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Who could’ve seen this coming? While storefronts are going bust across the Big Apple due to the coronavirus pandemic, New York’s psychics and fortune-tellers say they are seeing more clients — and making more money — than ever before. Unlike most businesses, they thrive in times of uncertainty and despair. “When there’s a big change …
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After it was forced to scrub this year’s edition due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Tribeca Film Festival has announced it will return in 2021. Next year’s festival will run from June 9 to 20 in New York City. “We look forward to celebrating the 20th anniversary and to honoring what our founders Jane Rosenthal …
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In a welcome step forward for the retail- and restaurant-ailing Union Square area, major food-hall operator UrbanSpace has signed a long-in-coming lease for 10,000 square feet at Zero Irving, a 21-story mixed-use tower rising at 124 E. 14th St. The $200 million project by RAL Development Services stands on city-owned land leased to RAL for …
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Uber Technologies Inc said demand for its food delivery service more than doubled in the second quarter as many users remained largely homebound, while demand for ride-hailing trips was only marginally recovering from pandemic rock bottom. The company said that despite those larger challenges it is sticking to its goal of being profitable on an …
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CBS’ late-night talk shows “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” and “The Late Late Show With James Corden” are returning to the studio. The shows have been filming remotely since the COVID-19 production shutdown in March but will return to some level of normality from next week. ViacomCBS CEO Bob Bakish revealed the news on …
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The High Line Nine, a rectangular building nestled under the High Line in Chelsea that houses nine art galleries, was gearing up for a busy year before the pandemic. “We had a full traditional exhibition schedule for the fall,” said High Line Nine manager Christina Maxwell. “We had a full house with typical art galleries, …
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The coronavirus led to some ruff times for dog groomer Brian Taylor. But Taylor, who calls himself “Dogfather of Harlem,” found a way to reinvent his business amid the pandemic: He’s taken his show on the road, transitioning from his uptown brick-and mortar-shop to a mobile van that wheels around to pamper pups. The 37-year-old …
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BTS will hit the VMA stage for the first time ever later this month. MTV announced today that the K-pop-sensation’s Video Music Awards debut will also feature a performance of their new English-only single “Dynamite.” BTS, which is up for three categories including best pop, is among the handful of performers for the 2020 MTV …
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Steve McQueen, the Oscar-winning director of “12 Years a Slave” and “Shame,” is best known for his searing big-screen work. So it is fitting that the New York Film Festival would turn to the British auteur to kick off its 58th edition with his new work “Lovers Rock.” McQueen joins a long list of cinema …
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The coronavirus pandemic continues to impose a severe economic toll on New York City’s eateries and pubs – with 83 percent of establishments saying they’re unable to make their full July rent and 37 percent unable to pay at all, a survey released Monday reveals. The NYC Hospitality Alliance poll of 471 restaurants, bars and …
Who could’ve seen this coming? While storefronts are going bust across the Big Apple due to the coronavirus pandemic, New York’s psychics and fortune-tellers say they are seeing more clients — and making more money — than ever before. Unlike most businesses, they thrive in times of uncertainty and despair. “When there’s a big change …
