Donald Trump's New York: The City of the 'Bonfire of the Vanities' Set
Mr. Trump is a New York power broker, but he has tended to shun the kinds of places that power brokers are known to frequent. He is not likely to be seen digging into a $26 omelet at the Loews Regency, the Park Avenue way station for the power-breakfast crowd. “He was never in that group, although he’s friends with many of the people who go there,” said Matt Rich, a publicist who worked for many years as a consultant for Mr. Trump’s Miss Universe pageant. Photo Mr. Trump, his wife, Melania, an..>> view originalVice President-Elect Mike Pence Booed as He Walks into Broadway ...
Vice president-elect Mike Pence was loudly booed and cheered by audience members as he walked into the Richard Rodgers Theatre in midtown Friday to watch "Hamilton." Pence drew so much attention that the show's cast took notice — and took advantage of the opportunity to speak directly to the new U.S. vice president-elect, expressing both their fear that he won't protect the rights of all Americans and their hope that he will.Video posted to social media shows the audience at the Broadway show re..>> view originalComplaint Reveals Chilling Details in Hofstra Grad Death Mystery
What to Know26-year-old Joey Comunale had not been seen since entering the Grand Sutton apartment building in Manhattan on Sunday morningPolice say he was killed in Manhattan, then driven to New Jersey and left in a shallow graveTwo men face hindering prosecution and other charges in Comunale's deathTwo men have been arraigned in the case of a missing Hofstra graduate from Stamford, Connecticut who prosecutors say was stabbed 15 times in the chest in a luxury Manhattan apartment and then buried ..>> view original10 Things to Do Now in NYC
NOVEMBER 18, 201610 Things to Do Now in NYC Compiled by Louis Lucero II It’s a big city, with plenty to do, see, hear and watch. This guide is a sampling of cultural highlights taking place in New York this weekend and over the week ahead. And there’s much more where these came from. Image A larger-than-life Snoopy passed the Bank of America Tower at last year’s Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. CreditMichelle V. Agins/The New York Times Around TownNose Your Way Past Crowds for an Unfo..>> view originalNew York City says no permanent ban on traffic near Trump Tower
By Gina Cherelus | NEW YORK NEW YORK New York City has no plans to close the Manhattan streets surrounding Trump Tower on a permanent basis even though President-elect Donald Trump is expected to spend much of his time there ahead of his inauguration, officials said on Friday.Mayor Bill de Blasio told reporters the city aimed to provide proper security around the 58-story skyscraper while allowing commuters to move safely through the area. Even so, he urged people to avoid the area if possib..>> view originalNY / Region|David Mancuso, Whose New York Loft Was a Hub of ...
A Mancuso party was a ’60s dream of peace, love and diversity: multiracial, gay and straight, young and old, well-to-do and down-at-heel, singles and couples, all mingling ecstatically in an egalitarian, commerce-free space.“Don’t forget, you had the civil rights movement going on, you had gay liberation going on,” Mr. Mancuso told the website Red Bull Academy Daily in June. “You had all these movements going on. All this music that was coming from all different directions, it was all over the ..>> view originalNew York Townhouse Sells for $12 Million Discount
Real-estate investor David Edelstein has purchased a Manhattan townhouse for $19 million, about two years after it last sold for $31 million—a 39% drop. Mr. Edelstein said he bought the East 70th Street house as an investment in an off-market deal that closed last week. Agents involved in the deal were Sabrina Saltiel of Douglas Elliman Real Estate and Jed Garfield of Leslie J. Garfield & Co. The seller, Christopher H....>> view originalNew York to remain a 'sanctuary city' for immigrants: de Blasio
New York will remain a “sanctuary city” for undocumented immigrants, Mayor de Blasio promised on Friday — even if Donald Trump makes good on his threats to yank federal funding in retaliation. In fact, the city will reject federal aid that comes with objectionable “strings attached,” such as requiring local cops to turn over people they learn are here illegally, an action that, as a sanctuary city, New York won’t allow, he said. “That may be a choice we have to make,” de Blasio told WNYC’s Bria..>> view originalTrump Turns to His Right Flank to Fill National Security Posts
Transition officials said Mr. Trump would meet over the weekend with a broad array of potential cabinet members and other advisers as a signal that he wanted to build a diverse team, without regard to political affiliation or support for his presidential bid. Among them are Mitt Romney, the 2012 Republican nominee and one of his party’s harshest critics of the president-elect’s campaign, who is a contender for secretary of state, and Michelle A. Rhee, a Democrat who pursued sweeping reforms dur..>> view originalSpike in Bias Crimes in New York City Since Election: NYPD Official
The NYPD is reporting a "spike" in bias crimes in New York City since Donald Trump was elected president. Some thirteen swastikas — the sinister symbol of Nazi Germany — have been reported citywide, including some referencing the Republican victor, Chief of Detectives Robert Boyce said Friday. The swastika was found on an uptown B train in New York City on Thursday, Nov. 17, 2016. @Gscott1847 / Twitter And there have been a spate of verbal attacks against Muslims, Boyce said. "I..>> view original
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