Nic F. Anderson
@nicanderson.bsky.social
NYC-based journalist & filmmaker
Currently: @CNN
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Currently: @CNN
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This past Monday, I unexpectedly found myself in the courtroom where I witnessed Venezuelan President, Nicolàs Maduro, and his wife, Cilia, stand before the judge and declare their innocence.
Read more about the day via Substack:
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Read more about the day via Substack:
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Federal court, the president of Venezuela and platform boots — an unforeseen Monday
A play-by-play of how I ended up in the same courtroom as Venezuelan President Nicolàs Maduro
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January 10, 2026 at 11:11 PM
This past Monday, I unexpectedly found myself in the courtroom where I witnessed Venezuelan President, Nicolàs Maduro, and his wife, Cilia, stand before the judge and declare their innocence.
Read more about the day via Substack:
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Read more about the day via Substack:
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Are you a queer New Yorker looking for last minute LGBTQ+ New Year’s Eve events in NYC?
Let me present you queer on the street’s queer NYC NYE guide — an excerpt from NO STRAIGHT PLANS, a free weekly newsletter for queer events & things to do in New York City ✨🧵
Let me present you queer on the street’s queer NYC NYE guide — an excerpt from NO STRAIGHT PLANS, a free weekly newsletter for queer events & things to do in New York City ✨🧵
December 31, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Are you a queer New Yorker looking for last minute LGBTQ+ New Year’s Eve events in NYC?
Let me present you queer on the street’s queer NYC NYE guide — an excerpt from NO STRAIGHT PLANS, a free weekly newsletter for queer events & things to do in New York City ✨🧵
Let me present you queer on the street’s queer NYC NYE guide — an excerpt from NO STRAIGHT PLANS, a free weekly newsletter for queer events & things to do in New York City ✨🧵
Queer events & things to do in New York City happening tonight (Monday, December 29th)!
For additional details and links to event flyers & tickets, subscribe to my (FREE) newsletter, NO STRAIGHT PLANS, for queer events & things to do in NYC every week.
✨link to the newsletter is in my bio✨
For additional details and links to event flyers & tickets, subscribe to my (FREE) newsletter, NO STRAIGHT PLANS, for queer events & things to do in NYC every week.
✨link to the newsletter is in my bio✨
December 29, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Queer events & things to do in New York City happening tonight (Monday, December 29th)!
For additional details and links to event flyers & tickets, subscribe to my (FREE) newsletter, NO STRAIGHT PLANS, for queer events & things to do in NYC every week.
✨link to the newsletter is in my bio✨
For additional details and links to event flyers & tickets, subscribe to my (FREE) newsletter, NO STRAIGHT PLANS, for queer events & things to do in NYC every week.
✨link to the newsletter is in my bio✨
Your guide for queer New Year’s Eve events in New York City just went live.
…plus a few hundred other LGBTQ+ events & things to do over the next week 🙂↔️✨🫦
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…plus a few hundred other LGBTQ+ events & things to do over the next week 🙂↔️✨🫦
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NO STRAIGHT PLANS → MON. 12/29/25 - MON. 01/05/26
NO STRAIGHT PLANS is a FREE weekly newsletter & guide for queer events & things to do in NYC each week.
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December 29, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Your guide for queer New Year’s Eve events in New York City just went live.
…plus a few hundred other LGBTQ+ events & things to do over the next week 🙂↔️✨🫦
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…plus a few hundred other LGBTQ+ events & things to do over the next week 🙂↔️✨🫦
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On September 11, 2001, as the second tower of the World Trade Center collapsed, then New York City Fire Department Battalion Chief James “Jim” Riches raced to Ground Zero to search for his firefighter son… read more via @CNN
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He searched Ground Zero for his son for six months. 24 years later, 9/11 killed him too | CNN
James “Jim” Riches, a former New York City Fire Department deputy chief, died on Thanksgiving Day at age 74 from illnesses linked to toxic exposure at Ground Zero, 24 years after the attacks claimed h...
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December 18, 2025 at 1:47 AM
On September 11, 2001, as the second tower of the World Trade Center collapsed, then New York City Fire Department Battalion Chief James “Jim” Riches raced to Ground Zero to search for his firefighter son… read more via @CNN
www.cnn.com/2025/12/13/u...
www.cnn.com/2025/12/13/u...
I just submitted the trailer for "Space for Sapphics" to AFF Documentary Pitch Program via FilmFreeway.com!
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December 9, 2025 at 4:14 AM
I just submitted the trailer for "Space for Sapphics" to AFF Documentary Pitch Program via FilmFreeway.com!
Not only does this edition of NO STRAIGHT PLANS, your favorite (FREE) weekly newsletter for queer things to do in New York City, have more than 500 events for the next week, but it’s ALSO turning 1 on 10/17!
(12/21 is the 4th anniversary of queer on the street!)
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(12/21 is the 4th anniversary of queer on the street!)
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NO STRAIGHT PLANS → Sun. 10/12 - Sun. 10/19 | queer things to do in New York City
ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF NO STRAIGHT PLANS!!! (and 520+ queer things to do in New York City next week!!!!)
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October 13, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Not only does this edition of NO STRAIGHT PLANS, your favorite (FREE) weekly newsletter for queer things to do in New York City, have more than 500 events for the next week, but it’s ALSO turning 1 on 10/17!
(12/21 is the 4th anniversary of queer on the street!)
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(12/21 is the 4th anniversary of queer on the street!)
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In the newest edition of NO STRAIGHT PLANS, the free weekly newsletter for queer things to do in New York City, there are 491 events!
Subscribe for free today!
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Subscribe for free today!
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NO STRAIGHT PLANS | Sun. 10/5 - Tues. 10/14
coming in hot with 491 queer things to do in New York City this week
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October 5, 2025 at 4:24 PM
In the newest edition of NO STRAIGHT PLANS, the free weekly newsletter for queer things to do in New York City, there are 491 events!
Subscribe for free today!
open.substack.com/pub/queeront... #newyorkcity #nyc #queer #lgbtq
Subscribe for free today!
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NO STRAIGHT PLANS, the (free) weekly newsletter for queer things to do in New York City, not only has more than 400 events listed for the next several days BUT ALSO officially has more than 3k subscribers!!!!
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NO STRAIGHT PLANS | Sun. 9/28 - Tues. 10/7
your weekly dose of queer things to do across New York City ❤️🔥💋🫦
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September 29, 2025 at 3:11 PM
NO STRAIGHT PLANS, the (free) weekly newsletter for queer things to do in New York City, not only has more than 400 events listed for the next several days BUT ALSO officially has more than 3k subscribers!!!!
queeronthestreet.substack.com/p/no-straigh...
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Are you a queer person living in NYC looking to build community or plan your next outing?
Check out the newest edition of NO STRAIGHT PLANS, a free weekly newsletter, for LGBTQ+ things to do in New York City.
PS - There are 350+ things to do this week!
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Check out the newest edition of NO STRAIGHT PLANS, a free weekly newsletter, for LGBTQ+ things to do in New York City.
PS - There are 350+ things to do this week!
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NO STRAIGHT PLANS: Sun. 9/21 - Mon. 9/29 | queer things to do in New York City
360+ queer things to do in New York City!!! CELEBRATING MORE THAN 3K SUBSCRIBERS!!!!
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September 22, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Are you a queer person living in NYC looking to build community or plan your next outing?
Check out the newest edition of NO STRAIGHT PLANS, a free weekly newsletter, for LGBTQ+ things to do in New York City.
PS - There are 350+ things to do this week!
open.substack.com/pub/queeront...
Check out the newest edition of NO STRAIGHT PLANS, a free weekly newsletter, for LGBTQ+ things to do in New York City.
PS - There are 350+ things to do this week!
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Do you live in New York City & identify as part of the LGBTQ+ community?
If yes, this message is for YOU!!
NO STRAIGHT PLANS, is a free weekly newsletter, and is jam packed with 200+ LGBTQ+ things to do in New York City each week!
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If yes, this message is for YOU!!
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NO STRAIGHT PLANS by queer on the street | Substack
NO STRAIGHT PLANS is a free weekly newsletter for queer things to do in New York City.
ig: @queeronthestreet. Click to read NO STRAIGHT PLANS by queer on the street, a Substack publication with thousa...
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September 10, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Do you live in New York City & identify as part of the LGBTQ+ community?
If yes, this message is for YOU!!
NO STRAIGHT PLANS, is a free weekly newsletter, and is jam packed with 200+ LGBTQ+ things to do in New York City each week!
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If yes, this message is for YOU!!
NO STRAIGHT PLANS, is a free weekly newsletter, and is jam packed with 200+ LGBTQ+ things to do in New York City each week!
open.substack.com/pub/queeront... #newyorkcity #nyc #lgbtqevents
Late to post, but…
My first assignment as field producer was the weekend of August 22. CNN sent correspondent Leigh Waldman, myself and photojournalist Effie to Western New York to cover updates on the tour bus crash.
My first assignment as field producer was the weekend of August 22. CNN sent correspondent Leigh Waldman, myself and photojournalist Effie to Western New York to cover updates on the tour bus crash.
September 4, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Late to post, but…
My first assignment as field producer was the weekend of August 22. CNN sent correspondent Leigh Waldman, myself and photojournalist Effie to Western New York to cover updates on the tour bus crash.
My first assignment as field producer was the weekend of August 22. CNN sent correspondent Leigh Waldman, myself and photojournalist Effie to Western New York to cover updates on the tour bus crash.
ATTN: SAPPHICS*, NON-BINARY/GNC, TRANS FOLKS (FLINTA)
I want to hear your story about the first time you went to an identify affirming space.
*Those within the wlw umbrella (i.e. lesbians, bisexuals, dykes, queers, pansexuals, etc)
docs.google.com/document/d/1... #sapphic #wlw #trans #nonbinary
I want to hear your story about the first time you went to an identify affirming space.
*Those within the wlw umbrella (i.e. lesbians, bisexuals, dykes, queers, pansexuals, etc)
docs.google.com/document/d/1... #sapphic #wlw #trans #nonbinary
Call for Submissions - Handwritten Letters & Photos (Space for Sapphics Archival Project)
Handwritten Letters & Photos: four first time in a FLINTA-centered space For inclusion in the multimedia and archival component for the upcoming documentary series Space for Sapphics: the Rise of Sap...
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July 28, 2025 at 6:00 PM
ATTN: SAPPHICS*, NON-BINARY/GNC, TRANS FOLKS (FLINTA)
I want to hear your story about the first time you went to an identify affirming space.
*Those within the wlw umbrella (i.e. lesbians, bisexuals, dykes, queers, pansexuals, etc)
docs.google.com/document/d/1... #sapphic #wlw #trans #nonbinary
I want to hear your story about the first time you went to an identify affirming space.
*Those within the wlw umbrella (i.e. lesbians, bisexuals, dykes, queers, pansexuals, etc)
docs.google.com/document/d/1... #sapphic #wlw #trans #nonbinary
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The newest NO STRAIGHT PLANS newsletter went out 2 hrs & has 300+ events listed for this week!
Yes, you read that correctly. There are THREE HUNDRED PLUS queer things to do in New York City happening between Sun., 7/27 - Sun., 8/3!
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The newest NO STRAIGHT PLANS newsletter went out 2 hrs & has 300+ events listed for this week!
Yes, you read that correctly. There are THREE HUNDRED PLUS queer things to do in New York City happening between Sun., 7/27 - Sun., 8/3!
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NO STRAIGHT PLANS | queer things 2 do in nyc → 7/27 - 8/3
NO STRAIGHT PLANS is a free weekly newsletter for queer things to do in New York City. ❤️🔥
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July 27, 2025 at 12:27 AM
📩 💌 CHECK YOUR EMAIL 💌📩
The newest NO STRAIGHT PLANS newsletter went out 2 hrs & has 300+ events listed for this week!
Yes, you read that correctly. There are THREE HUNDRED PLUS queer things to do in New York City happening between Sun., 7/27 - Sun., 8/3!
queeronthestreet.substack.com
The newest NO STRAIGHT PLANS newsletter went out 2 hrs & has 300+ events listed for this week!
Yes, you read that correctly. There are THREE HUNDRED PLUS queer things to do in New York City happening between Sun., 7/27 - Sun., 8/3!
queeronthestreet.substack.com
Are you looking for queer things to do in New York City?
NO STRAIGHT PLANS, a free weekly newsletter by queer on the street, has HUNDREDS of LGBTQ+ things to do across New York City each week.
What are you waiting for? The newsletter is FREE.
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NO STRAIGHT PLANS, a free weekly newsletter by queer on the street, has HUNDREDS of LGBTQ+ things to do across New York City each week.
What are you waiting for? The newsletter is FREE.
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NO STRAIGHT PLANS | queer things 2 do in nyc → 7/20 - 7/27
the events newsletter for queer things to do in New York City FINALLY has a name!!!
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July 20, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Are you looking for queer things to do in New York City?
NO STRAIGHT PLANS, a free weekly newsletter by queer on the street, has HUNDREDS of LGBTQ+ things to do across New York City each week.
What are you waiting for? The newsletter is FREE.
queeronthestreet.substack.com/p/no-straigh...
NO STRAIGHT PLANS, a free weekly newsletter by queer on the street, has HUNDREDS of LGBTQ+ things to do across New York City each week.
What are you waiting for? The newsletter is FREE.
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I’m accepting handwritten letters from U.S.-based FLINTA on their memories and experiences of going to a FLINTA-centered space for the first time to be an included in my documetary series! See the link in my bio for more info!
#flinta #wlw #queer #lesbian #trans #sapphic #lgbtqia #nyc #newyorkcity
#flinta #wlw #queer #lesbian #trans #sapphic #lgbtqia #nyc #newyorkcity
July 15, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Don't forget to check your email for the latest edition of the queer things to do in New York City newsletter!
There are 400+ queer things to do in New York City this week!
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There are 400+ queer things to do in New York City this week!
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weekly culture + event updates for queers in NYC & beyond.
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July 14, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Don't forget to check your email for the latest edition of the queer things to do in New York City newsletter!
There are 400+ queer things to do in New York City this week!
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There are 400+ queer things to do in New York City this week!
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July 2, 2025 at 9:52 PM
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Did you know there are 40+ gay bars centering men in NYC but only five for FLINTA?
That's changing. There's a rise in sapphic, queer & trans third spaces popping up in NYC. And they're not only bars.
Help me tell their stories -- donate to the fundraiser!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/spa...
That's changing. There's a rise in sapphic, queer & trans third spaces popping up in NYC. And they're not only bars.
Help me tell their stories -- donate to the fundraiser!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/spa...
Space for Sapphics
The Rise of Sapphic, Queer and Trans Third Spaces in New York City A documentary series by Nic F. Anderson
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June 16, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Did you know there are 40+ gay bars centering men in NYC but only five for FLINTA?
That's changing. There's a rise in sapphic, queer & trans third spaces popping up in NYC. And they're not only bars.
Help me tell their stories -- donate to the fundraiser!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/spa...
That's changing. There's a rise in sapphic, queer & trans third spaces popping up in NYC. And they're not only bars.
Help me tell their stories -- donate to the fundraiser!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/spa...
The fundraiser for my documentary series on sapphic, queer and trans third spaces in New York City is LIVE!
I have 49 days to raise $21,000 to get season one over the finish line. Please share with your rich friends bc kickstart is ALL or nothing!!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/spa...
I have 49 days to raise $21,000 to get season one over the finish line. Please share with your rich friends bc kickstart is ALL or nothing!!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/spa...
Space for Sapphics
The Rise of Sapphic, Queer and Trans Third Space in New York City A documentary series by Nic F. Anderson
www.kickstarter.com
June 11, 2025 at 10:07 PM
The fundraiser for my documentary series on sapphic, queer and trans third spaces in New York City is LIVE!
I have 49 days to raise $21,000 to get season one over the finish line. Please share with your rich friends bc kickstart is ALL or nothing!!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/spa...
I have 49 days to raise $21,000 to get season one over the finish line. Please share with your rich friends bc kickstart is ALL or nothing!!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/spa...
Are you looking for queer things to do in New York City this week? Or just in general?
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Happy pride month!
#queer #lgbtqia #pridemonth #nyc #newyorkcity
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Happy pride month!
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June 9, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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Happy pride month!
#queer #lgbtqia #pridemonth #nyc #newyorkcity
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Happy pride month!
#queer #lgbtqia #pridemonth #nyc #newyorkcity
The helicopter tour company whose sightseeing chopper plunged into the Hudson River on Thursday must stop operations immediately, the Federal Aviation Administration said Monday... more via CNN
edition.cnn.com/2025/04/13/u... #newyorkcity #helicoptercrash
edition.cnn.com/2025/04/13/u... #newyorkcity #helicoptercrash
The company involved in the deadly helicopter crash in New York last week is shutting down immediately, FAA says | CNN
The helicopter tour company whose sightseeing chopper plunged into the Hudson River on Thursday is shutting down operations immediately, the FAA said Sunday.
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April 15, 2025 at 5:51 PM
The helicopter tour company whose sightseeing chopper plunged into the Hudson River on Thursday must stop operations immediately, the Federal Aviation Administration said Monday... more via CNN
edition.cnn.com/2025/04/13/u... #newyorkcity #helicoptercrash
edition.cnn.com/2025/04/13/u... #newyorkcity #helicoptercrash
Don't forget to check out this week's newsletter for queer happenings and events across New York City!
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Queer Events in NYC | Sun. 4/13 - Sat. 4/19
spring is coming!! ahhhh!!! and there's just shy of 200 events!!!
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April 14, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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this is your reminder to back up your footage (or other files) on external drives! ❤️
April 9, 2025 at 1:57 PM
this is your reminder to back up your footage (or other files) on external drives! ❤️
Don't forget to check out the queer on the street newsletter for queer events and happenings across New York City between 4/6 - 4/12!
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April 6, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Don't forget to check out the queer on the street newsletter for queer events and happenings across New York City between 4/6 - 4/12!
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