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The Health Department released preliminary data that shows HIV infections increasing among gay men under age 30. more ›

In a Department of Health and Mental Hygiene two-fer, the DOH announced that 5 million NYC Condoms were given given away between February 14 and March 14, while the Times reveals that the DOH is also working on a campaign to promote circumcision. more ›

• Today on the Gothamist Newsmap: Intoxicated students at a Queens high school, a water rescue near East 14th in the East River, and a body was found in Van Cortlandt Park
• Subway Stickman, or how to turn gum on the ground into floor art
• Because of the Minuteman Brawl, the College Republicans at Columbia will get a refund from the university
• The NYPD has decided to have an outside firm examine its stop-and-frisk procedures, after outrage from the community and politicians
• Mayor Bloomberg says to boycott the Chinese restaurant accused of charging different prices to Chinese and others
• Do you love or hate what will replace some Eberhard Faber Pencil complex buildings in Greenpoint?
• A judge ruled that Madison Square Garden needs to turn over internal documents related to a harassment lawsuit. And details from another employee's complaints about Knicks coach Isaiah Thomas' alleged harassment must be disclosed, too.
• There are rats in restaurants all over the city! Maybe the Rats of Greenwich Village will start a national wide crackdown on restaurant inspection procedures!
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Valentine's is for lovers, so thinks the city, which is handing out free NYC Condoms today at 10AM. We're not sure if the weather has changed the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene's plans, but Health Commissioner Thomas Friedan, as well as Kenneth Cole (designer and chair of amFar) and Dr. Marjorie Hill of the Gay Men's Health Crisis are supposed to be unveil the condom packaged with subway iconography at the Kenneth Cole Store at 50th and 5th Avenue, and volunteers will be giving them out. more ›