Thursday, February 28, 2019

A New Day for City Ballet

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A new leadership team was announced today for the New York City Ballet. This might not seem like big news but, in a way, it is. Since ...

The Virus of NYC

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Yesterday former Trump lawyer turned government witness Michael Cohen gave riveting testimony to Congress about his "dirty deeds...
Wednesday, February 27, 2019

Why Jumaane Won

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Here's a quick rundown, some lessons learned, from the special election for Public Advocate: 1. Strong candidates like Jumaane can ...

Jumaane Williams Elected Public Advocate

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Tuesday, February 26, 2019

Special Election Today for Public Advocate

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In case you didn't read the headline, today is the special election for NYC Public Advocate -- the first such special election since 19...
Monday, February 25, 2019

Farewell to WPLJ

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As a kid in NYC in the 1980s, when I was discovering music, I only listened to one station: WPLJ. It was, for me, the best music station in...

Hooray for Gritty NYC in Hollywood

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The Oscars were last night and two prominent NYC natives won big awards -- Manhattan's own Lady Gaga for her song from A Star is Born ...
Thursday, February 21, 2019

The British Monarchy & NYC

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Like many people, I have an unhealthy amount of totally irrational interest in the British monarchy. I love the PBS show Victoria , I...
Tuesday, February 19, 2019

Lee Radziwill RIP: American Royalty

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We don't have royalty in America -- after all, our entire nation, our constitution, was founded in complete opposition to monarchy, and...
Friday, February 15, 2019

Did Robert Moses Destroy the Amazon (Campus)?

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The real culprit, according to those in the know , for the failure of Amazon to build a new campus in NYC, is someone who has been dead for...