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Happy Things

stand clear of the closing doors Nov. 29, 2014

Couple Rides the N Train So Much That They Decided to Get Married on It Only in New York!

By Caroline Bankoff
happy things Nov. 6, 2014

Young Woman Kidnapped in Philadelphia Miraculously Found AliveA happy ending to a horrifying story.

By Joe Coscarelli
happy things Oct. 27, 2014

Little Boy Tests Negative for Ebola in NYCWhew.

By Joe Coscarelli
happy things Oct. 10, 2014

Malala Yousafzai Wins Her Nobel Peace Prize. She’s Still Only 17.The youngest winner ever.

By Joe Coscarelli
equal rites Oct. 6, 2014

Supreme Court Gives Gay Marriage Another Big WinBy declining to take seven different appeal cases.

By Joe Coscarelli
happy things Aug. 27, 2014

Journalist Held Hostage in Syria Is Back in the U.S.Peter Theo Curtis was reunited with his family in Boston.

By Margaret Hartmann
happy things Aug. 24, 2014

Kidnapped American Journalist Freed After Almost Two Years in Syria Peter Theo Curtis was held by Al Qaeda’s affiliate in Syria.

By Caroline Bankoff
happy things Aug. 15, 2014

Abducted Amish Girls Found Safe Despite Culturally Complicated SearchThere were no photos of the missing kids.

By Joe Coscarelli
happy things July 10, 2014

Street Named for George Carlin Accidentally Includes a ChurchThanks to a clerical error that will take months to fix.

By Joe Coscarelli
happy things June 12, 2014

George H.W. Bush Celebrates 90th Birthday Like a Badass (While W. Instagrams)The former president said he had one more jump in him.

By Joe Coscarelli
happy things May 19, 2014

Missing Autistic Teenager Home Safe After 3 DaysVery good news!

By Joe Coscarelli
puppies!!!!!! May 2, 2014

Dog Lost in Hurricane Sandy Miraculously Reunited With Owners 18 Months LaterThey saw a familiar face at a local animal shelter as they looked to adopt a new dog.

By Joe Coscarelli
happy things Apr. 21, 2014

Photos: American Man Meb Keflezighi Wins Boston Marathon“Take back that finish line!”

By Joe Coscarelli
that’s our joe! Mar. 26, 2014

Joe Biden Goes to a Soul Food Diner: America in 5 PhotosLike apple pie and stuffed animals.

By Joe Coscarelli
equal rites Dec. 20, 2013

Utah Better Get Used to the Idea of Gay Marriage, Like, NowAnother federal judge struck down another ban.

By Joe Coscarelli
puppies!!!!!! Dec. 19, 2013

Blind Man Who Fell on Subway Tracks Can Keep His Guide Dog As a PetOrlando is nearing retirement age.

By Adam Martin
happy things Dec. 18, 2013

Mailman Catches Twin Babies Thrown From Burning Bronx Building“I was ready to catch.”

By Joe Coscarelli
happy things Sept. 18, 2013

Homeless Man Who Turned in $42,000 Rewarded With More MoneyThe Internet has raised more than $70,000 for him.

By Joe Coscarelli
happy things Aug. 28, 2013

N.J. College Kids Pay During ‘Burglary’: VideoNot everything is the worst.

By Joe Coscarelli
happy things Aug. 15, 2013

WWE Wrestler Casually Comes Out During TMZ Airport InterviewNo big deal.

By Joe Coscarelli
equal rites July 25, 2013

Larry Kramer Got Married in His Hospital BedCongrats.

By Joe Coscarelli
equal rites June 26, 2013

Iconic Gay-Rights Moments Through the YearsA look back.
stand clear of the swinging legs June 11, 2013

Subway Pole Dance-Off Somehow Ends PeacefullyYay.

By Joe Coscarelli
happy things June 10, 2013

Roller Coaster From Annie Hall Returns to ConeyThe new Thunderbolt is a bit fancier.

By Adam Martin
happy things May 16, 2013

Upper West Side Parents of ‘Killer Nanny’ Victims Are Having a BabyThey announced the good news on Facebook.

By Joe Coscarelli
animanhattan Apr. 5, 2013

Times Square Barker Finds a Lost Long Island CatTwo years later.

By Adam Martin
happy things Feb. 8, 2013

New York Classifieds Lead to Celebrity Meet-CuteThanks to Anderson Cooper.

By Joe Coscarelli
stand clear of the closing doors Dec. 8, 2012

At Least One Subway Disaster Averted This WeekA group of people at Bowling Green worked together to pull a man from the tracks.

By Andre Tartar
happy things Dec. 3, 2012

Homeless Boot Recipient Stashed His New FootwearHe’s not sure what to think of all this attention.

By Adam Martin
happy things Dec. 2, 2012

Family of Homeless Boot Recipient Says He Is Welcome Anytime But “he’s chosen that life.”

By Andre Tartar
happy things Nov. 30, 2012

Who Cares What That Homeless Man Did With the Boots a Cop Bought Him?Let’s not get all cynical about this.

By Adam Martin
happy things Nov. 29, 2012

NYPD Officer Caught On-Camera Doing Really Nice ThingA tourist’s photo of a cop buying boots for a homeless man has gone viral.

By Joe Coscarelli
crimes and misdemeanors Nov. 28, 2012

New Yorkers Refrained From Violently Attacking One Another for an Entire DayMonday saw no shootings, stabbings, or slashings in New York City.

By Joe Coscarelli
happy things Oct. 5, 2012

Sam Champion Is Gay, Getting MarriedThe Good Morning America weatherman has come out publicly to mark his happy announcement.

By Joe Coscarelli
happy things Sept. 13, 2012

Last Kiss Photog Loses Contest, Lands Real GigMo Gelber’s Last Kiss picture didn’t work out the way he planned, but it still worked out.

By Joe Coscarelli
happy things June 27, 2012

Subway Hero Delroy Simmonds Got a JobHooray!

By Dan Amira
real estate May 11, 2012

Oprah Sells Penthouse for $7.75 MillionThereby saving a single mom.

By Joe Coscarelli
local heroes Apr. 27, 2012

Long Island’s 92-Year-Old Movie Bootlegger Is Untouchable Because he’s basically a saint.

By Joe Coscarelli
happy things Apr. 17, 2012

New York City Middle Schoolers Rule at ChessThey won the National High School Championship.

By Joe Coscarelli
happy things Feb. 10, 2012

Shot Cop Going HomeKevin Brennan is a lucky man.

By Joe Coscarelli
studmuffins Mar. 29, 2010

Ricky Martin Comes OutThe “Cup of Life” is not what we thought he meant it was at ALL.

By Chris Rovzar
equal rites Mar. 4, 2010

All of These People Were Made Wonderfully Happy YesterdayThe Washington ‘Post’ has a great slideshow of pictures from yesterday, when gay marriage became legal in the District.

By Chris Rovzar
happy things Dec. 24, 2009

A Festivus Miracle That Will Warm Your HeartThe story of a 9/11 first responder shows that good things do happen to good people sometimes.

By Dan Amira
nonthreatening leviathans! Nov. 12, 2009

Ilya the Manatee Safe in Florida, Recuperating With Hot, Younger ChickWell, lukewarm. Manatees only like things that are lukewarm.

By Carol Vinzant
j-vanka Sept. 22, 2009

Ivanka Trump Continues Stonewalling the Press About Her WeddingIt’s almost like she’s teasing us.

By Chris Rovzar
neighborhood news June 5, 2009

Is This Teddy Bear Sad or Just Hanging Out?We can’t decide.

By Chris Rovzar
happy things June 2, 2009

At Last, a Wedding-Reception Surprise That Doesn’t Involve Theater GaysIt’s about time.

By Chris Rovzar
intel Dec. 31, 2008

Happy New Year!This year, we’re deciding to be optimistic about our party plans.

By Chris Rovzar
happy things Nov. 26, 2008

Just in Time for Thanksgiving, Adorable Presidential-Family StoriesThis is exactly why we elected Malia and Sasha Obama.

By Chris Rovzar
happy things Oct. 10, 2008

Connecticut Supreme Court Overturns Ban on Same-Sex MarriageDeveloping news on a Connecticut State Supreme Court ruling today.

By Chris Rovzar