#Upper West Side high-rise fire critically injures one

#Upper West Side high-rise fire critically injures one

“Upper West Side high-rise fire critically injures one” A fire at a Manhattan high-rise overlooking Central Park left one person critically injured Wednesday night, officials said. Flames broke out on the 10th floor of The Olmstead, a 19-story condominium building located at 382 Central Park West, the FDNY said. Twenty units with 78 firefighters responded…

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#Bucks advance, face Celtics next

#Bucks advance, face Celtics next

“Bucks advance, face Celtics next” MILWAUKEE — Giannis Antetokounmpo had 33 points and nine rebounds and the defending NBA champion Milwaukee Bucks routed the Chicago Bulls 116-100 on Wednesday night to finish off the first-round series in five games. The third-seeded Bucks advanced to face second-seeded Boston in the Eastern Conference semifinals, with Game 1…

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#Billy Crystal brings yuks to Broadway

#Billy Crystal brings yuks to Broadway

“Billy Crystal brings yuks to Broadway” The Borscht Belt is alive and kvell on Broadway. Over at the Nederlander Theatre is Billy Crystal’s joke-stuffed new musical “Mr. Saturday Night,” which opened Wednesday and puts the followspot on old-school yuks. Hearty laughs. The glorious punchlines that have eluded most new musicals are here knocked outta the…

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#Sage Steele suing ESPN over benching for vaccine comments

#Sage Steele suing ESPN over benching for vaccine comments

“Sage Steele suing ESPN over benching for vaccine comments” Sage Steele, a star “SportsCenter” anchor for ESPN, is suing the network and parent company Disney over the circumstances surrounding her being sidelined late last year. In the lawsuit, Steele alleges she was retaliated against over comments she made about the company’s vaccine mandate on Jay…

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#Pathetic New York pols fail to deliver gerrymander-free maps

#Pathetic New York pols fail to deliver gerrymander-free maps

“Pathetic New York pols fail to deliver gerrymander-free maps” For the second consecutive time, a court-appointed special master will handle New York’s congressional redistricting. It’s notable — though hardly surprising given the deeply partisan state of politics here — that our representatives have failed to properly carry out this most basic and important task twice….

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#Meta shares soar on increase in Facebook daily users

#Meta shares soar on increase in Facebook daily users

“Meta shares soar on increase in Facebook daily users” Facebook parent Meta’s first quarter profit and its count of daily users jumped past Wall Street’s expectations despite the company’s slowest revenue growth since going public a decade ago. Shares were up sharply in after-hours trading. Meta cut a sharp contrast with Google parent Alphabet, which…

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