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Hollywood hotspot Chateau Marmont is back. After having to lay off nearly all its 242 workers without severance and insurance amid the pandemic — and raising the wrath of the LA hospitality union Unite Here Local 11 — the West Hollywood hotel is ready to take guests again, Page Six is told. Following rumors the …

The MTA has finally broken its silence in a monthlong standoff over the rent at Grand Central Terminal — and retail tenants don’t like what they’re hearing. In a letter this week to shop owners and restaurateurs at the landmark Manhattan train station, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority said it was temporarily deferring rent collections for …

The Mets have a credit/refund plan implemented for games wiped out by the COVID-19 shutdown. On Thursday the club announced that ticket holders for “impacted games” – those scheduled for March and April at Citi Field – can exchange those tickets for future dates, in 2020 or 2021, or submit a request online for a …

Apple reported sales and profits that beat Wall Street expectations Thursday, with Chief Executive Tim Cook saying China sales were “headed in the right direction” as that country reopens from the novel coronavirus. But Cook said it was impossible to forecast overall results for the current quarter because of uncertainty created by the virus. Few …

We’ve all been spending a lot of time at home these days. But thanks to the wonders of technology, we can also take trips to Twin Peaks, Wisteria Lane or California’s most famous zip code, among other notable TV locales. Since the days of self-quarantine began earlier this spring, dozens of stars from long-gone television …

Amazon shares dropped in extended trading Thursday after reporting that it would be spending an eye-watering $4 billion on coronavirus-related expenses. In its first earnings report since the coronavirus crisis hit — sending demand for its services to skyrocket — Amazon said revenue soared to $75.5 billion, up 26 percent from a year earlier and …

Condom companies are the latest victims of the coronavirus. There’s no love in the time of coronavirus for contraceptive businesses, whose sales have taken a worldwide dive as isolationists abstain from sex during quarantine. The unfortunate news comes a mere month after COVID-19 concerns caused the globe’s biggest condom producer to shut down. Laxman Narasimhan, …

The latest billionaire bidder for the Mets might actually be more of a bargain shopper. According to multiple sources familiar with the situation, biotech investor Wayne Rothbaum is still interested in buying the money-losing MLB franchise from the Wilpons, but without the team’s money-making cable network SNY included, Rothbaum would only pony up at an …

The US Federal Reserve on Thursday widened a key program to nurse the “Main Street” economy through the coronavirus pandemic, agreeing to lend to even larger firms, taking on more risk in participation with banks, and hinting at some form of dedicated help for nonprofits. The central bank said it would expand its “Main Street …

Some celebrities are disregarding social distancing guidelines by having their glam teams make house calls — but LisaRaye McCoy doesn’t see a problem. “I do not think it’s an unfair advantage for celebrities to get their hair [and] nails done at home, because I feel like we are all at different levels,” the “Players Club” …