Tag Archives: Newark

Cory Booker: I Stand With Obama

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Newark Mayor Cory Booker Tweets….

Get this man to Washington!

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Mayor, LGBT Ally, Firefighting Hero

Not only is Newark Mayor Cory Booker an outspoken ally in the battle for LGBT equality, he’s now being hailed as a firefighting hero. Booker arrived home last night to discover his next-door neighbor’s house on fire, and rescued a young woman trapped upstairs by carrying her through the flames, suffering second-degree burns in the process. The mayor’s security team …

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Quote Of The Day – Cory Booker

“I shudder to think what would have happened if the civil rights gains, heroically established by courageous lawmakers in the 1960s, were instead conveniently left up to popular votes in our fifty states. Equal protection under the law – for race, religion, gender or sexual orientation – should not be subject to the most popular sentiments of the day. Marriage …

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NEW JERSEY: Cops Shoot And Kill Man In Known Cruising Area

Last Friday night, Georgia executive Dean Gaymon was shot and killed by undercover detectives in a Newark area park known for public cruising. Police claim Gaymon “made a sexual move” towards a detective, which as we all know is a death penalty crime. According to the officer, he made an arrest in an unrelated case when he realized he has …

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Newark Archbishop Opposes Seton Hall Course On Same-Sex Marriage

Seton Hall is preparing to offer a course on same-sex marriage and Newark Archbishop John Myers isn’t having it. “This proposed course seeks to promote as legitimate a train of thought that is contrary to what the Church teaches. As a result, the course is not in synch with Catholic teaching,” Myers said. “Consequently, the board of trustees of Seton …

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NJ: Newark Sees Its First Murder-Free Month In 44 Years

For the first time in 44 years, nobody got murdered in Newark for an entire month. The last homicide occurred 32 days ago, besting a 1966 record, says Police Director Garry McCarthy, who is now eyeing a 50-year record of 43 murder-free days. While many factors are involved, the statistics reflect an aggressive effort by Mayor Cory Booker to lower …

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Newark To Launch LGBT Youth Outreach

As every gay New Yorker knows, each weekend the streets of lower Manhattan are flooded with LGBT teenagers escaping their often dangerous situations in northern New Jersey, where there is no safe place for them to be themselves. But finally, Newark is working on making things more welcoming at home. For the past six months, city and school officials have …

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Newark Worst Airport For On-Time Arrivals

Newark International tops the latest list of worst places to get to on time. For the fourth year in a row! Via Gothamist: Newark airport had the worst on-time arrival rate in all the land in 2008, according to the federal DOT, which just released its year-end report [PDF] on flight delays. Go EWR! This is the the fourth time …

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Forty Years

One of my two most vivid childhood memories is standing in my grandmother’s living room in Newark, at age four, pondering all the adults’ horrified reactions to the assassination of JFK. I didn’t understand what had happened, why the women in my family were sobbing as the men spoke quietly with grim, fear-filled faces. The other memory comes from when …

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Newark Gay Life: Bleak And Dangerous

Here’s why the PATH station on Christopher Street disgorges hordes of LGBT youth every night. New Jersey has become a national beacon for gay equality. It boasts some of the toughest anti-discrimination laws in the country, and recent legislation makes it one of only three states that recognize same-sex civil unions. Gay marriage, some say, is just around the corner. …

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