[3] She is best known for the films Times Square Comes Alive, Gerard Damiano's Consenting Adults, Mondo New York, and Rites of Passion, as well as her work with photographer Robert Mapplethorpe from 1982.
[13][14] She also wrote a monthly article in Adam magazine called "Veronica Vera's New York" that ran from 1983-1995.
[15] Vera's activist work includes a testimony she gave in 1983 that became part of the Meese Report.
Actor Paul Dano attended the school while researching a role in the film The Extra Man.
In 2008, Vera said more than 5,000 people, including many women, had enrolled in this class in the previous 12 years.