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Bloomberg Will Donate Up To $250,000 To Planned Parenthood If You’ll Donate Something, Too

Cole Perkins — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 21:22:47 +0000

After the Susan G. Komen Foundation pulled its breast cancer prevention-related funding from Planned Parenthood, numerous people have been stepping up to donate to Planned Parenthood. And Mayor Bloomberg wants to donate $250,000—and have others donate another $250,000. [ more › ]

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UPDATE: Actually, Planned Parenthood Raised $650,000 In 24 Hours

Cole Perkins — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:55:40 +0000

After news that leading breast cancer charity, The Susan G. Komen Foundation, was stopping its funding to Planned Parenthood’ s breast screening and health initiatives, Planned Parenthood supporters donated over $400,000 in 24 hours . And a grant from a Texas couple will raise the total to $650,000. Update : Now, according to NYTMetro , Mayor Bloomberg says he’ll donate $250,000 to Planned Parenthood, which would raise the total to $900,000. [ more › ]

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It’s A Bottle Of The Wits: Alamo Drafthouse Brings Us Princess Bride Wine

Cole Perkins — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:45:00 +0000

The Alamo Drafthouse has announced an amazing wine pairing with their February 14th screening of The Princess Bride : the Bottle of the Wits! The new wine line was also created to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the movie, and includes a red and a white—choose wisely. Or choose both! The Alamo Drafthouse may be based out of Austin , but the fine folks will let all of America uncork a bottle, with a promise that online ordering will be available any day now . [ more › ]

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Video: Chris Christie’s Trailer For NJ State Of State Address

Cole Perkins — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 18:24:16 +0000

Last week, NJ Governor Chris Christie postponed his State of the State address after a GOP leader and friend died at the Statehouse . Now, he’s ready to give his speech at 3 p.m. ( you can see it live here ), and he’s been trying to get people (well, political reporters ) excited by sharing his movie trailer about the “Jersey Comeback” which is less amusing than Mayor Bloomberg’s State of the City video but possibly as surreal: [ more › ]

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Early Addition: Are You Flying To SF To See Giants Vs. 49ers?

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 18:13:05 +0000

Today’s mid-day links include traveling to San Francisco to see Big Blue, a shootout during a LI home invasion, the 911 call about Heather Locklear and more. Follow Gothamist on Twitter and like us on Facebook . You can also get the top stories mailed to you— sign up here . [ more › ]

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White Castle Valentine’s Reservation Lines Are Open!

Cole Perkins — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 18:01:28 +0000

Get ready to start dialing, the annual rush to score one of those highly coveted White Castle Valentine’s reservations is on! The slider emporium has finally released the numbers to call to make sure that you and yours can spend the February 14 holiday properly, uh, greased up. [ more › ]

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Mitt Romney, Member Of 0.01%, Says $374,000 Is "Not Very Much"

Cole Perkins — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 17:48:19 +0000

Though it’s no secret that Mitt Romney’s income is made up of residual Bain investments taxed at the low rate of 15%, the candidate admitted it this morning at a campaign stop in Florence, South Carolina. “It’s probably closer to the 15 percent rate than anything,” Romney said. According to the Times, he also loses his speaking fees in the cushions of his couch. “And then I get speaker’s fees from time to time, but not very much.” Yeah, what’s $374,327 , or nearly 14 times the per capita income of Americans? [ more › ]

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In "State Of The City," Bloomberg Vows To Boot Bad Teachers

Cole Perkins — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 21:28:04 +0000

Following some video hijinks involving Ed Koch and turtle-esque jiggling , Mayor Bloomberg got down to business delivering his 11th annual “State Of The City” speech in the Bronx today. Besides serving as a kind of summary of his achievements in office as well as a glimpse at what he’d like his legacy to be , Bloomberg’s speech most notably touched on a plan to shake up the school system by offering monetary incentives to high-performing teachers while booting the worst ones: “We need to be able to identify those ineffective teachers and give them the support they need to grow,” he said. “And if that doesn’t work, we need to be able to move them out.” [ more › ]

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Extra, Extra: Red Wine May Reduce Cancer Risk For Ladies

Sat, 07 Jan 2012 23:20:36 +0000

Because a kiss with Mayor Bloomberg certainly would be, um, memorable, check out today’s end-of-day links: “Community” writer speaks, graphic photos of leopard attack, Jorge Posada’s big announcement, and a very pumped up pup. Don’t forget to follow Gothamist on Twitter and like us on Facebook . You can also get the top stories mailed to you— sign up here . [ more › ]

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NYPD Protects Bloomberg’s Townhouse From Protesters, Media

Sat, 07 Jan 2012 15:30:26 +0000

Originally billed as a “First Amendment three-ring circus,” yesterday’s protest of the NYPD’s treatment of journalists and the Constitutional rights of protesters drew only around 60 people at its peak. But with so few in attendance, why did the NYPD feel the need to block access to 79th Street between Fifth and Madison Avenues entirely? And how was enacting this “frozen zone” outside of Mayor Bloomberg’s residence at 17 East 79th Street legal? “It’s not,” civil rights attorney Norman Siegel told us. “It’s illegal, unconstitutional, and a clear abuse of authority.” [ more › ]

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