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Don’t look for Eloise, she’s long been evicted, as the Plaza continues its multi-year retrofit towards “super-premium luxury residences”. In the foreground, horses working in the hansom cab industry, one of the few New York City traditions that I would be happy to see gone. It always depresses me to see those poor animals trodding head down through traffic and …

With the demise of the World Trade Center, the four tallest buildings in NYC are all about 75 years old. But change is coming and the building I’m watching most excitedly is the Bank Of America Tower, currently going up at the corner of 42nd Street and Sixth Avenue, which upon completion in about 2 years, will become NYC’s second …

I am turning into a regular outer-borough-going type person. Two days ago, I rode my bike over the Queensboro Bridge (slightly scary but feelin’ groovy) and explored Long Island City (definitely scary) . T’was my first Queens experience, other than taking the AirTrain to JFK. And tomorrow, Saturday, my crew is gonna trek to BK for the Big Lug bear …

The anthology I’m a part of, From Boys To Men: Gay Men Write About Growing Up, is shipping on Monday. Pick it up for stories by me, Alex Chee, Aaron Hamburger, Michael Dogpoet McAllister and others. The book is edited by Ted Gideonse and Rob Williams. Oh, and I just got a little bit of a rush to see that …

Kiki & Herb’s Tuesday, August 29th performance will be a benefit for the Ali Forney Center, NYC’s homeless shelter for LGBT youth. Buy your $100 ticket on the shelter’s site, and get a fantastic Broadway show and a post-show VIP party with the cast, including some free booze! Here’s a great chance to do some good and see a show …

Midtown’s Byrant Park Hotel has been reviewed as “New York’s Most Romantic Hotel” and “one of the best hotels in the world”. Built in 1924 as the American Radiator Building, it was designed by Raymond Hood, who patterned it after his earlier Chicago Tribune Building. Check out the hotel’s crazy flash-heavy website and you can tell that most of their …

Coming out in support of Net Neutrality are some of the folks whom the ‘Net have made famous, my favorite being this guy. And it’s a great tune, I can’t stop playing it. (HT- Blah, Blah, Black Sheep)

The album I’ve been waiting all year for is now available for pre-order! Blowoff, the DC-based duo comprising indie rock legend Bob Mould and dance hitmaker Rich Morel are releasing their self-titled first CD. The Blowoff parties at DC’s 9:30 Club have entered into the realm of nightclub legend and faithful JMG readers know that these guys are friends of …

That tiny swinging basket up there is the Roosevelt Island Tram, which was being tested yesterday after months of repairs following the stranding of 67 passengers over the East River for 11 hours, back in April. Roosevelt Island is also accessible via the subway and a small bridge on the Queens side of the island, but not via the massive …