Tag Archives: NYC

Staffers at the NYC LGBT Community Center in Manhattan’s West Village found a burned and torn rainbow flag affixed to their front wall this morning. Executive director Glennda Testone: “This morning our building staff arrived and discovered a burned rainbow flag hanging on one of the poster display cases outside our building. We called the NYPD, and they immediately dispatched …

Jen Carlson at Gothamist finds the greatest stuff.

The Imperial Court’s Night Of A Thousand Gowns took place in NYC last week. Lots of bold-face names in the below clip, including several contestants from the current season of RuPaul’s Drag Race. The evening benefited Broadway Cares and God’s Love We Deliver. Oh, the spectacle.

Jump-start your morning with DJ Corey Craig’s Sydney Mardi Gras 2010 mix. Setlist. Website. Subscribe to his podcast.

Here’s a track from the upcoming third Scissor Sisters album, Night Work. I really like this, especially the spoken word bit by Sir Ian McKellen. The first official single, Fire With Fire, will be released on June 20th. The album drops a week later.

Finally, I can spill what I’ve known for ten days. Mississippi high school senior Constance McMillen has been named a grand marshal of NYC’s gay pride parade. Constance McMillen, a Mississippi high school honors student who fought back when her school told her she couldn’t take her girlfriend to the prom, has been announced as one of the Grand Marshals …

As I mentioned earlier this month, St. Vincent’s Hospital in Manhattan’s West Village is set to close in bankruptcy very shortly. New York Magazine’s David France reflects on St. Vincent’s role in the early years of the AIDS pandemic. The obituary for St. Vincent’s, when it is finally written, will recall that the hospital’s greatest moment—and its darkest—came in the …

Courtesy of the show’s promoters, today’s Swag Tuesday prize is two tickets to the brand new Broadway revival of the legendary La Cage Aux Folles. THIS DEFINITIVE NEW PRODUCTION received glowing reviews in London, where it was honored with the 2009 Olivier Award for Best Musical Revival. Now, JERRY HERMAN and HARVEY FIERSTEIN’s glittering musical comedy arrives in New York …

Last night a 7-alarm fire destroyed several buildings in NYC’s Chinatown, leaving hundreds of residents homeless. At least 14 people were injured in a blaze in Chinatown that reached seven-alarm status shortly after midnight Monday morning. More than 250 firefighters responded to the fire at 285 Grand Street. The fire broke out at a six-story building in Chinatown. More than …

All three space shuttles will be retired next year. Openly gay NY state Sen. Tom Duane wants to bring one of them to NYC for permanent display in Manhattan onboard the Intrepid aircraft carrier. “On Thursday, by a unanimous vote, the state senate approved a legislative resolution spearheaded by State Senator Thomas K. Duane that enthusiastically endorses the Intrepid Sea, …

Towleroad tips us to the new trailer for Sex & The City 2, which looks even gayer than the first one. Wait, is that Liza?

Gothamist tips us to this clever depiction of NYC being destroyed by old school video games. What, no Asteroids?

I thought I could put off replacing my apartment’s ancient A/C for at least a month. Guess not.

JMG reader Lauren sends us this clip she made of the Easter Sunday protest at NYC’s St. Patrick’s Cathedral. Lauren writes: “I shot and edited this piece on Sunday – as if it were for the ‘news’. This is how the mainstream press should be telling our stories.”

St. Vincent’s Hospital in Manhattan’s West Village voted to close itself last night after failing to resolve an estimated $700M in debt. The famed hospital served the gay community as a sort of ground zero during the early years of the AIDS pandemic. The exact timing for the closing of St. Vincent’s Hospital Manhattan, which has about 400 inpatient beds, …

An acapella group from the University of Oregon rickrolled the A train to the blase reaction of New Yorkers, who must have been wondering if the train’s destination was 2007, rather than Canal Street. (Via Jen Carlson @ Gothamist)

Grammy nominated DJ duo The Freemasons will headline this year’s 24th annual Dance On The Pier, the culminating event of NYC Pride. The opening set will be spun by DJ Steven Oliverri. The Freemasons are white-hot right now and the Pier Dance usually sells out, so expect this year’s event to do so quickly. Tickets go on sale May 1st.

Andy Humm of Gay City News reports on yesterday’s protest at NYC’s St. Patrick’s Cathedral. About eight gay male demonstrators showed up to picket St. Patrick’s over the Pope’s continued refusal to accept his responsibility for the abuse crisis and the tendency of his defenders to blame the news media and gay people for the scandal. This week, Fifth Avenue …

Since so many of you asked how they did it.

International Pillow Fight Day took place in 150 cities around the world yesterday. Here’s a look at NYC’s event in downtown Manhattan’s Union Square. The bottom clip was shot from the department store across the street.