#Laurence Fishburne to conquer the stage in ‘American Buffalo’

#Laurence Fishburne to conquer the stage in ‘American Buffalo’

“Laurence Fishburne to conquer the stage in ‘American Buffalo’” All the words are a stage David Mamet’s been on more stages than Shakespeare. Comes now an effing revival of his 1975 effing smash the effing terrific “American Buffalo.” This one stars the effing great Emmy and Tony winner Laurence Fishburne plus Sam Rockwell and Darren Criss. Mamet dialogue, not for…

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#Special needs students face hazards in city school buildings, audit shows

#Special needs students face hazards in city school buildings, audit shows

“#Special needs students face hazards in city school buildings, audit shows” The city’s 26,000 special needs students are enrolled in schools buildings with hazardous and unsafe conditions — including peeling paint, disabled door alarms, cracked playground and a shortage of EpiPens, a scathing audit by state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli found. State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli’s audit…

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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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#DiNapoli urged to start investigation into Gov. Cuomo

#DiNapoli urged to start investigation into Gov. Cuomo

“#DiNapoli urged to start investigation into Gov. Cuomo” State Comptroller Tom ­DiNapoli should initiate a state investigation of Gov. Cuomo’s handling of nursing homes, a group of activists said Wednesday.  One day before the first anniversary of the Health Department’s since-rescinded directive for nursing homes to accept coronavirus patients, members of “Voices for Seniors” urged…

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#Hey, de Blasio, where’s that stinkin’ cleanup you promised?

#Hey, de Blasio, where’s that stinkin’ cleanup you promised?

“#Hey, de Blasio, where’s that stinkin’ cleanup you promised?” Somewhere in the piles of garbage lining the streets of Bushwick, residents might find Mayor de Blasio’s word. It’s been six months since the mayor promised to pump more money into the city’s street-cleaning efforts. And the trash problem has only gotten worse. De Blasio in September…

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