The State Assembly voted in favor of allowing same-sex marriages in New York. Newsday said it was the first time a gay marriage bill was "debated publicly in one of the houses of the State Legislature Tuesday." However, the bill is not expected to make it pass the Republican-controlled Senate. Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno said, "We're not doing gay marriage by [tomorrow's adjournment], that's for sure." The Sun had a breakdown of how the......

The city's Department of Investigation revealed that 14 current city firefighters have used fake college diplomas bought online to get ahead in the FDNY. And for three of them, it worked, making their way to positions like Deputy Chief and Battalion Chief! In the FDNY, you need at least 15 college credits to be hired and more to be promoted (ten of the other eleven fake-diploma-holders eventually got enough credit later on to be legitimately......

Yes, it's that time of year again - it's Festivus! The holiday, which gained national popularity thanks to Seinfeld, was actually created by a Seinfeld writer's father, and Wikipedia has many Festivus details, more than we really remembered. Our favorite part of Festivus would be the Airing of the Grievances. Here are some of Gothamist's grievances that we'll be sharing at Festivus Dinner tonight: - Cat's refusal to wear cute outfits - Friend's refusal to......

Oh, dear. This Times article about how there's a database of renters who have had disputes with previous landlords, which landlords look at when vetting potential tenants, is kind of scary. This information is pulled up in the same screening runs that give credit, employment, and criminal record information. While landlords do have a right to be informed about their tenants, this news is disturbing because there are some spectacularly bad landlord-tenant situations. In NYC,......