Street Harassment Prevention

End Street Harassment: A NYC Resource Guide

The Street Harassment Prevention Advisory Board Resource Guide, 'End Street Harassment,' is an accessible, practical, comprehensive document that contains important information for New Yorkers on how they can prevent and respond to street harassment. The guide includes different steps people can take both in the moment and following an incident of harassment, either as a target or as a bystander, as well as resources available to support someone who has been harassed.

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Street Harassment Prevention Advisory Board

The Street Harassment Prevention Advisory Board was established by Local Law 46 of 2022. The Mayor's Office to End Domestic and Gender-Based Violence (ENDGBV) and the NYC Commission on Gender Equity (CGE) co-chair this advisory board. CGE sits within the Mayor's Office of Equity (MOE). The goals of the advisory board are to:

study the occurrence of street harassment in New York City;
identify people and communities most at risk of and most impacted by street harassment via a citywide survey;
develop programming, training, and a resource guide to prevent and respond to street harassment; and
promote public awareness of street harassment, including supportive services and resources for those who have experienced harassment.

The advisory board's 2022-2024 members include:

Cecile Noel, Co-Chair, Commissioner of the New York City Mayor's Office to End Domestic and Gender-Based Violence
Sideya Sherman, Co-Chair, Commissioner of the Mayor's Office of Equity
Nathalie Arzu, Public Advocate Appointee, Program Manager of the RISE Project at the Center for Court Innovation
Julie Bero, Chief Strategy Officer at the New York City Department of Transportation
Quadira Coles, Mayoral Appointee, Director of Policy at Girls for Gender Equity
Elisa Crespo, Council Speaker Appointment, Executive Director at NEW Pride Agenda
Jose Rios Lua, Acting Chief of Staff at the New York City Commission on Human Rights
Emily May, Mayoral Appointee, President and Co-Founder of Right to Be
Jose Soegaard, Deputy Director at the New York City Office of Night Life
Melissa Paquette, Director of Intergovernmental and Legislative Affairs at the New York City Mayor's Office to End Domestic and Gender-Based Violence
Nathaly Rubio-Torio, Mayoral Appointee, Executive Director at Voces Latinas
Jean Son, Mayoral Appointee, Community Advocate
Melanie Weniger, Deputy Executive Director of Policy and Programs at the New York City Commission on Gender Equity
Melissa Dandin, Public Advocate Appointee, Deputy Director of Constituent Services at the Office of Public Advocate