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Weber Shandwick Portal Helps Women Secure Digital Privacy
NEW YORK — While counseling clients in the wake of the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision, Weber Shandwick leaders believed the agency should take its own initiative in addressing the 2022 ruling, which took away women’s constitutional right to an abortion. Led by the late Angela Mears, who...
Wife of Yankees’ executive Omar Minaya found dead in their home
The wife of a senior executive for the New York Yankees was found dead inside their New Jersey home on Saturday.A source told The New York Post that Rachel Minaya – who is married to Omar Minaya, a senior advisor for baseball operations at the Yankees – had died at the age of 55.Her husband, 65, was not home at the time of her death, the Post reported.The details surrounding her death remain unclear but the source said that suicide has been ruled out as a cause of death.The couple met at a hair salon in Manhattan in 1989 and...
Travis Scott announces one-off North American stadium show, additional international dates
The record-breaking tour will return to the northeast this fall. Internationally acclaimed superstar Travis Scott has announced he is bringing his Circus Maximus Tour to Latin America, Australia, and New Zealand this fall with stadium shows in Buenos Aires, Rio De Janeiro, Mexico City, Sydney, Melbourne, Auckland and more. Additionally, he will be returning to North America for a special one-night-only stadium show in East Rutherford, New Jersey at MetLife Stadium on Wednesday, October 9th.
Madonna’s Son Wants Us to Know He Isn’t Actually Scavenging for Food
Madonna’s son David Banda wants everyone to know he isn’t actually “scavenging” for food. The 18-year-old scion of the legendary singer had previously said on an Instagram Live he was finding it difficult to pay for food. Banda has moved out of his mom’s New York City home and is now teaching guitar lessons to make money, according to the New York Post’s Page Six. “It’s lovely to experience it being nine o’clock at night, me being hungry and realizing that I don’t have enough money to get food and scavenging,” he reportedly said in the recent video to his 53,000 followers. “It’s fun to be young.” On Sunday, however, Banda took to his Instagram Story to clear the air: “I am very happy in my life and I am not living out on the streets, starving!” Banda also wrote that his famous mother “is very supportive of me.” “She has always been supportive of me,” he wrote, adding, “Please stop worrying, everything is good.”Read it at New York PostRead more at The Daily Beast.
Rangers’ Zibanejad Must Prove Doubters Wrong With Bounce Back in 2024-25
Last season, the New York Rangers fell short once again in the Eastern Conference Final to the eventual Stanley Cup champion, Florida Panthers. One of the main reasons for this loss was due to the lack of production from their top offensive players, Mika Zibanejad and Artemi Panarin. For Panarin, he might have fewer eyes on him as he did just have the best season of his career. But, for Zibanejad, all eyes will be on him as last season could be seen as his worst as a Ranger so far in his career.
AHLA Reacts to Controversial New York City Hotel License Law
A new hotel licensing law introduced on July 18, 2024, in New York City is being called “disruptive” by the American Hotel & Lodging Association today. The bill, introduced last week in the New York City Council, would require hotels to obtain additional licenses to operate. Under the...
REPORT: Rokas Jokubaitis in “advanced talks” with Maccabi Tel Aviv
For several summers now, Knicks fans have gotten excited over the prospect of adding Rokas Jokubaitis to their team. A young, crafty point guard with range and the ability to run an offense, he seemed like an ideal candidate to slot in behind Jalen Brunson as the team’s main backup point guard. Those hopes grew even larger when Jokubaitis joined the Knicks’ Summer League for a second year this July, and both he and the team performed admirably.
KITTIE in Brooklyn: See epic photos of headline show
Last Friday (July 19th) Kittie took their 2024 headlining tour — a super-exclusive run of just five North American dates — through NYC, rocking Warsaw in Brooklyn with a career-spanning 20-song set. Unearth, Within the Ruins and Stabbing played in support, but the night belonged to Morgan and...
CozyMAX To Defend MLW Tag Team Titles Against CONTRA Unit At MLW Summer Of The Beasts
CozyMAX will defend the gold at MLW Summer of the Beasts. Major League Wrestling announced that CozyMAX (Satoshi Kojima and Okumura) will defend the MLW World Tag Team Championship against CONTRA Unit (Minoru Suzuki and Ikuro Kwon) at MLW Summer of the Beasts on August 29th. From MLW:. MLW today...
The American Academy of Arts and Letters Is Debuting a New Arts Program in Washington Heights
Established in 1898, the American Academy of Arts and Letters has nurtured and promoted the arts and artists for more than 125 years. Now the honor society has announced its plans to engage with art more deeply by keeping the doors of its Beaux Arts-style galleries in Washington Heights open to the public year-round. As of September, the newly renovated Audubon Terrace complex buildings, which have 10,000 square feet of exhibition space, will host solo exhibitions, interdisciplinary events and original commissions by contemporary artists in conversation with the venue’s historical architecture. This new curatorial program will be led by Jenny Jaskey, backed by a committee of Arts and Letters artist members that includes artists such as Mel Chin, Charles Gaines, Ann Hamilton, Joan Jonas and Amy Sillman.
Digital media pioneers join Lee Enterprises board
Madeline McIntosh and Jon Miller, pioneering media executives with extensive accomplishments in digital technology, consumer marketing and business transformations, have joined the board of directors of Lee Enterprises, Incorporated (NASDAQ:LEE). “Madeline and Jon bring unique backgrounds and impressive perspectives as independent directors to help us propel Lee’s digital successes even...
Go Inside Alamo Drafthouse’s ‘Kim’s Video Collection’ With the Blank Check Podcast [Exclusive]
The Kim's Video Collection web series takes viewers on a nostalgic trip through '90s film treasures. Each episode explores the importance of video rental stores in shaping young cinema buffs like the Blank Check podcast hosts. Previous guests like Chloë Sevigny and Paul Dano share their favorite films from Kim's...
Christian Scott Dealing With Growing Pains
Loaded with talent and a bright future, Christian Scott stands out as a promising prospect for the Mets, aiming to bolster the starting rotation. Despite displaying moments of brilliance, Scott is experiencing some growing pains, particularly with giving up home runs. Sunday afternoon was another example of this struggle. Making...
NYPD: Armed car theft attempt thwarted by complainant on Staten Island’s South Shore
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A Tottenville residence became the target of an attempted grand larceny auto Sunday, until a male complainant apparently scared off the perpetrator. Police responded to the alleged incident just after 8 p.m. on the 200 block of Wood Avenue, where multiple high-end vehicles were parked on the residential block.
Pair of creeps on the loose after rape of 12-year-old on NYC rooftop: cops
A 12-year-old girl was raped by a pair of strangers on the rooftop landing of an East Harlem building Sunday evening, cops said. The two unidentified creeps — believed to be teens — sexually assaulted the pre-teen atop an apartment building at the intersection of East 112th Street and First Avenue, authorities said.
New Yorkers pay 164% more in rent than the average American
Living in the Big Apple is notoriously pricey, but the numbers are downright shocking. A new study by QR Code Generator, using Zillow data, shows New Yorkers pay an average rent of $3,783.80 per month. That’s a jaw-dropping 164% more than the national average. Even so, New York City...
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