#NY Board of Rabbis wants responsible behavior following protests

#NY Board of Rabbis wants responsible behavior following protests

“#NY Board of Rabbis wants responsible behavior following protests” The New York Board of Rabbis called recent protests from Hasidic Brooklynites against coronavirus restrictions “shameful” and asked all members of the Jewish community to follow guidelines. The board, a statewide organization including multiple denominations, issued a statement slamming protesters for disregarding safety, invoking “pikuach nefesh,”…

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#NYC cancels 0M deferred compensation payout to teachers

#NYC cancels $900M deferred compensation payout to teachers

“#NYC cancels $900M deferred compensation payout to teachers” The de Blasio administration has canceled a long-scheduled $900 million deferred compensation payout to current and former teachers, citing the coronavirus-induced financial crisis. The payout due this month — the last in the series of five stemming from union negotiations between 2009 and 2011 — was called…

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#High-end retailers, posh eateries reopening after COVID setback

#High-end retailers, posh eateries reopening after COVID setback

“#High-end retailers, posh eateries reopening after COVID setback” Manhattan’s fanciest retailers and restaurants are back — just in time for a really rough winter. There’s been a surge in recent weeks of high-end fashion boutiques and restaurant reopenings in central Manhattan, despite record unemployment, rising crime, municipal revenue shortfalls, schools chaos — and a COVID-19…

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#Harris, Pence VP debate second most-watched in TV history: Nielsen

#Harris, Pence VP debate second most-watched in TV history: Nielsen

“#Harris, Pence VP debate second most-watched in TV history: Nielsen” Nearly 58 million people tuned in to catch Wednesday night’s showdown between Vice President Mike Pence and Sen. Kamala Harris  — making it the second most-watched VP debate in TV-history, according to Nielsen. An estimated 57.9 television viewers watched the lone 2020 vice presidential debate,…

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#Injuries continue to wreck Adam Gase’s crew

#Injuries continue to wreck Adam Gase’s crew

“#Injuries continue to wreck Adam Gase’s crew” As if the 0-4 Jets didn’t have enough problems, they will now be without Sam Darnold on Sunday when they take on the Cardinals at MetLife Stadium. Darnold won’t start as he deals with a shoulder injury that has him week-to-week as the Jets continue to be doomed…

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