#De Blasio announces new Racial Justice Commission

#De Blasio announces new Racial Justice Commission

“#De Blasio announces new Racial Justice Commission” Mayor de Blasio on Tuesday announced the creation of a “Racial Justice Commission” that he said would suggest changes to the City Charter — and even “change the world.”  The move came after de Blasio touted it in advance more than a dozen times over the past year. …

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#Here’s how NYC can save its COVID-crushed hotels

#Here’s how NYC can save its COVID-crushed hotels

“#Here’s how NYC can save its COVID-crushed hotels” Before the deadly COVID-19 virus ravaged New York last March, our city was arguably the hotel capital of the United States. My two hotels, the Fitzpatricks, were fully booked for months. I had 155 full-time employees.  Now, one year later, one of my hotels is temporarily closed,…

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#Inside NYers’ eye-popping apartments, quirky living arrangements

#Inside NYers’ eye-popping apartments, quirky living arrangements

“#Inside NYers’ eye-popping apartments, quirky living arrangements” Since the ’80s, photographer Sally Davies has documented the city’s graffiti-soaked, ­neon-lit streetscapes. Now she’s stepping, for the first time, into the homes of city dwellers with her new book “New Yorkers” (Ammonite Press), out April 1. “I began to wonder who the hell lived in these buildings…

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#Tourists coming back to business-starved NYC

#Tourists coming back to business-starved NYC

“#Tourists coming back to business-starved NYC” Tourists are finally starting to take a bite of the Big Apple again. After a year-long COVID-19 lockdown turned the city into a virtual ghost town, a steady stream of visitors is once again checking into hotels, gaping up at skyscrapers and asking New Yorkers which way Fifth Avenue…

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