News & Politics

Stonewall 50: From Uprising to the Gay Rights Movement

June 17, 2019|Stephanie Cohen

The Gay Liberation Movement is widely recognized as having begun nearly fifty years ago in New York City. On June 28, 1969...

June 06, 2019|Valeria Villarroel

Organizers of this years Pride celebration and Council Speaker Corey Johnson had called for the police to apologize for the...

May 22, 2019|WFUV Staff

A new coalition is launching an initiative to help ensure queer representation in the New York City Council in 2021. The...

May 08, 2019|WFUV Staff

In 2001, Elizabeth Crothers was 23 and wanted to be taken seriously. As a staffer in Albany, she says she was raped by the...

April 15, 2019|Valeria Villarroel

On Monday morning, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal introduced the ROBOCOP Act. In 2018, more than 26 billion robocalls were...

April 12, 2019|Valeria Villarroel

Some water tanks in New York City have been contaminated with dead pigeons, rats, and other pollutants that have threatened...

April 11, 2019|WFUV Staff

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed a bill today that requires insurance companies in the Garden State to provide equal...

March 29, 2019|Marina Kopf

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March 27, 2019|Sabrina Boyd

A New York City native now has the world's tallest politician title.

New York City is home to towering skyscrapers of both...

March 22, 2019|Valeria Villarroel

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