#Jerry Seinfeld to headline Gotham Comedy Club reopening

#Jerry Seinfeld to headline Gotham Comedy Club reopening

“#Jerry Seinfeld to headline Gotham Comedy Club reopening” Jerry Seinfeld is bringing comedy back to New York City. The sitcom legend has announced he’s headlining the reopening of Chelsea’s Gotham Comedy Club on Friday, April 2. “You better believe I will be on stage tonight,” he announced in a tweet Friday afternoon, adding, “Opening God…

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#Dagon is the best new NYC restaurant of the pandemic

#Dagon is the best new NYC restaurant of the pandemic

“#Dagon is the best new NYC restaurant of the pandemic” Dagon is the city’s best new restaurant to arise out of the pandemic and my favorite new Upper West Side place since the millennium. A kaleidoscopic whirl through modern Israeli cuisine, where hummus and falafel meet the pungent pleasures of the Arab Middle East and North…

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#NYC’s iconic Pyramid Club closes

#NYC’s iconic Pyramid Club closes

“#NYC’s iconic Pyramid Club closes” The end of a business is so rarely the death knell for an era. After over four decades hosting wild times, the East Village’s legendary Pyramid Club has announced that — as a result of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic — it will not reopen.  Both Nirvana and the Red Hot…

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#DiNapoli ripped for not probing COVID-19 nursing home deaths

#DiNapoli ripped for not probing COVID-19 nursing home deaths

“#DiNapoli ripped for not probing COVID-19 nursing home deaths” Nursing home advocates and Assemblyman Ron Kim ripped into state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli for “slow walking” a request to initiate a probe into Gov. Cuomo’s handling of nursing homes during the coronavirus pandemic. The group Voices for Seniors sent a March 19 letter to DiNapoli urging…

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#The walls close in around Andrew Cuomo: Goodwin

#The walls close in around Andrew Cuomo: Goodwin

“#The walls close in around Andrew Cuomo: Goodwin” During his three terms in Albany, Gov. Cuomo has been an extreme micromanager who surrounded himself with a small band of aides, most a generation younger than he is. They are essentially on call 24/7, and are involved in all aspects of his job, from running the…

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#New York City’s ‘school reopenings’ remain a sick joke

#New York City’s ‘school reopenings’ remain a sick joke

“#New York City’s ‘school reopenings’ remain a sick joke” Mayor Bill de Blasio is making a fair show of reopening city schools, but the reality is another story entirely. Local Catholic and private schools have been doing in-person instruction since September with no signs of significant outbreaks. Meanwhile, about 70 percent of public-school students are…

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#Vaccine efforts still lagging in poorer NYC neighborhoods

#Vaccine efforts still lagging in poorer NYC neighborhoods

“#Vaccine efforts still lagging in poorer NYC neighborhoods” New York City’s poorer neighborhoods are still being left behind in the race to vaccinate against COVID-19, despite promises from Mayor de Blasio and Gov. Cuomo to improve equity, data shows. Queens’ CitiField ballpark is home to one of the city’s highest-profile vaccination hubs, yet its zip…

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