Last night, Rudy Giuliani appeared on the Late Show with David Letterman. It took about 2 minutes for Rudy to invoke September 11. Until someone uploads the whole segment on YouTube, we've only got Giuliani's thoughts on Iraq, which prompted applause from the audience. And made us wonder how many Late Show attendees are out of towners. Anyway, it was a very welcoming stage for Giuliani (as it is with many candidates on the campaign trail), as Letterman basically let Giuliani give a stump speech. Here's the AP's transcript of Giuliani's thoughts on rising gas prices:

The situation in the Middle East has something to do with it, the fact that we don't have enough refineries has something to do with it," said Guiliani. "There's sort of a bottleneck that occurs – even if we find more oil, it's going to be tough to get it to where it needs to go because we haven't built a refinery in 20, 25 years, 30 years." more ›

After data released this week by the Census Bureau showed how crappy NYC commutes were, Queens College went over the data and came up with some interesting news: The number of mass transit users has grown as well, suggesting that if you're going to have a long commute, why not read a book and not deal with jerky drivers and bad roads. The NY Times reports that Queens College demographers found "tens of thousands of workers have stopped driving to their jobs and switched to riding subways, trains, buses and ferries."

The latest figures reinforce just how unusual New York is in its reliance on public transportation. No other American city makes half as much use of mass transit. Of the 6.2 million transit riders in the country, more than 40 percent live in the metropolitan region, which, by the federal government’s definition, includes the city and 18 surrounding counties in New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. more ›

This year the festival starts on Halloween and runs through November 4th. Our hope: some fun afterparties with Halloween themes. And our prediction for this year: some blogger showcases. more ›

News Flash: Times Square is a destination for New Year's Eve!! Okay, so that's not news, but Priceline.com released a report (based on their sales figures) that puts Times Square back on top as the #1 place for New Years Eve bookings. Since 2001, Times Square has not been the top seller on Priceline, but has been topped by Las Vegas as the place to celebrate the new year. Good news for those headed to Times Square, the weather Friday seems to be rather mild (less need for boozing to stay warm). more ›

Ben Lyons, MTV Co-host more ›

With less than a month until the Republican National Convention at Madison Square Garden, the editors of Slice (Gothamist's favorite pizza site) have released GOPizza.net for the thousands of people in town for the convention. No news on whether there will be an Counter Convention pizza site from Slice. Now on the site, those hailing from the nether-regions of the country can learn how to order pizza in New York - it's a slice, stupid - and learn how to hold your pizza. more ›

Gothamist loves music and we have even been known to listen to bands that come from outside of the 5 burroughs (gasp! such places exist?) more ›