Tag Archives: Manhattan

Last night I attended the launch party for gossip legend Michael Musto’s above-titled book, where hundreds of bold-face names collided with hipsters, scenesters, and queensters all vying to get their names into large print. Where else but a Musto party would you see F-Troop octogenerian Larry Storch chatting amiably next to drag star Flotilla Debarge while samba dancers spin around …

New York City has at last approved a bike-sharing system similar to those in Montreal, Boston, and Washington DC. Hurray! More than 10,000 communal bicycles will flood the city’s streets next summer as part of an ambitious bike-share plan, officials said Wednesday. The program has been billed as a key part of the Bloomberg administration’s plan to make the city’s …

The Hudson and East rivers have breached the seawalls in lower Manhattan, stalling cars and flooding buildings. The tide has begun going out and this relatively light damage may be the worst of Irene for New York City. About 100,000 outer borough residents have lost power due to high winds. Con Ed officials are considering a “preemptive” power cut to …

“According to New York City’s Office of Emergency Management, the last hurricane to pass directly over the city was in 1821. The storm surge was so high that the city was flooded up to Canal Street.” – Buzzfeed. Irene is now predicted to make landfall somewhere east of Queens. At high tide. Last night Mayor Bloomberg announced that any plan …

Several blocks of midtown Manhattan were shut down this afternoon after a suicidal man (light blue shirt) somehow clambered over the 12-foot glass wall on the 70th floor viewing deck of 30 Rock. Police were able to coax the man to safety after a “very tense hour.” (Photo via – Buzzfeed)

This is an old ploy by the Port Authority. Propose an insane toll increase and then “settle” for one that feels entirely reasonable by comparison. The cost of crossing the bridges and tunnels that span the Hudson River to New York City could rise by 50 percent for many drivers under a steep series of toll increases to be proposed …

RELATED: If it weren’t for Shelley, I’d have likely tried to steal the semi-feral one-eared old tom that rules the bodega on my corner. His name is Harvey Fierstein due to his battle-scarred voice.

If you’re in Manhattan tonight, please consider joining me and fellow JMG readers for a special Pride Party in the private lounge at the Gramercy Theatre, 127 East 23 Street. Beginning at 10pm we’ll have an open wine and champagne bar courtesy of Barefoot Wines. Slurp! Come celebrate one of the greatest victories in LGBT history! AND the first 20 …

JMG reader Inga sends us her stunning photo of last night’s Manhattanhenge.

More trivia: Exterior shots of Tom’s Diner, made famous by Suzanne Vega, were used for the diner on Seinfeld. (Source)

Despite New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s vehement support for marriage equality and his recent promise for a “full court press” on the issue in the state Senate, activists from Queer Rising today stopped traffic outside of Cuomo’s Manhattan office. Via press release: Five people have been arrested for blocking rush-hour traffic just outside Governor Cuomo’s Manhattan office, at East 41 …

Manhattan’s infamous Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire occurred one hundred years ago this week, spawning the modern American labor movement. HBO’s documentary on the tragedy and the resultant labor reforms airs tonight at 9PM.

Tomorrow is the 200th anniversary of the approval of Manhattan’s street grid, a decision that some historians say did more to create the most densely populated space in North America than any other bit of urban planning. The grid certified by the city’s street commissioners on March 22, 1811, spurred development by establishing seven miles of regular, predictable street access. …

This morning Queer Rising blocked the intersection of Manhattan’s 42nd Street and Sixth Avenue with a giant yellow banner as part of their protest for marriage rights in New York state. Village Voice reporter Steven Thrasher tweets: “Reactions from those held up ranged From support to amusement to rage to confusion.” I’ll have photos and video later this morning. UPDATE: …

Perhaps taking their cue from GetEQUAL’s blockade of the Las Vegas strip last summer, Queer Rising today issued a press release announcing their plan to blockade Manhattan traffic next Tuesday in a protest over marriage rights. The LGBTQ activist organization Queer Rising has planned a March 1 demonstration to protest the lack of marriage equality in New York State. A …

It turns out there’s another name for that Manhattan phenomenon commonly called “sidewalk rage.” While it sounds like an oxymoron, altruistic punishment is basically how social norms get enforced. So when you expel a huffy “Excuse me!” to the rude sidewalk clogger in front of you who has stopped midstride to check his BlackBerry, you’re trying to discourage behavior that …

New York City leaders are furious about a race-baiting anti-abortion billboard just posted in Soho. Public Advocate Bill De Blasio demanded the billboard be taken down. “This billboard simply doesn’t belong in our city. The ad violates the values of New Yorkers and is grossly offensive to women and communities of color,” said De Blasio. The anti-abortion nonprofit organization behind …