John Lithgow is coming back to Broadway in a role that won raves across the pond last spring. The Emmy, Golden Globe and Tony Award-winning heavyweight will reprise his role as “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” author Roald Dahl in the Broadway transfer of Mark Rosenblatt’s Olivier Award-winning play “Giant.” Producers announced Tuesday that two-time… Read More »
By JAMEY KEATEN, Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — A team of independent experts commissioned by the United Nations’ Human Rights Council has concluded that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, issuing a report Tuesday that calls on the international community to end the genocide and take steps to punish those responsible for it. The deeply-documented… Read More »
In 1993, I was the Conservative Party candidate for mayor of New York. I ran against Mayor David Dinkins and the candidate of the Republican and Liberal parties, Rudy Giuliani, because I believed it was important to promote common sense fiscal, education and public safety policies that could save a city in crisis. While I… Read More »
New York’s hotel industry thrives on momentum: when Broadway theaters are packed and restaurants are crowded with locals and visitors alike, our rooms are full too. That is why Beekman Tower and Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, along with more than 300 local businesses and community groups, proudly support Caesars Palace Times Square. This casino project… Read More »
Dear Eric: I’m a newly married 69-year-old woman who was previously a widow after 43 years of marriage. My present husband and I have been married for a little over a year. We dated in high school and coincidentally ended up together. Prior to getting married, my husband didn’t ever mention he wanted to go… Read More »
Dangerous and lifesaving work deserves fair pay Whitestone: Our FDNY EMS personnel work in harsh, dangerous conditions — often at shootings, stabbings, overdoses, cardiac events or communicable disease scares — to protect New Yorkers, yet City Hall shamefully refuses its medical first responders respect and fair pay. Your story (“Eric’s fail on EMT pay,” Sept.… Read More »
Sofia Vergara wasn’t able to dazzle the red carpet — or stage — of Sunday night’s Emmy Awards, as planned, due to a medical emergency that forced her into the ER. The “Modern Family” star revealed on social media that she was forced to skip out on the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards at the last-minute.… Read More »
With the Yankees fresh off another overnight flight and their lineup looking a little sleepy, the Bombers suffered a rare loss to the Twins on Monday at Target Field. Simeon Woods Richardson led the way in Minnesota’s 7-0 victory, as the right-hander struck out a career-high 11 batters over six scoreless innings. The former Mets… Read More »
Zohran Mamdani is holding his ground as the frontrunner in the race for NYC mayor with another poll released Tuesday showing the Democratic nominee with a significant lead and beating former Gov. Andrew Cuomo in a head-to-head contest. A new Marist poll showed Mamdani leading Andrew Cuomo by 21 points, with 45% of polltakers saying… Read More »
Texas Senator Ted Cruz is upset the television industry didn’t acknowledge the death of slain right-wing activist Charlie Kirk at Sunday night’s Primetime Emmy Awards ceremony. “Hollywood claims they’re all about free speech. And yet not even ONE of them could muster a word about @charliekirk11 being assassinated because of his speech,” the Republican lawmaker… Read More »