Tag Archives: NYC

Gov. Paterson At The HRC Gala

NY Gov. David Paterson took to the media pit podium for some brief remarks in praise of the HRC prior to last night’s fundraising gala in the adjoining grand ballroom of the Waldorf Astoria. My apologies for the shaky camera work, I was getting jostled by the CNN crew on my right. At the end of the clip, I pan …

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Gillibrand Pledges Budget Amendment To Block Funding For DADT Enforcement

At the Human Rights Campaign’s $400/plate black tie gala at NYC’s Waldorf Astoria Hotel, last night Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand announced that she would be submitting an amendment to the federal budget that would block the use of funds to enforce DADT. Gillibrand, the evening’s keynote speaker, also praised Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman Admiral Mike Mullen for last week’s declaration …

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10″ Will Stop The Trains

In advance of this weekend’s snowpocylpse, the Long Island Railroad has announced that service will be suspended if snowfall exceeds 10″. Meteorologists are indicating that there could be a significant snowstorm Friday evening, February 5 into Saturday, February 6. To ensure customer safety, the LIRR may suspend train service temporarily when snow accumulation reaches between 10 and 13 inches. Suspensions …

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The Closer

Duane Reade, 1st Avenue, 8:30am Hipster Dude 1: And then she said I was emotionally crippled, that my family is all freaks, that I’m going nowhere in my job, that I’m lazy, that I’ve got bad taste. She just went on and on. Hipster Dude 2: What did you say? Hipster Dude 1: I told her she’s fat. Hipster Dude …

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Photo Of The Day – Grand Central Cavern

Gothamist has a great set of photos of the work being done 150 feet beneath Grand Central Terminal as the $8B project to connect the Long Island Railroad to the GCT continues. When completed, LIRR commuters will enjoy a 90,000 sq.ft concourse including shops, restaurants, and connections to the subway and Metro North. And you’ll be able to get to …

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On Sale: Night Of A Thousand Stevies

For those of you still stinging from last night’s atrocious Taylor Swift-Stevie Nicks duet at the Grammy’s, JMG reader Jimbo tips us that tickets have gone on sale for the 20th annual Night Of A Thousand Stevies, NYC’s famed drag homage to the White Witch. Night of a Thousand Stevies is probably the best-known STEVIE NICKS fan event in the …

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AT&T: We’re Not There Yet In NYC

In last week’s earnings call with shareholders, AT&T supplied the above graphic to show coverage improvement in NYC. The company has suffered bad local press recently, mostly from irate iPhone owners who complain that many parts of the city remain dead zones, including some parts of busy busy busy midtown. Meanwhile, iPhone fans breathlessly await the rumored end of AT&T …

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Carried Through Manhattan

In order to prove that New Yorkers are friendly, comedian Mark Malkoff tried to see if strangers would be willing to carry him the entire 13.5 miles length of Manhattan. Last year Malkoff successfully completed his quest to make a purchase in all 171 Manhattan Starbucks in one day.

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Clubs Survive NYC’s Nightclub Smoking Crackdown (But Not The Gay-ish One)

It looks like four of the five NYC nightclubs set to be closed down for smoking violations have struck deals to live another day. Not surviving the city’s wrath is Chelsea’s M2 Ultra Lounge megaclub, host to the city’s largest gay dance parties. The Health Department’s top lawyer sat down with reps for M2 Ultra Lounge in Chelsea after he …

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Bronx Bear Cubs

For no particular reason, here’s some cute bear cubs playing in yesterday’s snow at the Bronx Zoo.

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NYC Cabbie Cell Phone Crackdown

NYC launches its latest and strongest campaign against cell-chatting cab drivers today with a three strikes system that will cost a driver his his hack license upon the third violation. Taxi and Limousine Commission agents and NYPD officers will be on the lookout for drivers using any electronic devices while not legally parked, including iPods, GPS devices and satellite radios. …

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Straight-Up Chicken Abuse

I’m not sure why these things always happen on my line, but here’s how a Gothamist reader recounts his experience on the 6 train last night. We boarded the 6 train at 33rd street around 7pm last night, and noticed a large scarcity of passengers in one section of the train. Upon looking down, it I saw first a live …

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NYC To Close Down Clubs Over Smoking

This week NYC announced plans to close down at least five clubs for violating the city’s ban on indoor smoking. Included on the list of clubs to lose their liquor licenses is Chelsea’s massive M2 Ultra Lounge (formerly Mansion, formerly Studio Mezmor, formerly Crobar), which is host to numerous gay dance parties including the popular Alegria circuit party events. M2 …

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Alan Van Capelle Leaves Pride Agenda

Empire State Pride Agenda executive director Alan Van Capelle is stepping down for a position in the office of NYC Comptroller John Liu. The departure comes shortly after ESPA’s years-long attempt to bring marriage equality to New York failed in the state Senate. Van Capelle is breaking the news this morning to the staff at ESPA, where his seven-year tenure …

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Bloomberg 2012?

Remember when Michael Bloomberg denied over and over that he was going to run for president in 2008 even as his field team conducted polls and surveys around the country? And how he said he only wanted to finish out his second and final (HAH!) term as NYC mayor? This week Bloomberg hired Hillary Clinton’s 2008 media strategist, setting off …

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Clumsy Woman Costs Met $65M

This weekend at the Met a woman lost her balance and somehow fell into Pablo Picasso’s The Actor, tearing a small hole in the bottom of the painting. Today an art appraiser assessed the damage to the painting’s original $130M value. Conservators said they will be able to fix the 6-inch tear in “The Actor” (above), but appraiser Gerard van …

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Evening View – Lafayette & Canal

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The New Faces Of Activism

As part of their Stonewall Profiles series, OURsceneTV talks to Heath Tucker, a young NYC activist who has helped create several well-attended events, most of which I’ve covered here. New Yorkers will know Heath as the energetic young man with the megaphone.

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Stuyvesant Town Goes Bust

The owners of NYC’s Stuyvesant Town and Peter Cooper Village, which were purchased in 2006 in the largest real estate deal in U.S. history, have defaulted on their loans and are turning the properties over to creditors. “We make this decision as we feel a battle over the property or a contested bankruptcy proceeding is not in the long-term interest …

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NYC Fri/Sat: Bob Mould In Concert

Legendary former Husker Du and Sugar frontman (and Blowoff DJ/creator) Bob Mould is playing two live shows in NYC this weekend at City Winery in Soho. Former Posies frontman Jon Auer is Bob’s special guest for both shows. Get tickets here. You can listen to Bob performing live right now on WNYC.

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