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West Bank Cafe Fundraiser to Save the Beloved Institution Is Now Live
With the announced closing of the West Bank Cafe/Laurie Beechman Theatre by owner Steve Olsen, the theater and cabaret community has sprung into action. A GoFundMe is now active to save the beloved institution from an August shuttering. Here are the words of organizer Tom D’Angora on the GoFundMe page:...
Axl Rose Joins Billy Joel Onstage At Historic Madison Square Garden Show
On Thursday night (July 25), Billy Joel wrapped up his historic decade-long residency at Madison Square Garden, playing his 150th show at the famous New York City venue. Halfway through the set, the Piano Man brought out Axl Rose to help perform a couple songs. Together, he and the Guns N' Roses singer covered Wings' "Live and Let Die," which GNR famously covered in 1991, and AC/DC's "Highway to Hell."
Two Dominicans extradited to U.S. and charged for targeting elders with million-dollar scam
Two Dominicans were extradited to the United States and appeared before a federal court in Newark on charges related to their involvement in a large-scale "elder fraud" scheme that defrauded American seniors of millions of dollars. Rafael Ambiorix Rodríguez Guzmán, also known as Max Morgan, and Félix Samuel Reynoso Ventura,...
Ice Spice Transforms Into the Statue of Liberty for NYC-Themed ‘Oh Shhh…’ Video With Travis Scott
If New York City ever needs to replace the Statue of Liberty, Ice Spice is here to take the torch. The 24-year-old celebrates her Big Apple roots with the “Oh Shhh…” video featuring Travis Scott, which arrived on Friday (July 26). Ice Spice’s ‘Y2K!’: All 10 Songs Ranked Directed by George Buford, Ice Spice starts off the visual in a glass case as a roped-off exhibit inside a museum as elderly onlookers gawk at the the Bronx rapper. She takes over Ellis Island as the new Statue of Liberty, but puts her own baddie twist on the torch and crown with a...
Transit Briefs: MBTA, NYMTA, TransLink
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) reports performance progress across rapid transit, bus and paratransit services; opens a new customer service facility; and brings the customer service call center back in-house. Also, Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) is providing contactless fare payment cards to New York City Public School students; and Metro Vancouver’s TransLink releases a new report detailing “drastic potential transit service cuts” to close a funding gap.
Newark man gets 25-year prison sentence for 2017 Kearny home invasion
A Newark man received a 25-year prison sentence this week for a Kearny home invasion where a woman was sexually assaulting and had her car stolen just before Christmas in 2017. On Wednesday, Hudson County Superior Court Judge John A. Young sentenced Evin Ferman-Argueta to 25 years in New Jersey...
Fast-moving fire rips through NJ strip mall and popular bakery
FAIR LAWN — An early morning fire at a borough strip mall has left multiple businesses with significant damages, including a popular bakery. Zadies Kosher Bake Shop was forced to stay closed on Friday, after 50 firefighters responded to battle the blaze around 2:30 a.m. Crews responded to a...
Parts of Jersey Shore beach to be closed for testing of contamination
Environmental regulators on Friday said “out of an abundance of caution” the state will test and remove “slag-like material” on a Jersey Shore bay beach where one advocacy group and neighbors fear hazardous lead may be present. The removal of the material will start Monday, calling...
L subway service severely delayed in Brooklyn after person struck by train: MTA
BROOKLYN, N.Y. (PIX11) – L subway service is severely delayed in Brooklyn after a person was struck by a train Friday, according to the MTA. A 41-year-old man was hit by a train at the Wilson Avenue station in Bushwick around 11:20 a.m., police said. It’s unclear how the man ended up on the tracks. […]
Boar’s Head deli meats recalled after announcement of listeria outbreak probe
NEW YORK — U.S. health officials Friday announced a recall of some Boar’s Head liverwurst and other deli meats as they investigate a listeria outbreak that has sickened nearly three dozen people and caused two deaths. Boar’s Head Provisions Co. recalled its liverwurst because it may be tainted...
Warner Bros. Discovery Partners With NYLFF, LALIFF to Fund Latino Content Creators
The New York Latino Film Fest (NYLFF) and the LA Latino International Film Fest (LALIFF), two leading showcases for aspiring Latino filmmakers, actors, writers and producers, have partnered with Warner Bros. Discovery’s OneFifty program to fund and support Latino content creators. The program will provide grants to support creators’...
Weinstein in hospital with Covid and double pneumonia
Disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein has been moved to a New York prison hospital with multiple ailments including Covid and double pneumonia. Juda Engelmayer, Weinstein's publicist, said that the 72-year-old had recently tested positive for the virus. He added that his client already has diabetes, high blood pressure, spinal stenosis, and fluid on his heart and lungs.
Rotting Apple! It’s NYC’s stinkiest summer in years with complaints soaring — and here’s why
It’s the Big Apple’s stinkiest summer in years thanks to three heat waves — as simmering street trash and repulsive odors are prompting a flood of complaints to the city’s non-emergency line, according to data and an expert. There have been more 311 calls about smells...
Blake Lively Gushes Over Her Ladypool Look from “Deadpool & Wolverine” Premiere: 'It Is Actual Art'
Lively called the Versace team the "real hero of the night" on Instagram for designing her show-stopping catsuit. This article contains spoilers for Deadpool & Wolverine, in theaters now. Blake Lively is praising Versace for helping her usher in her Ladypool era!. On Instagram on Friday, July 26, the It...
After the immunity ruling, Trump’s hush money case could come down to this
What effect does the Supreme Court’s presidential immunity ruling have on Donald Trump’s New York criminal case? According to a new court filing from Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office, it has “no bearing on this prosecution.”. That may turn out to be so. But let’s...
NYC’s famed Gotham Restaurant files for bankruptcy after $45K cyberscam
Famed New York City hotspot Gotham Restaurant, an institution in Greenwich Village for four decades, filed for bankruptcy — two months after a $45,000 cyberscam forced the owner to shutter the popular eatery. Gotham Restaurant owner Bret Csencsitz filed for Chapter 11 protection this week, according to court documents.
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