Good news for rational people everywhere—those HPV vaccines that some conservative prudes were convinced were going to turn girls into skanks do nothing of the sort, after all! So go out and get your kids—girls and boys—the shots. more ›

The Comfort Station has become an integral part of life for those living at Zuccotti Park, distributing clothing, blankets, tampons, shaving needs, and body wash to overnight occupiers. However, one item you'll have trouble finding there is condoms. "We don't have any on hand." said Victoria Tran-Trainh, a Pace University student from Boston who helps keep the operation running smoothly. "I guess the General Assembly decided that we shouldn't hand out condoms any more, that people shouldn't be having sex in the park. But a lot of people seem to be to giving them out anyway. If we had condoms here and someone wanted them, I wouldn't say no because that's stupid," she added. more ›

Locavore eating is still so hot right now, and so is finding new purposes for discarded refuse. Therefore it comes as no surprise that some urban fishermen are using raw chicken and used condoms to catch crabs in Newtown Creek, which, you might recall, was declared a Superfund site last year. more ›

Reactions are pouring in from both sides about the city's new sex ed mandate, which requires all public middle and high schoolers to learn how to do things like put on a condom. The Pope, unsurprisingly, is none too pleased, though parents seem happy that their kids aren't learning from Facebook. more ›

Students across the city will soon be giggling over condom application demonstrations in the classroom, now that the city is requiring public middle and high schoolers to take sex-ed classes covering more aspects of the birds and the bees. more ›

The New York State Supreme Court has ruled the Obama condoms are protected speech under the First Amendment. So why is the NYPD arresting political condom vendors like José Andujar? The Post reports that Andujar, whose pitches include "It's the election, erection for your protection" and "It's the ultimate stimulus package for hard times" (what about "Hard as a rock, wrapped in Barack?") was arrested on Friday for selling the condoms in Times Square. If we keep arresting them, who will alert authorities about the next terrorist attack? more ›

When we think of Valentine's Day, our first thought is usually, "Oh God, how much is this going to cost us?!" But apparently other people associate this holiday with the making of sweet, sweet love! And to help facilitate that process—and avoid any delayed after-effects like dependents or the clap—there are at least three different prophylactic promotions in NYC today. The first comes from the NYC Health Department, which has launched a smart phone application that uses GPS technology to locate the nearest spot to score free condoms. Because New Yorkers who own smart phones are famous for their frugality? In any case, we just got it on our Droid, and it sure is taking its sweet time to load. Maybe we need to light some candles and put on some Al Green. While we do that, the Health Department has some handy tips on correct condom usage: more ›

Earlier this month we noticed some clever New York-specific ads for a condom company we'd never heard of called Sir Richard's. Curious, we looked up its website and found a company with real social conscience cred—for every condom it sells, Sir Richard's plans to give another condom away for free in a developing nation. Also, their condoms are vegan-friendly? Wanting to know how exactly a condom can be vegan-friendly, we called up the company's CEO Mathew Gerson to talk about everything from condom packaging to the HIV pandemic to the classic combination of food and sex. more ›

WikiLeaker-in-chief Julian Assange went on GMA this morning to say that the rape charges against him were a set-up (“There are intercepted SMS messages between the women and each other and their friends that I am told represents a set-up. Now those SMS messages, the Swedish prosecutor has refused to release,” he said) and to reiterate that he didn't have any contact with Bradley Manning, who is said to have stolen data for the site. But that isn't the only Assange-related news to hit the transom today: "Dickileaks" condoms, anyone? Only $8.37 for a 12-pack! more ›

Looking for a reason to wear a condom? A rubber company we'd never heard of, Sir Richard's, has been posting a darn good one around town: the cost of a private education in New York. Because with the economy the way it is, what better incentive to slip one on than the thought of having to spend $35k-per-year to educate a tot not even conceived yet? Public school? more ›

This Saturday night, Snooki (of Jersey Shore fame) is celebrating her 23rd birthday right here in New York City—at the VIP room at Pacha, to be exact. The reality starlet will be distributing LifeStyles condoms to attendees, in case they meet anyone who's DTF while there. According to the NY Post, however, while Snooki was cool with the condom company sponsoring the party, she wouldn't accept any liquor sponsors because "she doesn't want her friends to drink cheap booze" (just like with the handbags, top shelf alcohol companies probably don't want to be associated with her). Anyway, this, coming from someone who drinks Ron Ron Juice. more ›

This is simply disgusting. A teacher is suing the city after she slipped and fell on condoms and other garbage scattered across the floor in the High School of Art and Design. Educator Karen Hollander says she injured her head and nervous system after losing her balance on the offending prophylactics in the Second Avenue school's cafeteria last November. more ›

A middle school in Chelsea sent out an apology email to parents after some its students accidentally received condoms at a health fair this week. One seventh grader at Clington Middle School said that students were yelling in the halls after 25 out of 250 of them found a golden ticket (of STD prevention) in the goodie bags given out by The Ryan Medical Center. The health care provider said that it was the first time an error like this—against DOE policy—had occurred. One student said, "I kind of freaked out. "I turned to my friend and said, 'What do I do with this?' and I gave it to someone. I wasn't going to keep it." After receiving the email, one parent, who said that she is teaching abstinence only, checked in with her 13-year-old. The mom told CBS 2, "I said, 'Did you receive a condom?' And he said 'No, I got a lollipop,' so it was like oh, OK." more ›

New blog on the block, Snark in the Park, will be documenting the beauty of Prospect Park each day after a stroll through the outdoor wonderland. The Windsor Terrace resident has made a vow to visit each morning, detailing the sights and sounds, but the first sighting wasn't that of a rare bird or flower--it was the fornication tree. "It's a symbiotic relationship - The Condom Groves only flourish where fertilized by the species that inhabit these glades of pleasure - the Flatbushicus Boot Bumper and the Park Slopian Backwoods Pecker. Occasionally, one might catch a glimpse of the rare Hassidicus Black-Hooded Peeper, but this species is very shy and flees easily." Wonder if the sighting was in "condom alley"? Glad to see those NYC condoms are getting distributed though. [via Gowanus Lounge] more ›

You would think that living in the city with the highest herpes rate would put the fear in New Yorkers, but a new Dept. of Health report is calling NYC out on its unsafe sex practices...and promiscuity! The Daily News breaks down the report, which shows that 40% of residents (your friends, neighbors, colleagues!) with multiple partners didn't use a condom the last time they had sex. 11%--that's around 610,000--had more than one partner in the past year, and 17% of men listed multiple partners (compared to the ladies at 6%). These weren't just single folks either: 5% of married men and women had two or more partners in the past year. The DoH isn't saying we're the sluttiest city in the world, but they do suggest having fewer partners and using more condoms! (Their report was based on telephone surveys with 10,000 city adults.) more ›

While some New Yorkers are hustling to pick up free condoms distributed by Trojan today, others are showing their support for the presidential candidate of their choice by ordering John McCain and Barack Obama condoms from a local entrepreneur. If you haven’t heard about this yet, expect an email from your corniest family member in, oh, about five minutes. more ›

After Health Department's announcement that one in four New Yorkers has genital herpes (compared with the national average of one in five Americans), condom maker Trojan is distributing condoms in all five boroughs today. more ›