Central Park Servers Get Revenge

The wait staff is striking at Central Park's famed Boathouse, whose owners are accused of union busting after paying the city many millions for the restaurant's concession. This week striking workers revealed that the Boathouse's trademark bottled water, at $8 a glass, is nothing more than Manhattan tap water. Whoopsie. According to the servers, they've been forced to lie to their customers for years.

The Power Vested

As I mentioned at the time, two weeks ago Father Tony performed two same-sex weddings in Central Park as part of the Pop-Up Chapel festivities. Click over to Bilerico today for Tony's own recounting of the day.

Gay Weddings In Central Park!

On a gorgeous cloudless day, today dozens of gay couples married in the shade of two "pop-up chapels" in Central Park, with our own Father Tony officiating at two of the ceremonies. Above are newlyweds Jen and Rose, moments after Father Tony made it legal. Below, John and Rob exchange rings. Also on hand were hair and make-up artists who donated their time and materials. The day was emceed by openly gay television personality Dave Holmes. (Lots and lots of photos from today are here.)
RELATED: As informal a day as this was, I was especially struck by how respectful passersby became once they grokked what was going down. Throngs of tourists lined the barricades at all times, quieting down when the chapels were active, then erupting in cheers when they could see that each ceremony was complete. It was a beautiful thing to witness.