Lindsay Lohan and sister Ali grab a taxi on 2nd Avenue in New York.

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New York City Council speaker Christine Quinn has yet to attend the city’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade down Fifth Avenue.

The reason? She’s openly gay. But you can add Irish to that list as well.

The city has told her if she wants to be a part of festivities she cannot show any gay pride. Meaning, no buttons, no pink triangles, no rainbows. So, in return, Quinn has chosen to boycott the parade and instead celebrate at other locations. (Once she traveled to Dublin.)

This year Quinn is set to have her most extravagant St. Patrick’s Day yet. She was one of the elite chosen to attend President Barack Obama’s White House Saint Patrick’s Day party.

Now that’s what I call sweet revenge.

Rihanna keeps her head down and her shades on as she dines at Da Silvano’s in New York City.

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The NYC apartment where Heath Ledger died has been completely sealed off after the owner failed to find a new renter.

Donald Burns, the building’s owner and millionaire philanthropist, pulled the unit off the market in December after the three-bedroom unit failed to rent for $26,000 a month.

A source tells the New York Post, “It’s completely empty. Everything’s been taken out. Nobody is allowed up there.”

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The Captain of US Airways flight 1549 has been dubbed a hero by those who were passengers on the flight from New York to Charlotte, NC.

Shortly after takeoff from LaGuardia Airport the US Airways Airbus A320 struck a flock of birds and was forced to land in the Hudson River.

Capt. Sullenberger made a precise emergency landing into the water, saving all 155 passengers on board.

Former National Transportation Safety Board Inspector Greg Feith says it’s nothing short of a miracle.

“You only have one shot at this in real life. If he dragged a wing, had one wing down, he could have cartwheeled the airplane and we would be talking about fatalities.”

Sullenberger III is a former U.S. Air Force fighter pilot with over 40 years of flying experience. He was also an instructor and Air Line Pilots Association safety chairman, accident investigator and national technical committee member.

That crazy, outspoken New York divorcée Tricia Walsh Smith is once again speaking out about her bitter divorce with estranged husband, Shubert Organization president, Philip Smith.

Love her or hate her, this woman knows how to campaign.

Paul Heyman of “The Heyman Hustle” had the honor of driving Tricia around New York City in a luxury SUV (I doubt she would have agreed to do it in a KIA) while asking probing questions and getting the scorned woman to come forward with more intimate details of her “sexless” marriage.

The interview is kicked off with Heyman saying to the 52-year-old, “You’re a recovering alcoholic…” He has a way of laying those important facts on the table..

Heh.

Then regarding her sexless marriage claims, Paul assures Tricia, “I think you’re very bangable . . and you know, if you were my wife you’d be walking around with a limp.”

The woman who seems to lack a sense of humor cracks a smile…

SEE THE VIDEO HERE

Tricia went worldwide with her story on YouTube in April, livid because of a clause in her prenuptial agreement that stated she must leave the couple’s Park Avenue penthouse after just 30 days if he had grounds for divorce. She feels as though she is up against a giant, saying her wealthy ex-husband has many powerful friends and influences.

“After almost nine years of marriage I think I deserve to be treated better, but Philip is a powerful man and it feels like everyone is on his side . . He has well-known friends like the theatre producers Andrew Lloyd Webber and Cameron Mackintosh and newspapers such as the New York Times eat out of his hand.”

In past videos she claims that Philip told her his high blood pressure prevented him from having sex with her. She says she believed him – until she discovered secretly hidden bottles of Viagra, porn movies and condoms.

However this time on video she tells Paul Heyman, (whose raw bluntness somehow magically gets his victims to open up to him) that women lose interest in sex after having been with the same man for only a couple of years.

As they say, there are three sides to every story. Your side, their side and the truth.

Stay tuned for part II of the interview next week..

Despite infidelity rumors, Alex Rodriguez and wife have had their second child.

Cynthia Rodriguez gave birth to the couple’s second daughter in Miami. She weighed 7 lbs., 2 oz., and has not been named yet. The couple have another daughter, Natasha, 3.

A-Rod said in a statement, “We are thrilled with the birth of our second daughter and the blessing of having two beautiful, healthy children in our lives.”

Cynthia told People magazine last year, “We’re thrilled. We can’t wait. It’s almost more exciting [than the first child] in a way, because you can anticipate what you already know is so amazing.”

And her payoff will be just that much sweeter..

Lindsay Lohan is crazy. We already know this. Plus, when you add an intoxicating substance of any kind, the craziness multiplies.

The reports have been trickling in this week of Lindsay’s NY weekend with girlfriend Samantha Ronson.

From what sources are saying, Lindsay fell off the wagon like it was no big deal. Saturday while night Samantha worked at NY’s Hawaiian Tropic Zone Lindsay hung out behind the DJ booth in a VIP table – drinking Grey Goose/Red Bulls.

But the real action took place Friday night at the Beatrice Inn, where Ashley Olsen thought she would say hello to Samantha.

Lindsay, who has always been a super territorial bitch, wasn’t happy about Ashley talking to her woman so she went off on the pint-sized star.

A source told the NYP, “Ashley Olsen said hello to Sam at the Beatrice, and Lindsay screamed at her, ‘Get your 15-year-old ‘Full House’ ass away from my girlfriend!’ ”

Some reports have suggested that Ashley was trying to warn Sam to get away from crazy Linds, but I doubt that actually took place. Unless Ashley wanted to be on the receiving end of a beat down. Or maybe that’s why Lindsay blew a gasket?

Regardless, this is been about the only juicy news about Lohan in months. Is it bad for me to say “Hooray, the trainwreck is back!”?

(*Bonus – Check out Lindsay Ronson’s Facebook profile)

According to Janet Charlton, John Mayer had a little pep in his step the other evening after leaving The Waverly Inn in New York.

He reportedly got along particularly well with one photographer who was following him. So much so, that he asked the guy what would make a good picture. Eventually he decided to hold hands with his buddy – just, you know, the first thing that popped into his head.

His friend blushed a little but it was all good. Everyone was a little happy.

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