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End Street Harassment: 2024 Survey Report on Street Harassment in New York City

The Street Harassment Prevention Advisory Board (SHPAB) and its co-chairs, the Mayor's Office to End Domestic and Gender-Based Violence (ENDGBV) and the NYC Commission on Gender Equity (CGE), conducted a survey of members of the public to identify people and communities most at risk of and most impacted by street harassment. The survey, conducted online and in person in the fall of 2023, generated 3,736 responses. An overview of the key findings from the SHPAB Street Harassment Survey are available in the 2024 Survey Report on Street Harassment in New York City.

Download the 2024 Survey Report on Street Harassment in New York City

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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 current members include:

2025 Advisory Board Co-Chairs and Members

  • Priya Nair, Co-Chair, Executive Director, NYC Commission on Gender Equity (assumed July 2025)
  • Saloni Sethi, Co-Chair, Commissioner, Mayor's Office to End Domestic and Gender-Based Violence
  • Sideya Sherman, Co-Chair, Chief Equity Officer and Commissioner, Mayor's Office of Equity & Racial Justice (served until July 2025)
  • Julie Bero, Chief Strategy Officer, NYC Department of Transportation
  • Quadira Coles, Mayoral Appointee, Director of Policy at Girls for Gender Equity (served until September 2025)
  • Elisa Crespo, Council Speaker Appointee, Executive Director at Stonewall Community Foundation
  • Eman Gad, Mayoral Appointee, Manager of Policy and Advocacy at Girls for Gender Equity (assumed September 2025)
  • Jose Rios Lua, Chief of Staff, NYC Commission on Human Rights
  • Jeanine Marie, Policy and Programs Analyst, NYC Commission on Gender Equity
  • Emily May, Mayoral Appointee, President, Co-Founder, and Lead Executive Officer, Right To Be
  • Melissa Paquette, Chief Legal Officer, Mayor’s Office to End Domestic and Gender-Based Violence (served until May 2025)
  • Nathaly Rubio-Torio, Mayoral Appointee, Executive Director, Voces Latinas
  • Arrizu Sirjani, Senior Policy Advisor, Mayor's Office to End Domestic and Gender-Based Violence
  • Jose Soegaard, Deputy Director, New York City Office of Night Life • Jean Son, Mayoral Appointee, Community Advocate
  • Melissa Thifault, Public Advocate Appointee, Deputy Director of Constituent Services, Office of Public Advocate

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