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Today, the Court of Appeals will be hearing from lawyers about gay marriage in NYC today. Back in February 2005, a State Supreme Court judge ruled that gay and lesbian couples have equal access to marriage, but the city appealed and an appellate court reversed the decision. Which brings the case to the Court of Appeals. And though Mayor Blooomberg supports gay marriage, he does hope the city's lawyers will win, "I would never want to hire lawyers that tried to lose - they will try to win." Mayor Bloomberg wants NY State to decide whether gay marriage is legal, because it's all about the Constitution (his premise being if NYC starts to perform gay marriages, only for them to be overturned by the state later on, what good is that?). Anyway, Bloomberg claims he will ask Albany to allow gay marriage if the city wins...and if the city doesn't win, he'll let gay marriages be performed. Oh, to be a second term mayor! Gothamist hopes that if the State of Appeals rules in the plaintiffs' favor, then NY State will start to take up the gay marriage cause. At the moment, Governor Pataki won't touch it (of course) and Attorney General Eliot Spitzer has been cagey about it (he supports it, but it's not legal in NY State, though NY State recognizes gay marriages from other states).

With the 10th Annual Puerto Rican Day Parade around the corner on Sunday, the Mayor is asking businesses along Fifth Avenue not to board up. In past years, violent incidents have caused damage to some stores and apartment buildings, making some owners think it's better to play it safe during the parade, which has had some controversy, most infamously the 2000 wildings in Central Park. For instance, the Post reports that metal fences are being put up at 1035 Fifth Avenue while tall green panels are being placed at 820 Fifth. Mayor Blooomberg is insinuating that these actions are an insult to Puerto Ricans, though some wonder if this is his way to gain Hispanic support.

The Daily News also mentions that Inwood area residents are planning to meet about safety issues tonight, at Church of the Good Shepherd on Isham Street, 7PM.