Today, Governor Spitzer is giving his second State of the State Address. Which makes us recall last year's State of the State. more ›

A welcome break from the "what is this growing on my [insert body part here]" type of questions we're used to, Gothamist Health is happy to answer what all of our friends have been asking us for weeks: "Do I need a flu shot?" more ›

Every so often, Gothamist gets passionate emails from Christopher X. Brodeur, who is running for mayor, about Mayor Bloomberg being corrupt. And yesterday, Brodeur sent us something about how a flier that Manhattan Borough President C. Virginia Fields put together had Asians Photoshopped into it. As Gothamist had trouble opening the attachment and needed to rest up for the bid anticlimax that was the 2012 Olympics announcement, we had to wait for today's Post story with Fields's chief consultant admitting the whole picture was doctored:

Fields' chief consultant Joseph Mercurio said that the photo in the handout — "Virginia Fields, Democrat, a Mayor for All New Yorkers" — is actually four separate pictures that were melded together into one. Mercurio said the fake photo was intended to represent Fields' "inclusiveness." more ›

Marci Hom, Lifelong Bay Ridger more ›

Seeing dried out Christmas trees sitting on sidewalks, with remnants of tinsel clinging to them, is a forlorn site, so taking your Christmas tree to a New York City park to be recycled is a great idea, lest you stumble into the spindly mess when you're coming home drunk from St. Patrick's Day bar runs. Mulchfest 2004 can be found at a NYC park near you this Saturday (January 3) or next (January 10). Parks Commissioner Adrian Benepe encourages tree owners to come: more ›