#Two Wu-Tang Clan members to perform at Staten Island concert

#Two Wu-Tang Clan members to perform at Staten Island concert

“#Two Wu-Tang Clan members to perform at Staten Island concert” They’re going to bring the ruckus. Two members of the Wu-Tang Clan will perform at a Staten Island end-of-summer concert celebrating New York City’s “rebirth” after the throes of the COVID-19 pandemic, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Thursday. Raekwon and Ghostface Killah, as well as…

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#De Blasio gets earful from Bronx business owners, street vendors

#De Blasio gets earful from Bronx business owners, street vendors

“#De Blasio gets earful from Bronx business owners, street vendors” Bronx business leaders beseeched Mayor Bill de Blasio on Tuesday for help against rising crime and declining quality of life, including competition from illegal street vendors — who made their own pitch to Hizzoner. Directors of eight of the borough’s 11 Business Improvement Districts plus…

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#Letters to the Editor — July 28, 2021

#Letters to the Editor — July 28, 2021

“#Letters to the Editor — July 28, 2021” The Issue: The Nightlife Advisory Board’s proposal to allow regulated drinking in outdoor public places. Allowing alcohol consumption outdoors in New York City could work if it is properly regulated (“Out in pub-lic,” July 27). There are places where this should be allowed and places where it…

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#De Blasio postures on Trump, skaters lose

#De Blasio postures on Trump, skaters lose

“#De Blasio postures on Trump, skaters lose” It turns out that ending the Trump Organization’s 35-year operatorship of Central Park’s iconic Wollman Rink isn’t free — and it’s the New Yorkers who use it who’ll pay the price. Wollman Park Partners, LLC (WPP) won the contract to renovate and operate the Wollman Rink over the…

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#Joe Biden’s unity vow ‘left’ behind: Goodwin

#Joe Biden’s unity vow ‘left’ behind: Goodwin

“#Joe Biden’s unity vow ‘left’ behind: Goodwin” With all the bucks stopping on their desks, American presidents don’t often get to choose what problems to face. One exception is the inaugural address, where the slate is clean and they have an uncluttered chance to define themselves and how they want to be measured.  Joe Biden’s…

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#Fauci calls mask mandates ‘understandable,’ but CDC guidelines ‘still hold’

#Fauci calls mask mandates ‘understandable,’ but CDC guidelines ‘still hold’

“#Fauci calls mask mandates ‘understandable,’ but CDC guidelines ‘still hold’” Dr. Anthony Fauci said Friday that the return of local mask mandates due to the spread of the Delta variant of COVID-19 is “quite understandable,” but stopped short of saying the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s should reverse current guidance regarding mask-wearing for vaccinated…

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