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more about #newyork more comments → Tattertotter: Wow, instant superstar. I haven't been very vocal about gay marriage because I figure it's inevitable and will absolutely happen in the near future. ... more » mimigoliath: Want my legal right to marry? It's on eBay! [cgi.ebay.com] more » psybab: I really do hope y'all are contacting your senators. Especially if you live in astoria and LIC, because there's no way that area doesn't overwhelmingl... more » bodegacat: Things like this make me wonder what more I could be doing... more » Lucky: I don't know what's worse – having gay marriage voted down by a large number of bigoted assholes, as it was here in CA, or by a small number of bigo... more » bodegacat: Thomas Jefferson, Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776: We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are en... more » BowlingForDollars: I'm telling you, if there was a "Day Without a Gay" movement, bitches across the country would be rethinking gay marriage. So many industries would g... more » manchops: MARRIAGE EQUALITY RALLY IN TIMES SQUARE AT 6 PM AT THE TKTS STEPS. more » manchops: Hiram Monserrate's district office : (718) 205-3881 and Albany office: (518) 455-2529 more » Heneage: I hope someday people will get tired of being on the wrong side of history. Today is not that day. Fuck. more » Unsolicited Advice: Just another pathetic failure more » BaconCat: It's time for Bloomie to nut up and go all Gavin Newsome on this and clod just announce that NYC is going to allow gay marriage anyway. When they come... more » Sir Thomas More: Three of those Democrat naysayers--Sens. Kruger, Monserrate, and Diaz were part of the four Amigos--the ones responsible for the NY Senate coup of o... more » AndIAmTellingYou: While I don't think Paterson has been an effective or particularly strong governor, I applaud his moves to get this to a vote. He has fought openly fo... more » johnny_carsick: Geez. The other Dems I expect this from. But Ruben "The Railsplitter" Diaz and Hiram "Give 'em Hell" Monserrate? I'm from fucking Florida and yet Alb... more » -
#gaymarriage
New York State Senate Votes Down Gay Marriage
The good news: the New York State Senate had an actual up-and-down floor vote on a controversial and important issue. Bad news: they voted down Gay Marriage. Nice work, everyone. More » -
#mta
Happy Surplus Tuesday!
If you're not following the New York City Transit Authority on Twitter, you are missing out on some great deals. It's Surplus Tuesday! Everything must go! More » -
#culturaldivides
British Sunday Times Writer Who Thinks New York City Pretty Much Sucks: A Formal Response
Oh, hello there, Stephanie Marsh of the Sunday Times. When you write an essay called "New York has lost its edge," and you live here, it's okay. When you're writing from London...
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#blinditems
Which Upper West Side Personality and 1983 Obama Roommate Needs a Memoir-Writing Assistant?
Blind items! They happen. Especially in Craigslist's depths, where inanity prevails in the form of, among other ways you never wanted to consider possible, job listings. So we want to know: which "highly visable" former Obama roommate needs an assistant? More » -
#rants
New York City Just Gives Up on Subway Service
Did you hear the great news? The MTA will not raise fares! Or cut service! Wonderful! Except none of the headlines say "for just one year." Or "not counting the existing fare increase and de facto service cuts." More » -
#demurrals
Why Won't Rudy Run for Governor? [Updated: Because He's Running For Senate]
According to the New York Times' Danny Hakim, Rudolph Giuliani has decided not to run for governor of New York next year, despite publicly flirting with the idea for months. Is a shoe somewhere about to drop? More » -
#timewarp
For Christmas, Condé Nast Will Party at a Restaurant Now-Defunct Gourmet Magazine Once Heralded
They're back, baby! After killing six magazines and banishing hundreds to the unemployment line, Condé Nast has decided to go through with its annual holiday fete. More » -
#campaigns
Heroic Loser Conservative To Become Upstate New York's Norm Coleman
Fantastic news, New Yorkers: Doug Hoffman, the Conservative Party candidate who won the endorsement of real Republicans and then lost the race for Congress because he did not live in the district or know much about it? He has unconceded. More » -
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#thingsweactuallylike
This Video Contains Every Awesome Illusion of New York
When the young dreamers out there conjure images of Manhattan they think of beauty, art, fashion, socialites, the skyline, and all-around general fabulousness. Well, most New Yorkers don't get that on a daily basis, but this video has them all. More » -
#commonsense
The STFU Manners Mafia: We're One Step Short of Beating You with Your Cell Phone
Common situation in an elevator: Mr. Mouthbreather near you has a ringing phone, which he answers, and talks into, loudly. He should be facepunched, right? Right! Ergo, Sunday Styles trend piece: People now vigilantly fighting back against manner-less, oblivious pricks. More » -
#picoftheday
Funny Thing Is People Are Still Trying to Eat at Sardi's. Why?
[A vision of a Utopian future in which commuting through Times Square involves more charm, less elbowing of Wicked and Toys R Us-destined tourists in the face. Images by Studio Lindfors via BLDGBLOG. More here. ] -
#levisjohnstonwatch
In the Eye of the Levi Johnston Media Hurricane
At this very moment, Levi Johnston is undressing for a Playgirl photo shoot. But last night he was at The Box accepting an award from Fleshbot while a scrum of reporters poked and probed the Wasilla boy for a story. More » -
#sports
Baseball Contest Divides New York Congressional Delegation
One of those "good work, Yankees" congressional resolutions seems like a no-brainer. But! Some Congressmen who represent the New York metro area pretend to root for the Yankees, while others of them pretend to care about the Mets. More » -
#anthems
Important Questions: Is Jay-Z's 'Empire State of Mind' the New 'New York, New York'?
There's an entire Sunday Styles item on Jay-Z's nu-New York anthem, which has now been performed at the VMAs, the World Series, City Hall, your son's bris, and everywhere else. Should Hova step off, or should Sinatra step over? More » -
#already
Introducing the David Paterson 2010 Campaign
Oh boy. Clinton campaign strategist and avowed Mark Penn-enemy Harold Ickes is running David Paterson's reelection campaign, apparently, so let's all pray for a divisive and lengthy primary battle. (Maybe it can be racially charged, too!) More » -
#winners
What Yesterday's Elections Actually Mean For Barack Obama
We told you about Mike, and about The Gays, but there were a couple other elections that news people are talking about today. These were, obviously, early referenda on Barack Obama, and he lost. More » -
#winners
Mike Bloomberg Wins!
Brilliant executive, richest man in town, and beloved mayor-for-life Mike Bloomberg joins Ed Koch, Fiorello LaGuardia, and Robert Wagner (not the actor) in the third-termers massive failure lame duck mayor club! More » -
#foxnews
Fox Getting Something Wrong Clip of the Weekend
NY-23 update: remember how the Republican dropped out because national movement conservatives smeared her as an abortion-loving socialist? Fox spent two days reporting that she then endorsed the Conservative Party candidate. That is the opposite of the truth. -
#elections
Your Off-Year Election Guide
The only race tomorrow that will have anything to do with national political trends is a tiny congressional district in upstate New York. But there are other races that everyone will talk about as if they mean something. More » -
#endorsements
Gawker Endorsement: Don't Vote for Bloomberg
Tomorrow is Election Day! You will probably not vote, because there are no contested races for anything important in 90% of the nation. But if you are a New Yorker, we have one message: don't vote for Michael Bloomberg.
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