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BREAKING: Ten Shot, Two Dead At Empire State Building, Motive Not Yet Clear

Ten shot, two dead. Early reports say the shooter was a 53 year-old man who was fired from his job. Terrorism is not suspected. Midtown Manhattan traffic is at a standstill and Fifth Avenue is closed from 33rd to 42nd streets.

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Paging Bill Donohue

This weekend the Empire State Building is green for Ramadan. (Tipped by JMG reader Kevin) UPDATE: You guys called this.

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Empire Pride

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ESB Lights In Honor Of 1WTC

Gothamist points out a classy press release: The Empire State Building will shine red, white and blue on Monday, April 30, 2012 in honor of 1 World Trade Center. As 1 World Trade Center officially becomes New York’s tallest building, the Empire State Building, the world’s most famous office building and ancestor of all super-tall towers, welcomes its newer, taller …

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1WTC Passes ESB

As of today, the tallest building in New York City is One World Trade Center. The milestone is a preliminary one. Workers are still adding floors to the so-called “Freedom Tower” and it isn’t expected to reach its full height for at least another year, at which point it is likely to be declared the tallest building in the U.S., …

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NYC Tabs “Outraged” Over Dolan Dis

As I reported yesterday, the Catholic League and other theocrats are up in arms because the privately-owned Empire State Building refused to honor the elevation of Cardinal Timothy Dolan by lighting the landmark in red. Today the New York Daily News continues to suckle at Dolan’s pendulous teats with the above cover and a Page Two outraged item which includes …

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Empire State Building Won’t Go Red To Honor Cardinal Timothy Dolan

Not only did the “anti-Catholic” owners of the Empire State Building rebuff demands to turn blue and white in honor of Mother Teresa, they’ve now refused a similar request to light the landmark red in honor of the elevation of Cardinal Timothy Dolan. Bill Donohue will be ever so pissed. The Empire State Building Company responded Thursday with a resounding …

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NEW YORK CITY: Gay Couples Wed Atop Empire State Building For First Time

The Empire State Building only permits wedding ceremonies on Valentine’s Day. For the first time ever, two of today’s four sky-high couples were gay. Shawn Klein and Phil Fung, pictured above, met 18 years ago at the famed Roxy nightclub. Hit the link for more photos and a video.

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Perkins Rips The Empire State Building

“People at the Empire State Building said it was a coincidence. Officials explained that it takes hours to change the lights. But there was no mistaking the message Friday night when the highest point in the city lit up like a towering rainbow, its colors blazing across the New York skyline. Like a warning flare, the reds and blues and …

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A Rainbow State Of Mind

The Empire State Building is usually lit in all lavender for gay Pride weekend. (Source)

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Cyndi Lauper Turns The Empire State Building Green For Homeless LGBT Youth

From the clip description at Lauper’s We Give A Damn channel: Tonight, the Empire State Building in New York City will shine green in recognition of all the homeless youth around the world, in particular gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender youth who have been kicked out of their homes or who have runaway out of fear and despair. In New …

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Sen. Ruben Diaz Joins Hundreds At ESB Protest About Mother Teresa

Arch homophobe Sen. Ruben Diaz and Catholic blowhard Bill Donohue joined hundreds demonstrating outside the Empire State Building yesterday in protest of the owner’s refusal to light the building in honor of Mother Teresa tonight. Among those calling for the honor was openly lesbian NYC Council Speaker Christine Quinn, who got her payback at the Empire State’s owner earlier this …

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See The Empire State (While You Still Can)

While some of Manhattan’s most iconic buildings have been obscured from enjoyment by enormous bland glass boxes (one can scarcely discern the Woolworth Building from some angles), the Empire State Building has soared alone in lower midtown for nearly 80 years, with no neighboring building daring to approach even half its height. That may soon change with the planned 15 …

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Morning View – North On Fifth

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Quote Of The Day – Bill Donohue

“Oh, I don’t care if she’s openly gay. What do I care about that! I disagree with Christine Quinn on gay marriage. She has been very supportive of Catholics in other areas. I’ve been involved in coalitions with Protestants and Jews and occasionally with Muslims and Hindus. I think Christine Quinn has shown herself to be a very good Catholic, …

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Empire State Building Says No To Special Lights To Honor Mother Teresa

Officials at the Empire State Building have turned down a request to light the building in honor of Mother Teresa. And Bill Donohue of the Catholic League is ever so pissed. New York City’s Empire State Building said ”yes” to Mariah Carey, dog shows, cancer charities — and even the 60th anniversary of communist China. But the landmark skyscraper’s owners …

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Ten Things Not To Do In NYC

Travel site Concierge lists their ten most over-hyped tourist experiences in NYC. 1. Hansom cab ride through Central Park.2. Dining at Tavern On The Green.3. Eating anywhere in Times Square.4. Comedy shows in Times Square.5. Shopping at Century 21.6. Nightclubbing in the Meatpacking District.7. A pedi-cab ride through mid-town.8. Eating from a hot dog cart.9. Visiting the Empire State Building.10. …

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Suicidal Statuary

The NYPD rushed to the Empire State Building yesterday after getting reports of a man about to jump off the 24th floor setback. The “man” was actually a statue that is part of the citywide “Event Horizon” installation by artist Antony Gormley, whose statues caused a similar suicide-y ruckus in London three years ago. None of the other ledges and …

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Suicide Plunge At Empire State Building

Despite security guards and the ten-foot fence, yesterday a man managed to leap to his death from the observation deck of the Empire State Building. A young man took a fatal plunge from the 86th-floor observation deck of the Empire State Building on Tuesday night, crashing down on W. 34th St. and horrifying pedestrians, police said. The jumper managed to …

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