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The Schmooze ‘The Cakemaker,’ ‘GLOW’ And More To Read, Watch And Do This Weekend
Dear reader, if the idea of rest and relaxation sounds, at this depressing moment in 2018, like a charming myth from your youth, you’re not alone. If you can make the time to attend one of this weekend’s marches in support of reuniting families separated at the border, you’ll be doing a mitzvah. Ditto if…
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Breaking News ‘Greedy Jewish Landlords’ Pol Campaigned For Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
The raucous victory party for congressional giant-killer Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez featured a who’s who of progressive New York politics, including actor-turned-gubernatorial candidate Cynthia Nixon. It also included a man who has run for office on the platform of fighting “greedy Jewish landlords.” Notice the guy behind her, in the purple shirt? It’s Thomas Lopez-Pierre, Mark Levine’s…
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News Why A Lower East Side Apartment Complex Turned Down $54M
The phone call informing Rob Kaliner that an old Lower East Side apartment complex had rejected his $54 million drove him out of his office and onto the sidewalk, where he started walking and didn’t stop. “I did like 26,000 steps,” said Kaliner days later, still reeling from one of the most startling rejections in…
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Sponsored It’s Party Time — Why BKLYN STUDIOS Is Your New Venue For Weddings And Bar Mitzvahs
Overheard in New York City: “We need an event space. Why don’t we rent someplace really small in a lousy neighborhood?” Okay, that never happened. Because nobody ever says this. When people look for an event space, they want flexibility, room to move, a convenient location. A nice view doesn’t hurt. Which brings us to…
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News Jews Gather To Pray And Protest Immigration Crackdown At New York ICE Building
Hundreds of people holding purple placards with messages including “This is what ‘Never Again’ looks like,” gathered outside the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in lower Manhattan Thursday evening to protest President Donald Trump’s “zero-tolerance” immigration policy. The protest — organized by T’ruah and co-sponsored by groups including J Street NYC and Bend the…
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Fast Forward New York Demands Ban On Ivanka In Push To Shut Down ‘Checkbook’ Trump Foundation
New York’s attorney general sued Ivanka Trump along with her father President Trump and his namesake foundation, saying the nonprofit should be dissolved after more than a decade of illegal conduct, including support for Trump’s 2016 U.S. presidential campaign. Barbara Underwood, the attorney general, accused the Donald J. Trump Foundation and its directors of conducting…
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Fast Forward Brooklyn Teacher Joshua Levine Helped 4th Graders Cheat On New York Testing
Brooklyn fourth-grade teacher Joshua Levine was found to have assisted students in cheating on New York state testing, The New York Post reports. Levine is said to have supplied students with answers during testing after admitting he did not teach the material, according to records detailing the Department of Education’s Office of Special Investigations findings…
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The Schmooze ‘Sex And The City’ At 20, Seymour Hersh’s ‘Reporter’ And More To Read, Watch And Do This Weekend
Ah, the first week of June: Roses are out, yet New Yorkers inexplicably still need to wear jackets to leave their apartments; the Tony Awards are nearly upon us; the NBA Finals are disappointingly turning into the rout we all miserably anticipated; summer, it appears, is only half-enthusiastic about making an appearance in 2018. Tough…
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