What To Do When You See Someone Being Harassed

Aug 22, 2015 | Life

It was early evening, just after the sun set, around 7 PM on Fall night in Brooklyn. My husband and I were walking through the crowds outside of Atlantic Terminal. I saw a young woman, walking alone, get approached by a man with a clipboard. “Heyyy!” he said, “Do you...

Why Are We So Afraid of Having These Conversations?

Aug 18, 2015 | Life

A man jumped out from behind a subway pole at me while I was absorbed in my cell phone late this evening. I jumped, startled. He started to ask me about whether or not an F train was coming, and then, mid-sentence, said: “Wait, why did you jump? Why are you...