I come from the New York theatre world, and I have a lot of gay male friends, so this friendship of Will and Grace's isn't such a stretch.

The biggest differences are that it takes place in London instead of New York and that Felix is gay.

Radio City Music Hall was at the table. Alvin Ailey, Hubbard Street, the New York City Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, the San Francisco Ballet — it was a real mix.

This election is not about friendship but about who can do the best job of leading New York and bringing together its diverse people,

They operate in a pressure-packed world and not going to New York exacerbates the situation.

It took time to build a base, but I already had a lot of friends in [New York City] from college. Then, I started very early on building my own e-mail list and Web site and all that. That really helped generate more and more people and compelled the word of mouth,