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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.