We heard via dcist that WMATA is possibly looking at James Dougherty, who was awarded the National Safety Council’s Distinguished Service to Safety Award in 2009, to replace Alexa Dupigny-Samuels as Chief Safety Officer. While a major focus is making sure that the tracks and equipment work properly (as it should be), we think the […]
Within five minutes of arriving to meet up with friends at The Reef, around 10:30pm, I was approached from behind by a guy who touched my middle back and said something along the lines of, “Oh hey baby, you….” but I interrupted, “No, nope, nuh-uh” and turned away to diffuse the situation. To which he […]
At about 8:30pm, Friday March 12th, I was getting ready to exit the Petworth metro, when a man walking a bike got super close to me (there were not too many others around). When he was about a foot away from me he said. “Hey there sweetheart, I hope you have a WONDERFUL night.” while […]
Not directly harassment but objectification. I’m a single guy and I was at the AYD Date Auction last week to benefit the Arlington Food Bank. Two gentlemen standing near me were conversing when I overhear #1 say to #2 “Well I’m not the one lying about where I am tonight.” #2 pulls out phone and […]
I was walking home from the Potomac Ave metro when a car coming towards me slowed down in the middle of the street. The guy rolled down his window and said “excuse me”, but I continued to walk on and figured if he was asking for directions he’d follow up with a question. Instead, he […]