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These enforcement efforts have led to over arrests since June 1, an Amtrak representative confirmed to Out. And The Gothamist reports that at least 20 men have been taken into ICE custody as a result of the crackdown.

The charge was later dropped after he participated in Project Reset, a gay program, which required him to take an online course. He covers internet culture and entertainment, including television, movies, music, and more. He says he stopped into the bathroom after returning from visiting a friend in New Jersey.

All Rights reserved. The surge in arrests by the Amtrak Police, a national police force who are not bound by city sanctuary protections, kicked off in June, targeting a Penn Station bathroom listed on Sniffies, a popular cruising site and app used for gay hookups.

Last week, The City broke the news that the. Amtrak officers are using Sniffies and otherwise approaching people in the men's Amtrak bathroom at Penn Statuon and charging them with lewdness sniffies NYC civilrightawyer amtrak pennstation. David was booked and charged with public lewdness.

One of the arrested, David who prefers to not have his name included in this storytells Out about his harrowing experience being handcuffed and arrested while trying to use busted Penn Station restroom in June. Crime & Justice Gay sex sting in public toilet results in arrests One man says he was arrested just for wearing a Pride bracelet in the restroom and was called a slur by cops.

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See on Instagram. In response, the officer tightened them even more. It was a rather frightening callback to a period that we thought had long passed in queer American history. The bathroom was listed as a "hotspot" on Sniffiesa map-based digital platform for queer hookups.

By continuing to use our site, you agree to our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use. The Amtrak Police Department's targeting of a Penn Station cruising site has prompted outcry from the New York region's out elected leaders. A gay elected official is sounding the alarm that a string of arrests at a New York City cruising site revives "the dark days" of queer entrapment.

Last week, The City broke the news that the Amtrak Police Department — a federal police force that operates outside New York City's sanctuary city laws — had targeted a Penn Station bathroom in arrests for public lewdness. Hoylman, a gay elected official living in NYC and the Democratic nominee in the race for Manhattan's borough president, confirmed to Out that Harris agreed to meet, and they are in the process of setting up that meeting.

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Out reached out to Mamdani's team but did not immediately hear back. Senator Hoylman and his colleagues, U. Representative Jerrold Nadler, State Senator Liz Krueger, and Assembly Member Tony Simone, co-authored a letter Friday to Roger Harris, the president of Amtrak, demanding that the sting operations cease and that he meet with the elected officials to discuss a plan moving forward.

A gay elected official is sounding the alarm that a string of arrests at a New York City cruising site revives "the dark days" of queer entrapment. And as he was being escorted out of the bathroom in handcuffs, he says he told the officer that the cuffs were tight and asked for them to be loosened a bit.

New York State Senator Brad Hoylman-Sigal tells Out that these arrests "harken back to the dark days of trapping gay men and other members of the community in public spaces like restrooms. Be safe!!