Christine Quinn

Christine Quinn , the New York City Council Speaker, will once again be marching in another city come this St. Patrick's Day. The openly gay Irish American has clashed with the organizers of the city's world famous St. Patrick Day's parade down 5th Ave, over whether she could march and also wear gay pride displays. This year she will be marching in Washington D.C. The New York Times ' City Room blog has the full details: Every March 17 for the last few years, New York’s political...Read Full Story

  The Catholic League has been pressing the Empire State Building to go blue and white for what would have been Mother Teresa's 100th birthday on August 26, but the ESB has thus far resisted. Their official response ?   "The Empire State Building celebrates many cultures and causes in the world community with iconic lightings, and has a tradition of lightings for the religious holidays of Easter, Eid al Fitr, Hanukah, and Christmas. As a privately owned building, ESB has a specific...Read Full Story

Buckling floors. Collapsing ceilings. Leaking pipes. In buildings around the country where landlords found themselves owing more than their properties were worth — the mistakes of the housing bubble have left visible scars as properties have fallen into foreclosure. On Tuesday, city officials and tenant advocates warned that they believe 10 Bronx apartment buildings are falling victim to the same errors all over again. At a tenant rally, City Council Speaker Christine Quinn warned that an...Read Full Story

New York City’s Empire State Building said “yes” to Mariah Carey, dog shows, cancer charities — and even the 60th anniversary of communist China. But the landmark skyscraper’s owners have declined to illuminate it in honour of the late Mother Teresa. “They’re bigots! They have an animus against Catholics!” Catholic League President Bill Donohue told The Associated Press yesterday. He said his lay advocacy group requested that the building glow on August 26 for the centennial of the late...Read Full Story

New York City's Empire State Building said "yes" to Mariah Carey, dog shows, cancer charities — and even the 60th anniversary of the Chinese Cultural Revolution. But the landmark skyscraper's owners have declined to illuminate it in honor of the late Mother Teresa. "They're bigots! They have an animus against Catholics!" Catholic League President Bill Donohue told The Associated Press on Tuesday. He said his advocacy group requested that the building glow on Aug. 26 for the centennial of the...Read Full Story