sex work

A mayor busy with his own legal woes launched the enforcement action targeting prostitution, illegal vending and other so-called quality-of-life concerns.

Gentili, an activist and artist, advocated for public health and repealing New York's so-called "walking while trans ban."

Data from the New York state Division of Criminal Justice Services shows that people are hardly ever arrested for prostitution-related offenses in New York City anymore.

Lawmakers now have to figure out the next era in prostitution laws.

The Sex Workers' Pop-Up exhibition runs through March 16th.

As referrals to city 'diversion courts' wane, outreach workers scramble to find new ways to connect sex workers to needed services.

'Sex workers like any other workers should be organizing as a collective and creating demands, because nobody understands the industry better than workers themselves.'

Currently, only prostitution charges can be vacated, leaving trafficked sex workers with criminal records that can bar them from employment and housing.

'These recurring incidents point to not only a culture of corruption and misconduct, but a consistent exploitation, endangerment, and victimization of sex workers by the NYPD.'

Councilman Peter Koo and the NYPD hosted a packed event in Flushing, where they sought to educate audience members about how to recognize sex trafficking in various forms and report it to the police.