News on New York

Gay Marriage Foe Demands Apology From Andrew Cuomo

2011-10-25T06:00:16Z

Gay marriage foe Rev. Jason McGuire has demanded an apology from New York Governor Andrew Cuomo

Gay marriage foe Rev. Jason McGuire has demanded an apology from New York Governor Andrew Cuomo for painting opponents of marriage equality as bigots.

Cuomo, who is credited with ensuring the passage of a gay marriage bill earlier this summ...

Claire Buffie, Miss New York, Readies HRC Gay Marriage Ad

2011-04-01T06:30:08Z

Miss New York Claire Buffie has also recorded an ad for HRC's campaign urging New Yorkers to support gay marriage

Miss New York Claire Buffie has also recorded an ad for the Human Right Campaign's (HRC) New Yorkers for Marriage Equality campaign. Her video is expected to be released in the coming weeks.

In the 30-second spots, celebrities and prominent politicians urge New Yorkers to support the legalization ...

Bill Bratton, Rikki Klieman Join Gay Marriage Campaign

2011-04-01T06:00:27Z

Bill Bratton and his wife Rikki Klieman have recorded a video urging New Yorkers to support gay marriage

Bill Bratton, the former police commissioner of New York City and police chief of Los Angeles, and his wife, TruTV personality Rikki Klieman, have r...

Ed Koch Joins HRC Campaign Urging New Yorkers To Support Gay Marriage

2011-03-18T07:30:31Z

Former New York City Mayor Ed Koch has recorded a PSA urging New Yorkers to support gay marriage.

“When I was mayor, I used to ask the question, 'How am I doing?'” Koch says in the 31-second ad.

“Right now, our state is not doing s...

Barbara Bush Urges New Yorkers To Support Gay Marriage

2011-02-01T04:30:19Z

Barbara Bush, daughter of former President George Bush, has recorded a PSA urging New Yorkers to support gay marriage

Barbara Bush, daughter of former President George Bush, has recorded a PSA urging New Yorkers to support gay marriage.

“New York is about fairness and equality and everyone should have the right to marry the person tha...

Daphne Rubin-Vega Supports Gay Marriage In English & Spanish

2010-11-23T07:30:24Z

Broadway star Daphne Rubin-Vega has joined a campaign urging New Yorkers to support the legalization of gay marriage

Broadway star Daphne Rubin-Vega has joined a campaign urging New Yorkers to support the legalization of gay marriage.

The 41-year-old actress best known for her Tony Award-nominated portrayal of Mimi Marquez, a heroin-add...

Kevin Bacon, Kyra Sedgwick Take A Stand For Gay Marriage

2010-11-10T04:30:18Z

Longtime couple Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick are taking a stand for gay marriage in a new ad urging New Yorkers to support its legalization

Longtime couple Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick are taking a stand for gay marriage in a new ad urging New Yorkers to support its legalization.

“This is a private issue that should never be determined ...

NYPD: 7 in gang attacked gay recruit, 2 others

2010-10-08T19:50:11Z

NYC police: 7 members of street gang attacked gay recruit, man he sex with, another teen

Members of a street gang discovered one of their recruits was gay, so they attacked the teen, brutally beating and torturing him and two other people in gruesome assaults, police said Friday.

Seven of the suspects were arrested and being held pending arraignment on charges of robbery, sodomy, menacing and assault ...

My boyfriend says he'll go straight for me

2010-09-11T11:23:39Z

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New York Assembly Approves Transgender Protections

2010-06-26T02:54:44Z

The New York Assembly approved Tuesday a bill that bans transgender discrimination

The New York Assembly approved Tuesday a bill that bans transgender discrimination.

The chamber approved the Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act (GENDA), which would ban discrimination based on gender identity and expression in the areas of housing, employment, credit and public accommodations, for the third ...

Imperfect Storm

2011-01-01T14:01:16Z

FILE - In this Dec. 28, 2010 file photo, a man walks down the center of a snow-filled street in the Brooklyn borough of New York. The city has cleaned up from big storms before with ease, but this blizzard became unlike anything New Yorkers had seen in decades. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

Copyright 2011 New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, left, and Sanitation Commissioner John Doherty, second from right, hold a news conference Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2010 in the Bronx borough of New York, to update New Yorkers about the cit...

Bedbug Anxiety

2010-10-25T10:32:02Z

FILE - This undated file photo provided by Orkin LLC shows bed bugs. New York City's bedbugs have climbed out of bed and boldly marched into places like the Empire State Building, Bloomingdales and

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Chelseas Wedding

2010-07-30T18:45:31Z

A New York State trooper directs traffic in downtown Rhinebeck, N.Y., Friday, July 30, 2010. Bill Clinton made a long-anticipated appearance in the upstate New York village where his daughter is getting married, drawing crowds of onlookers Friday afternoon as preparations continue...