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Fort Greene And Clinton Hill React To SCOTUS Ruling On Gay Marriage With Rainbow Flags And Support Services

Photo via Putnam’s Pub and Cooker [https://www.facebook.com/PutnamsPub/photos/a.575152522573301.1073741829.132875773467647/978401142248435/?type=1&theater] .Jubilant — that was one word to describe the atmosphere in New York City following last Friday’s Supreme Court’s ruling in favor of legalizing marriage between same-sex couples

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Crime Report: Thefts on the Street, on Public Transit and From Homes

Two men and a woman were arrested on May 17 for allegedly stabbing a 47-year-old man and taking an envelope containing $3,899 in cash. The victim was walking on Lafayette Avenue near Saint James Place on May 17 at nearly 3 p.m. when the three thieves approached him.

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Senator Storobin Proposes Bill To Repeal Gay Marriage

Just about two weeks after taking office [/video-storobin-sworn-in-welcomed-by-senate-majority-leader/], newbie Senator David Storobin [/tag/david-storobin/] proposed bill SB 7712, [http://open.nysenate.gov/legislation/bill/S7712-2011]which would repeal same-sex marriage in New York. “The government has thrust upon the people of this state a definition of marriage that violates their

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VIDEO: Nadler Introduces Bill To Repeal DOMA

The above video, which can be found on Rep. Jerrold Nadler’s YouTube [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_ozMrlW5qc&feature=player_embedded] channel, shows him introducing a bill to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act or DOMA, which was signed into law by President Clinton during the “Don’

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Video: Senator Diane Savino Speaks

In the above video, from December 2009, State Senator Diane Savino speaks from the floor of the New York State Senate on same-sex marriage. The Marriage Equality Bill was eventually defeated. Many anticipate the Senate to vote ‘Yes’ on gay marriage by a thin margin before the current legislative session