#Big Labor’s gift to itself and other commentary

#Big Labor’s gift to itself and other commentary

“#Big Labor’s gift to itself and other commentary” Libertarian: Unions’ Gift to Themselves Big Labor spent millions getting President Biden elected — and now it’s seeking to enact a law “directing federal power and resources to boost flagging” union rolls, laments Reason’s Eric Boehm. The so-called PRO Act “is a grab bag of Big-Labor agenda…

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#Calvary Baptist Church revives exciting plans for tower

#Calvary Baptist Church revives exciting plans for tower

“#Calvary Baptist Church revives exciting plans for tower” The Calvary Baptist Church at 125 W. 57th St. needed a miracle after the pandemic appeared to doom plans for a mixed-use tower that would give its congregants a desperately needed, larger house of worship. But after a construction lender pulled out in March 2020, the project…

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#Israeli vendor booted from food truck event

#Israeli vendor booted from food truck event

“#Israeli vendor booted from food truck event” An Israeli vendor was yanked from a Philadelphia food trunk event, prompting claims that organizers bowed to anti-Semitism — and leading to a decision to scrap the event on Sunday. Food truck Moshava said its invitation to the “Taste of Home” event scheduled for Father’s Day was pulled…

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#Eric Adams campaign volunteer stabbed in South Bronx

#Eric Adams campaign volunteer stabbed in South Bronx

“#Eric Adams campaign volunteer stabbed in South Bronx” An Eric Adams campaign volunteer was stabbed repeatedly with an ice pick while canvassing on behalf of the Democratic mayoral hopeful in the South Bronx Sunday afternoon, Adams told reporters. The 42-year-old man was stabbed four times at 149th Street and Morris Avenue just before 4 p.m….

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#New book takes lessons on aging from our seniorcelebs

#New book takes lessons on aging from our seniorcelebs

“#New book takes lessons on aging from our seniorcelebs” Age should bring wisdom Joe Boredom and Nancy Pelousy made age the new “in.” So now comes Steven Petrow, of the Washington Post’s “Stupid Things I Won’t Do When I Get Old: A Highly Judgmental, Unapologetically Honest Accounting of All the Things Our Elders Are Doing Wrong.”…

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#Letters to the Editor — June 21, 2021

#Letters to the Editor — June 21, 2021

“#Letters to the Editor — June 21, 2021” The Issue: Mayor de Blasio’s lack of response to rising crime and disorder in Washington Square Park. Mayor de Blasio abandoned the city during his failed run for president, making him “the national idiot” (“DeB ‘didn’t see a problem’!?!” June 18). The clueless progressive has abandoned the…

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#Subway worker shortage threatens NYC’s office reopenings

#Subway worker shortage threatens NYC’s office reopenings

“#Subway worker shortage threatens NYC’s office reopenings” An MTA worker shortage could derail New York’s push to lure workers back to Manhattan offices — with mass subway cancelations and overcrowded cars. As around-the-clock services resume and workers return to their commutes, the Big Apple’s public transportation agency is struggling to man the trains, internal records…

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#Brook Lopez slapped Nets logo after Bucks’ Game 7 win

#Brook Lopez slapped Nets logo after Bucks’ Game 7 win

“#Brook Lopez slapped Nets logo after Bucks’ Game 7 win” It wasn’t quite Kyrie Irving stomping on the Celtics’ logo one round earlier, but former Nets center Brook Lopez made sure to slap the “B” insignia at midcourt before departing Barclays Center following the Bucks’ Game 7 victory Saturday in Brooklyn. Lopez, the all-time leading…

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