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Argues that New York City, New York's war against sex shops has nothing to do with morality but has to do with development. Reaction of the media to the closure of adult businesses; People who stand to profit from the crackdown; Criticisms on New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani's zoning plan. INSETS: Shafted!;Last (lap) dance?;Red light, green light, by Karen Cook.

Deals with the demonstration staged by several New Yorkers against the state's bookstore, Barnes & Noble, on charges of child pornography. Background information on child pornography in New York City; Reactions of the three accused photographers on the issue; Moral and ethical aspect of the issue.

Presents information on a conference hosted by the New York University in New York, New York for writer Dennis Cooper. Readership base; Characteristics of his works; Background of his characters.

Probes into the root cause of homophobia in New York City, New York. Forum to be hosted by the American Psychoanalytic Association; Why effiminate men and butch women are the common victims of antigay violence; Information on the Oedipal model.

Presents an interview with Frida Kahlo, member of Guerrilla Girls, on the social condition of women artists in New York City, New York. History of the group; Explanations of Kahlo on the group's several publications; Activities of the group; Insights of Kahlo on art world's racism and sexism. INSET: The next frontier, by Sonja Ryst, et al.

Focuses on the impact of the women's vote to the main mayoral contenders in New York. Importance of the women's vote to Democratic candidates; David Dinkins' 16-point gender gap in the 1989 elections; Myth of women being politically monolithic; Women majority in the electorate; Dissatisfaction of female voters.

This article focuses on the life of recently deceased New York Giants football team owner Wellington Mara. Mara began his football career at age 9 when his father Tim bought the Giants in 1925. Since then he had risen to general manager, president, and co-owner. Mara was a true gentleman who hoped to pass on his father's lessons and the team to his heirs. Mara was responsible for each team in the league receiving an equal share of television revenues. He drafted and traded for many of the Giants' stars of the 1950s and 1960s including Frank Gifford, Sam Huff, and Y.A. Tittle. Mara's teams won the Super Bowl twice and many league championships.

Focuses on the actions of "The New York Times" in its admission of reportorial failure concerning the presence of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. Speculations on the responsibilities of Howell Raines and Judith Miller in the scandal; Note from the newspaper editors concerning the misinformation; Discredited stories carrying Miller's byline.

Discloses the plans of gay marriage activists in New York City to mobilize for a march on City Hall in March 2004. Polarity of the same-sex marriage issue among city officials; Complexity of city regulations concerning gay marriage; Contention of City Council Speaker Gifford Miller on the gender neutrality of the city's marriage law.

Focuses on the impact of the smoke plumes rising in New York City. Guilty pleasure of imagining horror; Odds of dying in plane; Sense of fragility.

Focuses on the relationship of Rudolph Giuliani, mayor of New York City. Press conference held by Donna Hanover about her estrangement from her husband, Giuliani; Speculations on why the press did not reveal his relationship with Judith Nathan; His comparison with other politicians in the United States such as Al Gore and Bill Clinton.

Focuses on the policy of Rudolph Giuliani, mayor of New York City, New York, regarding the homeless. Demonstrations made on behalf of the homeless; How the homeless were characterized by the right; Population of homeless children; Influence of racism on the policy of the mayor.

Features Steven Powers, the artist who was arrested for making fun of the portrait of Rudolph Giuliani, mayor of New York City, New York. Background on Powers; Concerns regarding his arrest.

Focuses on the wave of outrage over police brutality in New York, New York. Information on a task force being formed by New York State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer to address the issue; Claims of activists; Comments on the issue.

Focuses on the February 16, 1999 special election to fill the seat vacated by Tom Duane at the New York City Council in New York State. Gay candidates in the election; Details on the rhetoric of the candidates.

Discusses the victory in the New York City primary of candidates Phil Reed and Margarita Lopez, who are both gay. Information on the their campaign; Evaluation of the campaign of the other candidate, Deborah Glick; Future of gay politics; Challenges faced by Reed and Lopez.

Focuses on the Wooster Theater Group and artist Karen Finley. Company's typical strategy in their plays; How the Wooster continues its success even in the face of public condemnation; Comments of Willem Dafoe; Work of arts and installation by Finley; What Finley's works in 1980s portray; Reactions of the government on Finley's works; Lawsuit of Finley against the National Endowments for Arts; More information.

Reports about the quality-of-life campaign in New York. Allegations of the civilians against officers regarding the campaign; Norman Siegel's comment on the police's strategy in arresting violators.

Focuses on the coverage of the 1996 Israeli elections by New York City-based newspapers. Comments on Benjamin Netanyahu; Editorials on the results of elections.

Reports on the press coverage of the 1996 Saint Patrick's Day parade held in New York City. Presence of activists from the Irish Lesbian and Gay Organization; Appearance of Sinn Fein's president Gerry Adams; Difference between the way the press reacted to Adams's and Yasir Arafat's visit to the city.

Focuses on the persistence of the press to dissociate the death of six-year old Elisa Izquierdo to the failure of the New York City Child Welfare Administration (CWA) to fulfill its goals. Allegations on the abusive behavior of mother Awilda Lopez; Media's presentation of the mother as an evil creature; Criticisms on the welfare policies of the city.

The article focuses on the victory of the baseball team Brooklyn Dodgers over the Boston Braves team at Ebbets Field, New York City on August 15, 1926. Babe Herman, an outfielder, hit a ball off the right-field wall. Pitcher Dazzy Vance retreated to the third base because he thought that Herman's drive might have been caught. Three members of the Dodgers team reached the third base.

Reports on the restoration of the 1955 World Series banner of the Brooklyn Dodgers baseball team by the Textile Conservation Laboratory in preparation for an exhibition at the Brooklyn Historical Society titled "Dodgers Do It! Celebrating Brooklyn's 1995 Big Win."

Reports that the Red Fox fans have hoped for dreary weather to buoy their dismal prospects against the Yankees in the American League Championship Series in New York. Acknowledgement of Curt Schilling and Pedro Martínez; Historical reference; Remembrance of Warren Spahn and Johnny Sain.

Presents several plays about AIDS staged in New York City. "The Normal Heart," by Larry Kramer; "Biro," by Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine; "The Baltimore Waltz," by Paula Vogel; "The Boy From Oz," by Peter Allen; Others.

Pays tribute to former basketball player Ed Warner, who died on September 7, 2002 in New York City.

Reports issues related to anthrax hysteria in New York City. Description on aids disease; Implementation of the security movement; Support of the government programs.

Reports on the struggle of gay Latinos for visibility in New York City. Controversy surrounding the installation of an outdoor advertisement featuring gay Latinos; Role of Latinos in the gay movement; Oppression of Latino gays.

Describes the ethnic politics in New York City. Political feud between New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani and Mark Green; Scrutiny over the compact between Jews and Italians; Diversity among blacks and whites.

Examines the changes in the code of graffiti. Loss of the graffiti style which characterizes the boroughs of New York City; How the meaning of respect in the graffiti was changed; Factors which led to the changes in the code of graffiti.

Recounts winter experience in New York City, New York. Description of winter accumulation; Items used against blizzards.

Examines the relationship between newspaper publications and trade-unions in New York City, New York. Reference to the book `Gotham: A History of New York City to 1898'; Press coverage of the labor rally on May 12, 1999; Article which appeared on the May 23, 1999 issue of `The New York Times.'

Profiles Paul Cadmus, an artist in New York, New York. Educational background; Factors that influenced his career; Features of his works.

Features the commemoration of Judson Memorial Church at Washington Square in New York, New York of its engagement with the arts in a festival called `No Limits.' Historical background of the place; Description of the culture in the 1950s; Judson's theology.

Provides information on the Jackson Pollock retrospective at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. Theme of the Pollock's works; Significanace of the exhibit; Career of Pollock.

Profiles John Leguizamo, a Latino entertainer based in New York City. Career and family backgrounds of Leguizamo; Stage shows of Leguizamo; Insights of Leguizamo on the nature of his profession.

Presents the art exhibition `Tags, Bombs and Scratches: Emerging Artists From the New York City Streets and Subways,' at the Hugo Martinez Gallery, New York. Painting style used; Brief description of artists who created the design; Works featured in the gallery exhibition.

Discusses the protest march against the New York Police Department (NYPD) that was held at the Brooklyn Bridge. Description of the demonstrators; Action of the police against the demonstrators.

Reports on the placement of an article on the diet-and-exercise program of Dr. Dean Ornish and an advertisement of the Beth Israel Medical Center, which described itself as the only Dr. Ornish program in New York City in `USA Today.'

Focuses on media developments in New York City. Reaction of the city dailies to the death of `New York Newsday'; Headline news on the decline of crime rates in the city; Issuance of crime information at the New York Police Department.

Focuses on the growing Jewish population in New York City. Diversity of the world's largest diaspora Jewish community; Drop in the percentage of New York Jews who do not identify with any religious denomination.

Discusses the prevalence of discrimination in the city of New York. Exclusion of homosexuals from the St. Patrick's Day parade; Denial of rights of assembly to the Irish Gay & Lesbian Organization; Charges of bigotry in the Slave 1 Theater's policy against white guests.

Comments on the New York City press' manner of police reporting. Killing of a 13-year-old boy by Officer Brian George who mistook the boy's toy gun for the real thing; Beating up of Detective Sergeant Louis Cosentino by a gang of youths; Issues of racial violence and police brutality.

Pays tribute to the New York press corps. Author's nominations for the most compelling endorsements for the state's primaries.

Analyzes New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani's involvement in the police department's alleged racist practices. Giuliani's views on President Bill Clinton's crime bill; Minority hiring record; Shooting of black transit officer Desmond Robinson by Italian-Latino cop Peter Del-Debbio; Media coverage of the shooting.

Reports on the need for civic improvements in the Upper West Side of New York City. Community's reaction to foreign elements; `Manhattan Spirit' magazine's story on two women holding protest signs on social conditions in the neighborhood.

Discusses New York City media's reporting of crime stories. Media's focus on victims who are white and well-off; Rupert Murdoch's proclamation of a crime epidemic in the `New York Post'; Mayor Rudolph Guiliani's condemnation of the shooting of Officer Sean McDonald; `Daily News' writer Denene Millner's comments on Giuliani's reflections on freedom and authority.

Reports on the plans of the Irish Lesbian and Gay Organization to march on Fifth Avenue in New York City, New York prior to the start of the 1994 St. Patrick's Day parade.