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Alan Merrill, who co-wrote the smash-hit Joan Jett anthem “I Love Rock and Roll,” has died from coronavirus complications, his daughter said. The Bronx-born rocker, 69, died Sunday morning, daughter Laura Merrill posted to Facebook. “I was given 2 minutes to say my goodbyes before I was rushed out,” she wrote in a heartbreaking post. …
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Big Apple restaurants seeking to comply with the coronavirus lockdown are ripping up their menus and slashing prices — in some cases to survive. The statewide ban on sit-down dining has forced some New York City eateries to throw in the towel, as Side Dish has previously reported. But other eateries are keeping the lights …
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In this time of crisis, many exclaim how impressed they are by the “swift and decisive” actions by the Chinese regime. Instead of recognizing the abhorrent disrespect for human life, the Chinese response is put forth as an exemplar for combatting a pandemic. These hailers conveniently forget the many weeks of silencing and censorship that preceded …
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Saturday warned residents of New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut against non-essential domestic travel for 14 days. In a travel advisory posted on its website, the agency said the warning did not apply to employees of “critical infrastructure industries” including trucking, public health, financial services, and food …
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Because the mainstream media prefers to focus on deceptive “gotcha” moments and doomsday scenarios as it relates to the Wuhan coronavirus crisis, an answer President Trump gave on Friday to a reporter’s question is not getting a lot of attention. But it should be. During Friday’s White House Coronavirus Task Force press briefing, Trump was …
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Pregnant women in New York City will not have to endure labor alone or remain isolated from their partners and families after Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) announced an executive order on Saturday. In no hospital in New York will a woman be forced to be alone when she gives birth. Not now, not ever.https://t.co/umQte2k9WO — Andrew …
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We survive because of simple kindnesses in these uncertain days. A neighbor offering to buy groceries. Friends gathering on Zoom, lifting salutary beers to one another, yearning for a chance to actually clink glasses again. Estranged friends reaching out, exchanging telephone calls, wishing each other safe passage day to day. We really do see the …
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Lana Meli’s survivor challenge is the story of tens of thousands of business owners in New York, the region and the nation. The proprietor of Lana’s Loft, a Rockaway Park dress shop, she thinks her small store might survive — but only under the right circumstances: That she receives effective federal help and can re-open …
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The president said he plans to speak with New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo later Saturday. President Donald Trump said his administration could announce a large-scale two-week quarantine of New York and the surrounding area later Saturday. “We might not have to do it but there’s a possibility that sometime today we’ll do a quarantine — …
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Sip to support your neighborhood gathering place! Despite all restaurants and bars following the COVID-19 mandated shut-down, licensed spots of lubrication may now offer cocktails to-go with the State Liquor Authority’s blessing. “I want to support my local pubs so they don’t go out of business,” says Chris Artis, a freelance book public relations rep …
Alan Merrill, who co-wrote the smash-hit Joan Jett anthem “I Love Rock and Roll,” has died from coronavirus complications, his daughter said. The Bronx-born rocker, 69, died Sunday morning, daughter Laura Merrill posted to Facebook. “I was given 2 minutes to say my goodbyes before I was rushed out,” she wrote in a heartbreaking post. …
