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Location: Willard Ave. and Friendship Blvd. (Friendship Heights) Time: Night (7:30pm-12am) This past summer I was sitting on the benches on the corner of Willard and Friendship Blvd. The benches run along side the Willoughby apartment complex and a small park. I was talking on my cell phone and a young man walked over and sat on […]

Is it possible to be outgoing and friendly to strangers without making yourself a target for harassment? By Katie Bailey  When I first moved to D.C. from the suburbs of Houston, Texas, this past summer, there were some things about city life that took some getting used to. Specifically, there were some people that took some getting […]

Location: 1101 Connecticut Ave NW (Farragut North) Time: Daytime (9:30am-3:30pm) I went out to get some things from the CVS and on the way back a man stopped to tell me, “mmm so beautiful damn” — I didn’t ask your opinion, thank you very much. I had my camera phone on-the-ready though, because I had been harassed […]

Location: 1500 K St NW DC (Farragut North/McPherson Square) Time: Morning Rush Hour (5am-9:30am) There’s this homeless man who always is peddling for change in front of the Farragut North Metro stop. This morning, he asked me for change, then when I ignored him, he made kissing noises and propositioned me and offered me $50. WTF? I […]

Location: Bus stop at N. Capitol and Massachusetts Ave. NE (Union Station) Time: Evening Rush Hour (3:30pm-7:30pm) A clearly mentally ill man was muttering to himself and wandering around the bus stop at N. Capitol and Mass. I walked past him to wait for my bus and he tried to lift up my skirt. I dodged, but he […]