A popular relationship question has always been “Would you rather have hot sex or true love? A variant of that is “Which is more important to you, sex or love?” Here’s a weirder one. Would you rather lose your libido or lose your ability to taste food? A) Hot fucking but just chewing. B) No fucking but delicious food..

The most famous gay bar in the history of the world, New York’s Stonewall Inn, is closing. The New York Observer, in reporting the bar’s impending demise, uses a clever play on the old headline used by the New York Post during the Stonewall Riots, “Stonewall To Shutter? Queen Bees Stinging Glad!”, a reference to the distaste that neighboring merchants …

Sigh. I noticed yesterday that the Nissin Foods sign is gone from its long perch atop 1 Times Square. The 60-foot Cup O’Noodles was the last of the “steaming” signage in Times Square, which has included over the years: a steaming Preston iron, an A&P cup of coffee, and a smoking Marlboro cigarette. Doubtlessly, Chevy plans on replacing the Nissin …

On Sunday, Jeff, Tom and I were in a Lexington Avenue store when an elderly woman stopped in her tracks to say to me, “Oh, my! You look just like Robert De Niro.” Reading my reaction, she walked away muttering, “I meant it as compliment. I happen to think he’s very handsome.” I had totally forgotten about it until last …

OK, this is kinda fun: Two dorks are trying to break the NYC subway riding record today by traveling all 26 lines, all 665 track miles and through all 468 stations in under the record time of 25 hours, 11 minutes, which was set by two other dorks in 1998. Even if they break the record, they won’t make the …

To the left is the 47-story tower of the Waldorf-Astoria, built in 1931. An art deco gem of midtown (the lobby is a must-see), the Waldorf-Astoria started as two separate hotels owned by feuding cousins William Waldorf Astor and John Jacob Astor. New York is littered with streets and neighborhoods named for the Astors. William built his original hotel on …

In his new book, State Of Emergency: The Third World Invasion and Conquest of America, currently #1 on Amazon, former presidential candidate and current crazy person Pat Buchanan claims that the Mexican government is secretly encouraging illegal immigration into the U.S. as part of its plot to retake the American southwest for Mexico. Key Quotes:“Between 10 and 20 percent of …

In a statewide poll conducted for CBS News, only 48% of New York Democrats said they support gay marriage, a low number that surprised the poll takers. The lowest support comes from black Democrats, 45% of whom are “strongly opposed”. Gay marriage did not make the top ten list of concerns for Democratic New Yorkers. The poll takers noted that …

New York City boyYou’ll never have a bored day‘Cause you’re a New York City boyWhere Seventh Avenue meets Broadway-Pet Shop Boys(Clicky pic-y makey biggy.)

Monday, 7:30pm, the S trainGirl 1: So I was all “As if!” and she was all “whatEVER!” Girl 2: Yo, dats some fucked up shit. Girl 1: So when I got home, I totally unfriended her on MySpace. Girl 2: I’mo hafta smack dat bitch up, fo realz! Girl 1: Oh, just unfriend her! She’d hate that even more!

I’ve ragged on other Trump Buildings around town, but this one I really like. Trump Palace, built in ’91, is the tallest building on the Upper East Side at 55 stories. With balconies for every unit and windows that actually open, it looks bright, airy and livable. It’s peach-ish color seems more suited for South Beach than Manhattan, but I …

Today’s Metro has a bit of good news. Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer appears ready to crack down on the abuse of scaffolding advertising, something that has irked me ever since I got to town. The way the scam works: 1) Building owners schedule some kind of repairs or maintenance. 2) Scaffolding goes up to protect pedestrians from falling tools/debris. …

This spring I wrote about the problems the West Village was having with gangs of violent gay black and latino youth, a topic which generated considerable debate among the readers. Today comes news that a “gang” of seven young lesbians from New Jersey stabbed and beat a 28 year old man for “coming on” to one of them. The New …

I have a habit of noting the monthly rates at the parking garages around the city. I don’t have a car and don’t plan on getting one, but I like reminding myself how insanely expensive keeping a car in Manhattan would be. The garage next to my apartment building (shown) has the lowest rate I’ve seen so far. Notice NYC’s …

At sundown, people like to crowd the far end of the pier and watch the sun sink into New Jersey. (Insert joke, here.) Left, in the far hazy distance, is the Woolworth Tower. To the far right, the Goldman Sachs building in Jersey City.

Today’s NY Times has a fascinating look into the lives of female-to-male transexuals, a growing phenomenon that is sowing anger and dissention among some lesbians, who see gender transitioning as a betrayal of feminism and lesbian activism. Many of the women who transition to male do not completely change their gender, leaving the so-called “bottom surgery” unperformed. The article raises …

This shot was taken from the 14th floor outside deck of the AMC Theatre on 42nd Street, looking north. That green-roofed building is the current headquarters of the New York Times at 43rd & Broadway. In 1904, Longacre Square was renamed Times Square when the Times built their first home on 42nd Street, the building now topped by the giant …

I tried to get a photo of the young men from Ivory Coast who stand on the train platforms with open briefcases full of counterfeit watches, but when their sentry saw me aim my camera, he shouted, “Mbuala a’fahti!”, which is Yaoure for “That fat guy has a camera!” and they all snapped their cases shut and began chatting about …

37 seconds of looking out my office window, using a medium-rez digicam. I’ll probably try this again with a better camera on a less overcast day.