• 1Oak founder’s #ZoomFest invites everyone behind the velvet rope — finally

    1Oak founder’s #ZoomFest invites everyone behind the velvet rope — finally

    If you’ve ever wanted a glimpse of what star-studded club culture is like, you probably won’t get it at #ZoomFest. In fact, you may not ever get it again, according to Ronnie Madra, co-founder of the illustrious 1Oak nightclub in New York City, where celebs such as Jay-Z and Beyoncé, Rihanna, the Kardashians, Leonardo DiCaprio, …
  • Zion Williamson factor shaping NBA’s coronavirus return

    Zion Williamson factor shaping NBA’s coronavirus return

    The NBA doesn’t want to restart its season without its brightest young star. According to ESPN’s Brian Windhorst on The Hoop Collective, the league may dismiss the idea of playing as many as 90 regular season games and go right to group-stage type opening round because it will give Zion Williamson and the Pelicans a …
  • How furniture showrooms are skirting New York lockdown laws

    How furniture showrooms are skirting New York lockdown laws

    Struggling retailers like Ethan Allen and Raymour & Flanigan have been skirting Gov. Cuomo’s lockdown rules, The Post has learned. The publicly traded Ethan Allen, for example, has been letting customers meet with dedicated sales people, known as “designers,” to browse New York showrooms on an appointment-only basis for weeks, according to employees. “We don’t …
  • Bakery chain Le Pain Quotidien files for bankruptcy

    Bakery chain Le Pain Quotidien files for bankruptcy

    The US arm of Le Pain Quotidien, an upscale bakery chain known for its chocolate-filled rolls, on Wednesday filed for bankruptcy protection, a victim of coronavirus lockdowns that have idled stores. The company, however, hopes to stave off liquidation via a $3 million sale to Aurify Brands LLC. The deal would allow for 35 of …
  • Actors Equity Association releases list of guidelines for reopening Broadway

    Actors Equity Association releases list of guidelines for reopening Broadway

    The show might go on sooner than we think, but the reopening of the Great White Way comes with a few guidelines that The Actors Equity Association (AEA) will be following when the lights go back on. The guidelines, which were released Tuesday, will be implemented to ensure the safety of the actors and stage …
  • De Blasio signs bill capping NYC restaurant delivery-app fees

    De Blasio signs bill capping NYC restaurant delivery-app fees

    Mayor Bill de Blasio signed several bills on Tuesday that could temporarily eat into the profits of food-ordering and delivery apps like Grubhub and UberEats. Starting June 2, the commissions that food-delivery apps can charge Big Apple eateries will be capped at 20 percent — or 15 percent for delivery charges and 5 percent for …
  • Gov. Cuomo rings opening bell at reopened New York Stock Exchange

    Gov. Cuomo rings opening bell at reopened New York Stock Exchange

    Gov. Andrew Cuomo rang the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange Tuesday as brokers returned to its iconic trading floor for the first time in two months. The Democratic governor kicked off the first day of in-person trading at 11 Wall St. since the floor’s longest-ever closure began on March 23. “In the …
  • New York Stock Exchange trading floor set to reopen today

    New York Stock Exchange trading floor set to reopen today

    The New York Stock Exchange is set to reopen its iconic trading floor Tuesday with new safety measures in place to ward off the coronavirus. The partial reopening will bring an end to the floor’s longest closure ever. It shut down more than two months ago on March 23 after some staffers tested positive for …
  • New app delivers food for out-of-work chefs

    New app delivers food for out-of-work chefs

    All they wanted was a home-cooked meal and now they’re helping out-of-work chefs survive the coronavirus pandemic. Israeli entrepreneurs Oren Saar and Merav Kalish Rozengarten founded WoodSpoon out of a desire find food like grandma used to make. “We missed the food from home, like real homemade hummus, and kunefe,” Saar says, referring to the …
  • Andrew Cuomo: New York sports teams can hold in-state training camps

    Andrew Cuomo: New York sports teams can hold in-state training camps

    Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s push to get professional sports going again in New York took another step forward Sunday. Cuomo said during a press conference at Jones Beach Theater in Wantagh that as of Sunday, professional sports leagues can begin holding training camps in New York, as leagues work on their plans to resume play amid …