Tag Archives: NYC

NY Sen. George Onorato (D) Explains

“Thank you contacting me regarding same sex marriage. While I continue to support civil unions for gay and lesbian couples, I remain opposed to same-sex marriage. I believe that marriage is between one man and one woman. In the months leading up to the vote, I heard frequently from constituents on both sides of the debate, and I believe my …

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AIDS Activist Dennis deLeon Dies

Longtime AIDS activist and former NYC human rights commissioner Dennis deLeon died in Manhattan today at age 61. He was one of the first city officials to disclose that he was HIV+. The cause was heart failure, said Bruce Kiernan, Mr. deLeon’s companion for 32 years. Mr. deLeon learned he was H.I.V.-positive in 1986 and had grown weaker in recent …

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Photo Of The Day – UES Big Dig

Work on the Second Avenue subway line continues, even in the face of “doomsday” MTA service cuts, which may include ending free rides for the city’s public school students. (An excellent way to put an end to those annoyingly rising attendance rates.) The shot above was taken at 91st street, which will be the launching point for the massive tunnel-boring …

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NY Gov. Paterson To Announce “Major Transgender Rights Policy”

NY Gov. David Paterson will appear at the NYC LGBT Community Center on Wednesday morning to announce a “major transgender rights policy.” We’ve got a special treat for all of our friends in the New York City area. And we’re pretty sure that the rest of you will like it, too. On Wednesday, December 16, New York State Governor David …

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Guerrilla Handbell Strikeforce

For their latest “mission,” Improv Everywhere had a 13-member handbell choir descend on a unsuspecting Salvation Army bell-ringer for some uninvited accompaniment.

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55 Square Feet

I almost blogged about a New York Post story last week about a 175 square foot apartment, which they claimed might be NYC’s tiniest. But the Post has found something much, much smaller. When freelance event planner Eddie Rabon talks about his itty-bitty pad — just one square foot larger than a Rikers Island jail cell — the excitement is …

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Baad Lamb’s New York City Close-Up

I’ve been on countless destination-less excursions around NYC with my beloved Farmboyz, during which my camera is drawn to historic or inelegant architecture and Father Tony’s to eccentric characters. But Tony’s husband is usually a block behind us, crouched with his camera over the pattern in a sewer grate, or climbing onto a pile of rubble to get that perfect …

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Seriously?

It’s actually pretty good, despite.

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Santas Gone Wild

Santarchy reigned in NYC’s Washington Square this weekend as 33 Santas were busted for excessive public merriment. Via Gothamist: New York City’s open-container law prohibits boozing in any public place and can result in a $25 fine or five days in jail. One Gothamist commenter claimed this afternoon that some participants in Santacon — which also doubles as a canned …

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Activists Protest At Home Of Anti-Gay Closet Case NY Sen. Carl Kruger

Activists are turning up the heat on the eight Democratic New York senators who voted down same-sex marriage. Yesterday’s actions including a protest at the Queens office of Sen. Hiram Monserrate and a similar event outside of Sen. Carl Kruger’s Brooklyn home. Minutes after the vote earlier this month, the unmarried Kruger, whose aide says the Senator “doesn’t comment on …

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ACLU Loses Quarter Of Annual Budget

The national ACLU organization has lost a quarter of its annual funding after a long-time anonymous donor withdrew his $20M yearly pledge due to financial difficulties. Anthony D. Romero, executive director of the A.C.L.U., acknowledged in a written statement that a “family” had told the organization in September that it could not make its annual gifts, at least for next …

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Queens Nightclub Bashing Victim Speaks

Ireland-born activist Tarlach MacNiallais (center, rear), who was beaten by bouncers at a Queens nightclub on Saturday, has given his first extensive interview to Irish Central. MacNiallais stresses that he was not just dancing with a “total stranger” as early press accounts hinted, but was enjoying an evening out with his partner of seven years and his partner’s four brothers. …

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New Law Forces NYC Buildings To Allow Bikes In The Office

NYC’s new Bicycle Access To Buildings Law takes effect today. Office buildings must allow workers to bring their bikes up via the freight elevators, if your employer allows it. And unless building owners file for an exemption, you’ll soon be able to bring your bike right to your desk, if your office manager allows it. That’s what the law says …

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Baby, It’s Cold Outside

Single-digit wind chills today in the Big Popsicle. The perfect day for ordering in. Food. I’m talking about food, you dirty birds.

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Tomorrow: SNAXX 7th Anniversary, A Fundraiser For NYC’s LGBT Center

DJs Rich King and Gustavo’s long-running and popular SNAXX party celebrates its seventh anniversary tomorrow night with a special fundraiser for the NYC LGBT Community Center. A la Blowoff, the SNAXX party will soon be touring cities on the east coast for a series of monthly events. Friday’s party takes place at Rebel NYC at 251 W.30th. Doors open at …

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Gay Activist Beaten By Queens Bouncers For Dancing With Another Man

On Saturday well-known LGBT activist Tarlach MacNiallais was beaten by the bouncers at a Queens nightclub for dancing with another man. Tarlach MacNiallais, 47, was punched and kicked and had a chair smashed over his head in the attack by two security guards at the Guadalajara De Noche restaurant in Jackson Heights at 12:43 a.m. Saturday, police said. The attack …

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MTV Gets Threats, Loses Advertiser Over Reality Show Jersey Shore

According to an unnamed “insider,” Fox News is reporting that MTV has had to hire extra security for its Times Square headquarters after receiving threats about its “Guido” reality show, Jersey Shore. After the show’s Dec. 3 premiere, featuring cast members self-described as “guidos” and “guidettes,” MTV staffers were reportedly the target of threats, according to Fox News.com. “The MTV …

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Afternoon View – Third & 68th

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Hot For Teacher

NYC’s tabloids will have a field day with this for awhile. Two female Romance language instructors were tossed out of their Brooklyn high school after being caught “undressed” in an empty classroom, sources told the Daily News Tuesday. Students at James Madison High School in Midwood were watching a talent show in the auditorium while Alini Brito and Cindy Mauro …

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Episcopal Church Aids NYC’s LGBT Homeless Youth Shelter

Carl Siciliano, executive director of NYC’s Ali Forney Center, writes to direct us to a story in today’s New York Times about the aid recently given his organization by the Long Island Episcopal Church. Since 2002, when he opened the Ali Forney Center, which helps homeless gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender youth, Carl Siciliano says, he has often witnessed the …

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