The Children of Bellow and Roth: New Book of Short Fiction Takes On the Male Jewish Experience
“I’m unbelievably bored writing about Judaism as a journalist,” author Gordon Haber said during a…
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Fight the Tower: Protests Continue at Union Theological Seminary
Over 100 students, alumni, faculty and community members protested Union Seminary’s plan to build a…
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#OpenTheseDoors: A Movement to Turn New York’s Closed Churches into Shelters
When the archdiocese of New York announced in 2014 that it would begin closing parishes…
Read MoreWhy Hipsters May Be Perfect Source for Brooklyn Occult Revival
For several months there have been claims of an occult revival in New York City. Much like…
Read MoreI’d Rather Go Back to Yemen than Face NYPD
A new report details the egregious civil rights violations and damage to communities from the NYPD’s surveillance of Muslim communities post-9/11.
Read MoreIslamophobia is Real, Mr. Mayor—A New York City Muslim Explains
We cannot trust the police, we cannot trust people on the subway, and Mayor Bloomberg fiddles.
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Bad Faith: The Catholic Hierarchy’s Pointless Campaign Against LGBT Rights
If you are the Catholic parent of LGBT daughter or son, you know firsthand that it is your child’s sexual identity, and not a belief in the Immaculate Conception, that puts them at risk for beatings and taunting. We find it reprehensible when a legacy of discrimination is invoked by those who themselves advocate repression. Archbishop Dolan and his colleagues should stop pretending that they face anything like the intolerance that our children do.
Read MoreNew York State Senator Declares War on NY Marriage Equality
State Sen. Ruben Diaz marches with the anti-gay National Organization for Marriage.
Read MoreNew York Marriage Equality Set to Begin, Minus Two Clerks
Two clerks resign rather than issue same-sex marriage licenses.
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Why I Am a “Cuomosexual”
What’s most pleasing about New York State’s vote is the way it changed what we thought politics were. We’ve gone from the material to the cultural to the truth that The Story is stronger than The Argument.
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