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NYC Hudson Yards casino proposal includes green space, affordable housing, K-8 school
NEW YORK - An 80-story casino tower may soon rise above the former LIRR train graveyard in Hudson Yards. Related Companies and Wynn Resorts unveiled new video of the snazzy $12 billion casino complex, Wynn New York City, from the perspective of the High Line. Renderings of Wynn New York...
Ekko Astral announce Baltimore, NYC & Philly shows
Ekko Astral have announced their final headlining shows of 2024, happening in Baltimore, Brooklyn, and Philadelphia. They’re calling each date “an evening of mascara moshpit” and promising “stacked bills, new music, deep cuts,” and “special surprises at each show.”. Baltimore is on October 16...
Fall Preview 2024: George M. Johnson
This fall, George M. Johnson, author of the New York Times bestseller All Boys Aren’t Blue and We Are Not Broken, offers a heartfelt paean to queer heroes of the Harlem Renaissance. In Flamboyants: The Queer Harlem Renaissance I Wish I’d Known (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, Sept. 24), they seamlessly weave personal narrative and poetry into profiles of 12 outstanding writers, artists, and activists—including Langston Hughes, Countee Cullen, Bessie Smith, and Zora Neale Hurston—with illustrated portraits by Charly Palmer. Kirkus calls Flamboyants a “sincere and beautifully illustrated ode to queer Black figures who shaped the Harlem Renaissance.” Johnson answered some questions by email; our exchange has been edited for length and clarity.
Travel with your furry friends for a fee with Lyft
NEW YORK, N.Y. (PIX11) — You’ll be paying a little more to take a ride with your furry friends on Lyft. The rideshare company announced the launch of their new “Pet rides,” in which users can travel with their furry friends for an additional $4 dollar fee. The Pet ride option will pair users with […]
Pa. mom pleads guilty to manslaughter in toddler’s overdose death
A Bethlehem woman has pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the summer 2022 death of her 2-year-old son, authorities said. Nicole Stauffer, then 45, of Bethlehem and the boy’s father, Christian Robert Brewster, then 26, of Friendship, New York, were arrested Jan. 26, 2023, in New York on warrants issued that same day. The pair were charged after the 2-year-old died of a fentanyl overdose at Stauffer’s city home, authorities said.
Men charged in $40M rideshare app surge fee scam: EDNY
NEW YORK, N.Y. (PIX11) — Two men are facing multiple charges after allegedly scamming rideshare users and drivers out of more than $40 million dollars over the course of five years. Eliahou Paldiel and Carlos Arturo Suarez Palacios are accused of selling hacked phones with fake rideside and GPS apps, according to court documents. Those […]
School is Back and Session in New York City as Anti-Semitic Pre-Season Kick-Off Begins
As the fall semester kicks off, college campuses are once again becoming hotbeds of intense rhetoric and, unfortunately, rising antisemitism. The protesters came back to school, re-energized, and ready to…
Brooks Forsyth tonight, Buttertones Friday, Mastodon Saturday, Cowgirl Eastern Sunday…
It’s that time of year again. Lazy-i will be on hiatus tomorrow and this weekend as we take in the sights and sounds of New York City. So what’ll I be missing?. Tonight (Thursday) The Sydney is hosting a handful of folk artists with Nashville-by-way-of-North Carolina’s Brooks Forsyth in the headliner position. The inimitable Sean Pratt ialso is on the bill along with Tom Bartolomei. 8 p.m., $10.
NYC's Open Streets program will expand to more than 70 schools, officials say
Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2024. Donate today. That’s the message from the New York City Department of Transportation, which announced a plan on Thursday to create 71 additional Open Streets outside city schools this year. It’s the largest ever expansion of the program at...
Printed Matter/St. Marks is leaving St. Mark's Place
After six years in the front lobby of The Swiss Institute on the SE corner of St. Mark's Place and Second Avenue, the Printed Matter outpost will vacate the space this fall. Here's more about the departure from an Instagram post yesterday:. We are saddened to announce the closing of...
Carmelo Anthony confirms that he was very close to finishing his career with the Knicks: "You could be on the team tomorrow, but this is the spot"
The Knicks had a roster spot ready for Carmelo Anthony but without a guaranteed role on the team, Melo decided to pass because he wanted to bow out gracefully.
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