New York - Salon.com http://dir.salon.com/topics/new_york/?source=rss&aim=new_york en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:11:00 PST One of these things is not like the other By Mike Madden Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/11/03/2009_elections/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/11/03/2009_elections/index.html?source=rss Christie and McDonnell won by shushing the base, while Palin was the kiss of death in a rock-red House district Food news roundup: Thanksgiving edition By Thomas Rogers Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/food/feature/2009/11/25/thanksgiving_news_roundup/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/food/feature/2009/11/25/thanksgiving_news_roundup/index.html?source=rss From White Castle-hamburger stuffing to Obama's turkey pardon -- the week's best holiday food coverage Are today's elections a referendum on Obama? By Alex Koppelman Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/11/03/election_day/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/11/03/election_day/index.html?source=rss Voters go to the polls Tuesday for several closely watched elections. What will the results mean? Get ready for the Grand Old Tea Party takeover By Mike Madden Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/11/02/ny_23/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/11/02/ny_23/index.html?source=rss The loony wing of the Republican Party prepares for a big day in Tuesday's elections The Chinese monorail to Mecca By Andrew Leonard Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/10/22/a_chinese_monorail_to_mecca/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/10/22/a_chinese_monorail_to_mecca/index.html?source=rss From New York City to Saudia Arabia, China's construction industry is flexing muscles of steel Big city? Big city but hotter? Or Hippieville? By Cary Tennis Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/08/11/which_city/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/08/11/which_city/index.html?source=rss I'm artistic, capable, driven ... so where should I live after I graduate? No sex in the city By Carlene Bauer Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/excerpt/2009/08/03/carlene_bauer/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/excerpt/2009/08/03/carlene_bauer/index.html?source=rss Life in New York is notorious for sin and excess. But instead of going wild, I went Catholic Limbaugh promised to leave N.Y., but hasn't By Alex Koppelman Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/07/31/limbaugh_ny/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/07/31/limbaugh_ny/index.html?source=rss The radio host said higher taxes would drive him and his alternate studio from the state Remembering the Stonewall riots By Jacqueline Linge Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/politics/2009/06/27/stonewall/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/politics/2009/06/27/stonewall/index.html?source=rss This weekend marks the 40th anniversary of the riots. We spoke to some of the people who were there Dems lock GOP out of New York Senate By Alex Koppelman Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/06/23/new_york/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/06/23/new_york/index.html?source=rss Chaos reigns once again in New York's legislature, with neither party truly in control Dems lose control of New York Senate By Alex Koppelman Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/06/08/new_york/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/06/08/new_york/index.html?source=rss A sudden revolt has the GOP back in power in the body after a short period of Democratic rule. Unshackling female prisoners in labor By Abigail Kramer Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2009/05/28/pregnant_prisoners_restraints/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2009/05/28/pregnant_prisoners_restraints/index.html?source=rss New York becomes the fourth state to ban an inhumane practice It's not about me By Garrison Keillor Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/keillor/2009/05/27/memorial_day/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/keillor/2009/05/27/memorial_day/index.html?source=rss That's Washington's byword, where public service is all. New York is a different story. The New York International Auto Show downshifts By Alex Koppelman and Sara Versluis Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/brand_graveyard/feature/2009/04/18/car_show/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/brand_graveyard/feature/2009/04/18/car_show/index.html?source=rss G.M. and Chrysler have nothing to smile about, but the battered car industry slaps a happy face on one of its biggest annual events. Same-sex marriage coming to New York? By Vincent Rossmeier Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/04/14/paterson/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/04/14/paterson/index.html?source=rss Gov. David Paterson plans to introduce legislation that would legalize same-sex marriages in the state. Rockefeller Drug Laws: The end of an error By Abigail Kramer Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/04/06/rockefeller_laws/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/04/06/rockefeller_laws/index.html?source=rss New York finally overturns the egregious laws that left minor offenders like Elaine Bartlett in prison for 16 years. Limbaugh's leaving New York, and everyone's happy By Alex Koppelman Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/04/02/ny_limbaugh/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/04/02/ny_limbaugh/index.html?source=rss The radio host says a new state income tax hike is the last straw, and that he's moving his alternate studio -- Jon Stewart's glad to see him go. "The Education of Charlie Banks" By Stephanie Zacharek Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/03/27/charlie_banks/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/03/27/charlie_banks/index.html?source=rss Limp Bizkit frontman Fred Durst makes his directorial debut with this surprisingly quiet, introspective film about a sheltered Ivy League student visited by a bully from his past. Scenes from a housing boom By Mary Elizabeth Williams Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/02/28/gimme_shelter/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/02/28/gimme_shelter/index.html?source=rss At the height of the real estate bubble, I was desperate to buy a home. I had no idea what kind of trouble I was borrowing. Is it time to follow my dream of becoming an actor? By Cary Tennis Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/01/28/actor/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/01/28/actor/index.html?source=rss I began to study acting and got sidetracked 12 years ago. Kirsten Gillibrand. Really? By Joe Conason Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2009/01/23/kirsten_gillibrand/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2009/01/23/kirsten_gillibrand/index.html?source=rss Why New York Gov. David Paterson chose a senator with conservative views that clash with his own. Why Caroline Kennedy is not Hillary Clinton By Mark Schone Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/12/16/kennedy_clinton/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/12/16/kennedy_clinton/index.html?source=rss And why Hillary Clinton is a lot more like a different Kennedy. A New York kind of holiday By Garrison Keillor Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/keillor/2008/12/10/new_york_christmas/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/keillor/2008/12/10/new_york_christmas/index.html?source=rss Christmas is all about pleasure, food, bright lights, high spirits, glittering trinkets, razzmatazz. It's pure Broadway. I've got pushy Sabbath observers in my doorman-less lobby By Cary Tennis Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/12/08/sabbath/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/12/08/sabbath/index.html?source=rss Because observant Orthodox Jews may not use intercoms on the Sabbath, things get a little sticky in my building. Bigfoot's YouTube medieval adventure By Andrew O'Hehir Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2008/10/18/roundup/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2008/10/18/roundup/index.html?source=rss The week in indie film, from the gorgeous animation of "Azur & Asmar" to Wayne Wang's edgy YouTube release to the quest for Bigfoot -- in Ohio.