• Brooklyn’s City Point complex adding private school

    Brooklyn’s City Point complex adding private school

    The City Point complex in Downtown Brooklyn has apartments, stores, offices, a film-production studio, the DeKalb Market food hall — and next year, it will have reading, writing and arithmetic, as well. Adding to City Point’s multifaceted prestige, the private school BASIS Independent Brooklyn has signed a lease for a second campus at the site, …
  • 3 'Great Untruths' negatively impact the mental-well being of today’s Generation Z

    3 'Great Untruths' negatively impact the mental-well being of today’s Generation Z

    A world immersed in paranoid concerns of safety distorts one’s outlook, which is detrimental to the ability to function and thrive. It’s a tough time for Generation Z. Mental health problems, specifically mood disorders such as depression and anxiety, are skyrocketing. Gen Z is the least likely to report good or excellent mental health and …
  • Suspect in Portland Beating Turns Himself in

    Suspect in Portland Beating Turns Himself in

    The suspect in the beating of a truck driver in downtown Portland turned himself in Friday morning, police said. Marquise Love, 25, turned himself into police and is being held on $260,000 bail at Multnomah County Detention Center. He is accused of felony assault, coercion, and rioting. “I am pleased the suspect in this case …
  • Rosie O’Donnell pleads with Kanye West to take his bipolar disorder meds

    Rosie O’Donnell pleads with Kanye West to take his bipolar disorder meds

    Rosie O’Donnell wants Kanye West to treat his bipolar disorder. The Yeezy designer and presidential hopeful tweeted out on Friday a list of states where his name will appear on the election ballot, to which the former “View” co-host responded with concern — and even mentioned his late mother, Donda. “ye – u must take …
  • Hedge fund to close after ‘grave mistake’ in Neiman Marcus bankruptcy

    Hedge fund to close after ‘grave mistake’ in Neiman Marcus bankruptcy

    Distressed investment firm Marble Ridge Capital plans to wind down its funds after a government report called into question the actions of its managing partner, Dan Kamensky, during the Neiman Marcus Group bankruptcy, the firm said. “After much consideration, and in light of the operating environment, we have made the difficult decision to commence an …
  • Pelosi Declines to Hold Saturday Vote on Smaller Bill to Expand Unemployment Benefits

    Pelosi Declines to Hold Saturday Vote on Smaller Bill to Expand Unemployment Benefits

    House speaker Nancy Pelosi (D., Calif.) on Thursday rejected a request by some House Democrats to vote to extend unemployment benefits through a smaller coronavirus relief package, saying it could undercut negotiations on other Democratic funding priorities. More than 100 House Democrats had urged party leaders to allow a vote on a bill on Saturday …
  • Giants mailbag: These free-agent long shots have shot at roster spots

    Giants mailbag: These free-agent long shots have shot at roster spots

    You ask, we answer. The Post is fielding questions from readers about New York’s biggest pro sports teams and getting our beat writers to answer them in a series of regularly published mailbags. In today’s installment: the Giants. Who are you most excited to see out of the UDFAs? I like [Javon] Leake and [Binjimen] …
  • Goodyear backtracks, says workers can wear clothes supporting police

    Goodyear backtracks, says workers can wear clothes supporting police

    Goodyear Tire Chief Executive Rich Kramer said Thursday the company had clarified its policy to make clear employees can wear apparel expressing support for law enforcement after it faced a boycott call from President Trump. The Republican president, who is seeking a second term in office, told reporters Wednesday he would swap out the Goodyear …
  • 1.1 Million File Jobless Claims, Labor Market Remains Unstable Amid Pandemic

    1.1 Million File Jobless Claims, Labor Market Remains Unstable Amid Pandemic

    The U.S. labor market remains unstable as 1.1 million Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week, up from 960,000 the week before. While there were far fewer jobless claims than at the start of the coronavirus pandemic, unemployment benefit applications have hovered between 1-2 million for the past two months, according to the U.S. Department …
  • Jobless claims rise to 1.1 million as coronavirus total tops 57 million

    Jobless claims rise to 1.1 million as coronavirus total tops 57 million

    Some 1.1 million Americans filed applications for unemployment benefits last week, driving the total for the coronavirus pandemic above 57 million as the labor market struggled toward recovery. Seasonally adjusted initial jobless claims rose above 1 million after falling below that level the prior week for the first time in five months, the latest US …