#David Hyde Pierce is set for the stage and dinner

#David Hyde Pierce is set for the stage and dinner

“David Hyde Pierce is set for the stage and dinner” David Hyde Pierce. From TV’s “Frasier” endlessly, TV’s “Julia” currently, Broadway’s “Dolly” previously — and tonight’s Carnegie Hall onstage. Where? The story’s long. My patience short. Basically he loves music, played piano as a kid, “sucked” at it then came something about Mendelssohn’s famous Wedding…

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#’Ghost apartments’ are ghastly, needless bane on the city

#’Ghost apartments’ are ghastly, needless bane on the city

“‘Ghost apartments’ are ghastly, needless bane on the city” New York City is in the midst of a housing crunch — and “ghost apartments,” empty rent-controlled units that are not in any rentable condition, are contributing to it. Almost 50,000 such units need expensive renovations and upgrades (often close to $100,000) before they’d be legal…

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#Hochul faces renewed pressure to change bail laws after election

#Hochul faces renewed pressure to change bail laws after election

“Hochul faces renewed pressure to change bail laws after election” Gov. Kathy Hochul appears to have put New York’s controversial bail reform law on the back burner following her electoral win over tough-on-crime challenger Lee Zeldin — despite bipartisan calls for action. During the campaign, Hochul said she was “willing to revisit” the crucial public…

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#Democrats, the problem is you, not Jay Jacobs

#Democrats, the problem is you, not Jay Jacobs

“Democrats, the problem is you, not Jay Jacobs” Some people are slow learners. With New York Republicans flipping congressional and legislative seats and coming close to winning the governor’s office, Democrats should be engaged in soul searching about how their far-left policies alienated many voters. Instead, the far-left is blaming moderates for the party’s performance….

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#Midterms only AOC’s latest MIA disaster for Dems

#Midterms only AOC’s latest MIA disaster for Dems

“Midterms only AOC’s latest MIA disaster for Dems” Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was quick to opine on what the New York Democratic Party should do in the wake of the midterm losses in New York. In response, her fellow Democrat Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney didn’t mince words: “I didn’t see her one minute of these midterms…

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#Flawed discovery ‘reforms’ are still creating chaos at DA offices — adding to NY’s crime surge

#Flawed discovery ‘reforms’ are still creating chaos at DA offices — adding to NY’s crime surge

“Flawed discovery ‘reforms’ are still creating chaos at DA offices — adding to NY’s crime surge” Cashless bail isn’t the only Albany “reform” fueling New York crime and criminal-justice chaos; so, too, are the tougher new requirements for prosecutors. Indeed, the 2019 changes in the “discovery” laws are wreaking havoc across the state, to the…

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