New York Blog Posts

Out on the town: Top Chef Ash Fulk’s New York

October 6, 2009 / No Comments



Ash Fulk was kind enough to step out of Bravo’s Top Chef kitchen for a quick interview with GayCities New York Editor, JJ Keyes, and to provide an inside peek at where celebrity cooks like to eat in New York and Las Vegas.
JJK: We love you on Top Chef. You’re making such clever dishes on the show. [...]

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Out on the Town: Nathan Manske’s Brooklyn

August 31, 2009 / No Comments



Here at GayCities, we love to hear stories about the places where people live and travel. So when we came across the amazing I’m From Driftwood blog, we were hooked. I’m from Driftwood collects stories of people’s experiences growing up in their hometown. We highlight the great stories right here on our blog.
To get to know more about [...]

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Out on the town: Niegel Smith’s New York

August 21, 2009 / No Comments



Niegel Smith is the young director of Ether Steeds, the new play set in coastal North Carolina that’s being performed now as part of this year’s International New York Fringe Festival at the Greenwich Village Actors’ Playhouse. An essential part of New York’s Public Theater, Niegel and creating a real name for himself in the [...]

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Top gay plays at NY’s fringe festival

August 19, 2009 / No Comments



GayCities New York editor JJ Keyes is a huge theatre fan. So we asked him a simple question: What’s GAY about this year’s New York International Fringe Festival? (Ongoing to the end of August.) Here’s what he had to say, along with some recommendations.
I’m always amazed at the number of plays the Fringe Festival puts [...]

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West Hollywood to lose beloved lesbian clubhouse

August 4, 2009 / 1 Comment



We learned from Metroblogger Queequeg that beloved Los Angeles lesbian haven The Normandie Room is closing its doors early next week. Apparently a long-term construction project outside the bar on Santa Monica Blvd.–plus the recession’s squeeze–is forcing the neighborhood haunt to shutter. Bars open and close all the time, but it’s a shame that one [...]

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Out on the town: Julio Vincent Gambuto’s New York

July 24, 2009 / No Comments



Gay Cities New York editor, JJ Keyes, caught up with Julio Vincent Gambuto, the comedian and writer/performer of the Times Square hit show, Julie from Staten Island, playing Theatre Row to raves on the 25th of the month for the past year. Julio gave us a few tips as to his favorite places to go [...]

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Out on the scene with DJ Scotty Thomson

July 16, 2009 / 1 Comment



When DJ Scotty Thomson burst onto the scene about five years ago, not only was he a breath of fresh air, but a double dose of eye candy. He got his start in NYC, where he became known as the jock who would strip down to his skivvies as the afternoon or night wore [...]

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