Ever walked down the street to the hoots and catcalls of total strangers? Ever been privy to a total stranger's nasty bits on the subway? There is a way to stop it. Hollaback is a movement dedicated to ending street harassment using mobile technology. It started in Brooklyn six years ago, and has since spread to dozens of other cities around the world. They just launched a new "I've Got Your Back" campaign, a mobile app to empower bystanders who want to intervene in street harassment. We spoke to executive director Emily May about her mission to make the streets safer. more ›

A substantial crowd comprised of all genders, ethnicities, races, sexual orientations, and ages gathered today at the first City Council hearing on street harassment. Armed with suggestions on how the city can combat the problem, one expert said, "Street harassment is a form of sexual terrorism" and an activist called it a "gateway crime, creating a culture in our city that makes other forms of violence against women okay." more ›

A follow-up to our post about the Olympic-style street harassment last month, when men rated women walking in Madison Square Park. Reader Lauren writes in to confirm it did happen with a photo and says, "To be honest, 'crude' or 'offensive' as the guys may have been, I thought it was one of the funnier things I’ve ever seen in NYC." But maybe that's because she was getting 9's and 10's! more ›

This is one of the more WTF e-mails we've ever received from a reader: "I was walking back to the Credit Suisse building from lunch through Madison Sq Park, and one walkway out was filled with construction workers on both sides. As women walked by, this group of 15+ men would hold up placards with numbers written on them (1-10)—and that's not the most ridiculous part. I asked a 'ranger' in a pimped out smart cart to intervene, and he replied, 'Well, what did you get? You know you're a 10 in my book.'" Can someone else confirm--or even take a photograph of this judging in action? (We've only witnessed this with crusty old men at Coney Island.) You can send us info/photos at tips(at)gothamist(dot)com. more ›