#New York won’t really live again until Broadway is back

#New York won’t really live again until Broadway is back

“#New York won’t really live again until Broadway is back” Not even a year ago, impregnable crowds and stained-costumed Elmos and wannabe John Mulaneys with their three-by-five-laminated-card invitations to comedy-club open-mic nights had made Times Square one of the most irritating, nerve-wracking places in the Western world. What I wouldn’t give for my nerves to…

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#Bureaucrats killing NYC’s restaurants with outdoor-dining rules

#Bureaucrats killing NYC’s restaurants with outdoor-dining rules

“#Bureaucrats killing NYC’s restaurants with outdoor-dining rules” Restaurants facing the possible loss of indoor dining over fears of COVID-19 spread could soon lose outdoor dining, as well. The danger lies less in demands by some pols to shut it down, too, than in city agencies’ accelerating onslaught of ever-changing, contradictory and ruinously expensive rules. Mayor…

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#Why MTA should be first for any federal bailout

#Why MTA should be first for any federal bailout

“#Why MTA should be first for any federal bailout” The MTA just sent a red alert to anyone who cares about the city’s future: The agency’s out of cash. Riders and workers will pay a steep price — unless New York’s leaders in Congress (looking at you, Chuck Schumer) act wisely. At its board meeting…

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#Chaos should move parents for better system

#Chaos should move parents for better system

“#Chaos should move parents for better system” New York City public schools close as of today, with no sign of when or even if they’ll reopen this year — or even of what might determine it. Parents can, should and will blame the woeful incompetence of Mayor Bill de Blasio and Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza,…

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