjamin Feldshuh: A Rising Modernist Star at 88 Years Old

18 Feb 2026 | 08:03

Historically, critical acclaim and popularity have depended on youth and novelty. But sometimes something...

A pickleball program is coming to the five boroughs, with the Allen-Stevenson School on E. 78th St. serving as one of the first Manhattan test cases.

A pickleball program is coming to the five boroughs, with the Allen-Stevenson School on E. 78th St. serving as one of the first Manhattan test cases. ( Photo: Wikimedia Commons)

Pickleball Program Coming to NYC Schools, Public & Private

18 Feb 2026 | 09:49

A pickleball program for NYC school students is coming to the five boroughs, with one private school...

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