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Crashing websites and jammed phone lines are preventing workers put out of a job by the coronavirus crisis from even applying for unemployment benefits. Some are so frustrated by the endless dropped calls that they’ve considered just giving up — even if it means foregoing some much-needed cash. “You want to keep trying because you …
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The Hamptons are so over-run with wealthy New Yorkers panic-buying food and stretching medical supplies that local leaders are now asking Gov. Andrew Cuomo to issue a travel ban from the city. The move comes after Dr. Deborah Birx, of the White House coronavirus response team, said at a press conference this week with President …
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Crazy times cry out for good music — the kind that sends your spirits soaring, even as it helps keep you grounded. That often means classic rock for some, but for me, it’s classical music, period. I grew up with a musician who, when she wasn’t leading her Brooklyn elementary school’s glee club, could usually …
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Mariska Hargitay and Ice-T, stars of “Law and order: SVU,” are mourning one of their own crew members who died Thursday due to complications from the coronavirus. Josh Wallwork, who was a costumer for the long-running NBC crime show, as well as “Madam Secretary,” passed away at the age of 45 after contracting COVID-19, showrunner …
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Grocery stores like ShopRite have taken drastic measures to help and protect their customers and workers from the coronavirus pandemic — from $2 pay raises to installing plexiglass sneeze guards, and now allowing workers to wear protective masks and gloves. Grocery stores have mentioned Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines in notices on whether …
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WeWork doesn’t want to hear about New York’s coronavirus lockdown — it just wants to know where your rent check is. The cash-strapped subleasing giant is keeping all of its Big Apple office-sharing spaces open and refusing to give subtenants a break on the rent — even though most have been barred from going to …
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Gov Ball has been called off. Festival organizers announced Thursday that the 2020 summer concerts are canceled due to the coronavirus. The three-day event was slated for the first weekend in June. “Simply put – due to current government mandates and the evolving situation in NYC, it is neither safe nor prudent to move forward …
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As millions of people in New York City suffer from the coronavirus and its devastating economic effects, one of the hardest hit places has been the legendary Great White Way. When Gov. Andrew Cuomo ordered that all gatherings of 500 or more people were banned due to the rapid spread of COVID-19, he also effectively …
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The Apollo Theater will conduct auditions for its iconic Amateur Night remotely for the first time in its 86-year history. The Harlem theater closed its doors because of the coronavirus outbreak, but has asked hopefuls to send audition tapes for spots in the show’s 2020-21 season. Tapes can be up to five minutes long, and …
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Nightlife legend Susanne Bartsch has drawn the scowls of the club scene by throwing a sexy party at the Hotel Chelsea — in spite of the social-distancing drive. Bartsch’s regular Bartschland Follies night at the McKittrick Hotel has been put on hiatus because of the COVID-19 outbreak, so she decided to throw a small bash …
Crashing websites and jammed phone lines are preventing workers put out of a job by the coronavirus crisis from even applying for unemployment benefits. Some are so frustrated by the endless dropped calls that they’ve considered just giving up — even if it means foregoing some much-needed cash. “You want to keep trying because you …
