Despite approving an ethics bill that would have required them to reveal how much they make in outside income, nearly two-thirds of state lawmakers refused to reveal the information when pressed. The Daily News decided to try some legislators at their word, and most either refused or just didn't get back to them. Any outside income is not supposed to get in the way of a lawmaker's job, and violations can result in jail time. Blair Horner of the New York Public Interest Research Group said, "Everyone should disclose this information. The public has a right to know it." more ›

We'd been gearing up for SXSW this year for months, with shows to plan and afterparties to help out with - it took up a lot of our time, even when we weren't there yet. Now that it's over, we're not quite sure what to do with ourselves, or how to recap it all. We also haven't been near a computer in a week, so bear with our slow typing. more ›

The Zoom In Awards take over the Puck Building tonight. Inside the room will be buzzing with a who's who crowd of the indie (and not so indie) scene - including Christine Vachon, President of Killer Films and Executive Producer of Kids and I Shot Andy Warhol - two of our favorite films that use NYC as a backdrop. Geoff Gilmore, Director of the Sundance Film Festival will be receiving a Lifetime Achievement award from David Linde, Producer of Brokeback Mountain. We're calling that a "I can't quit you" line will be somehow dropped into the handing over of the award. more ›