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Location: 14th & U Street NW (Columbia Heights) Time: Night (7:30pm-12am) Two of my friends and I had stopped into a beer & wine store on 14th around 9:30pm Friday, 3/28/14. We are all 25 years old and were all dressed casually in jeans and sweatshirts. We exited the store with a 6-pack and began to walk […]

Location: 17th and L st NW Time: Daytime (9:30am-3:30pm) There’s a group of bike messengers that have made the entrance to Potbellies (sic) and the Kita building their home. They stand there all day, hollering at women, asking them to smile, saying all sorts of terrible things. I’ve confronted them, saying “hey, you seem like nice […]

Location: Red Line to Shady Grove between Union Station and Judiciary Square Time: Morning Rush Hour (5am-9:30am) On an insanely crowded red line this morning, people insisted on pushing into the car. I was surrounded by men on all sides. The first touch was against the back of my thigh, high enough up under my skirt […]

Location: Vienna Metro Orange Line Time: Night (7:30pm-12am) When I was 17 and waiting for my brother to pick me up a man sat down next to me. I nodded at him and he started speaking to me and reached for my crotch. [I] ran very fast into the metro and have been fearful to be alone […]

Location: Holbroke & Childress St NE Time: Morning Rush Hour (5am-9:30am) I was walking my dog before work and heard a man call out to me “Hey!” I thought he wanted to comment on the dog or something, so I stood there while he walked over. He leaned close to me and said, “You wanna sell […]