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Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Wednesday that New York’s entertainment venues can reopen at limited capacity beginning next month; however, some industry insiders say the decision simply doesn’t make financial sense. According to the New York Times, the state’s arts and entertainment venues will be permitted to resume live productions starting on April 2 with a number of restrictions in place. Each […]
Amid calls from NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio and others to step aside, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo held a news conference on Wednesday, marking his first such event in roughly a week. Late last month, Gov. Cuomo asked Attorney General Letitia James and Janet DiFiore—chief judge of the Court of Appeals—to jointly appoint an […]
Trader Joe’s allegedly terminated an employee of one of its New York City locations after the man sent a letter to the company’s CEO asking for the implementation of additional COVID-19 safety measures. In a tweet that has since gone viral, Ben Bonnema shared a screenshot of his letter to CEO Dan Bane, where he […]
The average American is typically a lot closer to living on the streets than we’d like to admit. That’s been thrown into stark relief by the coronavirus pandemic, with many people losing what little they had and others experiencing long-term joblessness or food insecurity for the first time. In short, times are hard all over. […]
Starting February 12, New Yorkers are going to be hearing a lot more from Jadakiss. The rapper is joining the ranks of 20 iconic voices participating in the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s new COVID-19 public health campaign made in collaboration with Nicolas Heller, also known as @NewYorkNico. Jadakiss shared the news on Instagram. “Starting February 12th, […]
White New Yorkers descended on a COVID-19 vaccination site set up in a Latino community, taking vaccines from people of color living in the neighborhood. According to a report from CNN, the clinic launched on Jan. 14 at the Armory Track & Field Center in Washington Heights, a neighborhood that was hit hard by the […]
Members of the Harlem community are coming together after a local resident was attacked outside of a liquor store in the neighborhood earlier this week. A demonstration took place outside of the Adam Clayton Powell Jr. state office building on Saturday, according to a report from CBS, as the search continues for the men who […]
A group of owners at the Trump Palace condominium in New York City are considering removing the disgraced President‘s name from the building, Bloomberg reports. Resident Michael Schoenman explains that the group of owners has taken their concerns to the building manager. Now, the manager and staff are exploring ways to take Trump’s name off the building. However, […]
A 70-year-old woman has been arrested for the alleged transgression of trying to poison her husband by repeatedly mixing ant and roach killer into his coffee, as reported by NBC News. According to a statement from local District Attorney Melinda Katz, Suncha Tinevra of Queens, New York tried to lace her husband’s drink with insecticide on […]
Now that Andrew Yang has announced his mayoral bid for New York City, he’s started outlining some of policies. And while Yang has good ideas like universal basic income, one of his ideas has raised some eyebrows. As the New York Times’ Taylor Lorenz pointed out on Twitter, Yang wants to bring TikTok Hype Houses to the […]
