#NYC businesses are barely hanging on amid COVID-19

#NYC businesses are barely hanging on amid COVID-19

“#NYC businesses are barely hanging on amid COVID-19” Nearly one year after the COVID-19 pandemic hit New York, parts of the Big Apple look more like ghost towns, lined with shuttered storefronts, empty office buildings and businesses teetering on the edge of closure. Now industry leaders and struggling store owners are calling on the city…

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#Biden is set to repeat Obama’s Mideast failures

#Biden is set to repeat Obama’s Mideast failures

“#Biden is set to repeat Obama’s Mideast failures” Every now and then, America mislays one of its Mideast allies. “Who lost Iran?” they asked in 1979, as the shah’s regime went sideways, the answer being Jimmy Carter and the State Department. “Who lost Egypt?” they asked in 2012, as the Muslim Brotherhood took power, the…

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#New York City real-estate market shows signs of hope

#New York City real-estate market shows signs of hope

“#New York City real-estate market shows signs of hope” New York City’s pandemic-battered property world resembles a nerve-wracking “seesaw” of “flights and drops,” as Henry James wrote of his neurotic protagonist’s mood in “The Turn of the Screw.” With any luck, Gotham will come through in better shape than James’ tragic heroine. On the dark…

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#The new Tekashi 6ix9ine documentary’s biggest revelations

#The new Tekashi 6ix9ine documentary’s biggest revelations

“#The new Tekashi 6ix9ine documentary’s biggest revelations” Controversial rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine rose to fame through social media. Now, he’s getting a different kind of close-up. “Supervillain: The Making of Tekashi 6ix9ine,” a three-part docuseries that premieres Sunday on Showtime at 10 p.m., goes inside the life of the 24-year-old rapper. Featuring archival footage with Tekashi…

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#Letters to the Editor — Feb. 22, 2021

#Letters to the Editor — Feb. 22, 2021

“#Letters to the Editor — Feb. 22, 2021” The Issue: The death of conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh at the age of 70. I remember where I was when I heard Rush Limbaugh’s very first New York broadcast (“Rush Limbaugh, 1951-2021,” Editorial, Feb. 18). That’s how much of a transformational figure he proved to be…

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