Tag Archives: NYC

I just like the name of this place. The Bellydelly Deli is on Broadway near 50th Street.

Finally, some good news regarding HIV. According to the latest Annual Summary of Vital Statistics, the “definitive registry of births and deaths in New York City”, deaths in NYC from HIV/AIDS fell nearly 15% in 2006 . In 2005, the death toll was 1419. In 2006, 1209 New Yorkers died from AIDS complications, the lowest number since 952 died in …

I should note that I have dined in almost all these establishments. And to be precise, in Times Square there are actually two Applebee’s, two T.G.I. Friday’s, and three Sbarros.

My dear friend Father Tony, a man who is “no stranger to those venues providing the probabilities of good friction for the price of a beer or a ‘six month membership'”, has responded in his typically eloquent fashion to my post about the possible closure of NYC’s commercial sex establishments. Go read Tony’s take on personal responsibility, it’s beautiful.

Via Duncan Osbourne at Gay City News comes word of a six-page internal memo from the NYC Department of Health which explores the city’s options in closing down bathhouses, sex clubs, and commercial sex parties. After saying for years that new HIV infections among gay and bisexual men are high, but stable, a city health department memo given to Gay …

LEFT: Alex and Eric outside the Dugout. I’m somewhat amused that I know people who ride their skateboards to the bear bar. And speaking of other things I’m too old for, last night I mentioned to somebody that I was thinking about getting Wii. He gave me an odd look and said, “I don’t think you really have enough hair …

From the NY Times: The number of new H.I.V. infections in men under 30 who have sex with men has increased sharply in New York City in the last five years, particularly among blacks and Hispanics, even as AIDS deaths and overall H.I.V. infection rates in the city have steadily declined. New figures from the city’s Department of Health and …

After a New Year’s weekend with temps pushing 50, I wake up today to find the wind chill at 7 degrees. Wha’ happened? If it’s gonna be this cold, I demand snow. It’s only fair.

[UPDATE: You’ll probably want to view the below video with the sound off. My lil digicam can’t handle nightclub subwoofers. I shot the clip before much of the crowd arrived.] As I made my preparations for the Saint-At-Large’s New Year’s Eve party in Times Square late Monday night, I repeatedly reminded myself of my New Year’s resolution to banish any …

Yesterday hundreds of members of the Coney Island Polar Bear Club made their annual dip in the 42 degree surf. Over $30,000 in pledges was raised for Camp Sunshine, a camp for seriously ill children and their families in Casco, Maine. And then all the bears went to beer bust. I’ve always wanted to do the dip, but somehow I’ve …

Over one million people will jam Times Square tonight to watch the ball drop. One million people with NO access to a bathroom. The police are recommending that attendees not have anything to drink for at least two hours before arriving. I’ve never done Times Square for NYE, but I’ve been tempted to attend. Seems a shame to live in …

After about a year of “Coming Soon!” signs, the Record Mart in the Times Square subway station has finally opened, probably the first new record store in Manhattan in at least five years. But don’t let the entrance fool you. Those 20 or so records (all Spanish-language, btw) on the wall seem to be pretty much all they offer – …

Found this in the window of the White Horse Tavern in the West Village yesterday. I guess they’re fed up.

Courtesy of the Saint-At-Large, I’ve got two tickets to give away for their New Year’s Eve party and go-go extravamanza in Times Square. Join The Saint At Large, gaydom’s premier dance party for over 28 years, as it delivers the euphoric rush of the beginnings of a new year in Times Square right into the heart of a gay dance …

Manhattan is headed for the lowest annual number of murders since records first began being kept in 1937. District Attorney Robert Morgenthau announced that this year’s 65 murders (so far) represent a 40% drop from last year alone. When Morgenthau first became DA in 1975, there were 648 murders in Manhattan. With more time on their hands, Manhattan’s 500 prosecutors …

Several floors of the News Corp headquarters near Rockefeller Center have been evacuated after a chemical explosion on the 45th floor. Firefighters are reporting that “30 gallons of hazardous materials” may be the source of the explosion. There are no offices on the 45th floor, only machinery. The NY Post is on the 10th floor and Fox News is in …

Chelsea, Saturday, 1AM At a Christmas party, several guys are loudly dishing a man standing ten feet away. Guy 1: “Oh, please. She thinks she is the hottest thing. I mean, look at her shoes! Who is she kidding?” Guy 2: “Would you STOP with the female pronouns already? HE is not a HER!” From across the room, the gentleman …

Alyica Lane, CBS news anchor for Philadelphia’s KYW-TV, was arrested in Chelsea last night for calling a female cop a “dyke bitch” and then punching the cop in the face. Reportedly, Lane and her boyfriend, radio disc jockey Chris Booker, got into a traffic altercation with a slow-moving unmarked police car. When the cops exited their vehicle to question Booker, …

The Grill, 1st Avenue, 9AM Woman 1: Hell no, I’m not going. Fuck Christmas and fuck them.Woman 2: You have to go to get the check.Woman 1: What? If I don’t go, I don’t get it?Woman 2: I guess.Woman 1: In that case, I’ll go, but I’m showing up shitfaced.Woman 2: Just like a regular Monday.Woman 1: Fuck you..

According to the Wall Street Journal , aides to Michael “Not A Presidential Candidate” Bloomberg are hoping for a Clinton-Giuliani showdown after the primaries. One scenario — and the one aides are hoping for — would be a race between fellow New Yorkers Hillary Clinton and former Mayor Rudy Giuliani. Sen. Clinton’s negative rating is the highest in either party, …