When Julie Mehretu donated $2 million to the Whitney Museum of American Art, she did more than support an institution that helped shape her career—she reignited a conversation about the evolving role of artists as philanthropists. Her gift, which funds free admission for visitors 25 and under, highlights a growing trend of artists leveraging their […]
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New York’s hotel occupancy rate faltered slightly from its October high as rooms used to shelter migrants begin to empty out. The hotel occupancy rate was 85.6% in November, according to the latest data released Friday from the city’s Economic Development Corporation, just under a point less than the 85.7% it was at during the
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Photo: Brian Snyder/Reuters Marianne Williamson, the self-help author and repeat presidential candidate, announced her plans to pursue a new office in the coming year: chairperson of the Democratic National Committee. In a just over three minute video shared Thursday, Williamson made the case for her candidacy, citing a need for the Democratic Party to completely
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During the final week of 2024, Gov. Kathy Hochul signed several long-awaited environmental bills into law: forcing polluters to pay for climate destruction, expanding the state’s fracking ban to prohibit a a new technique that uses carbon dioxide, and limiting new construction of schools within 500 feet of major highways. Mariana Simões Protestors hold signs
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There’s no one way to ring in the new year. Do you want a quiet night of imbibing at home? Williamsburg’s GERTIE has their Hair of the Dog Delivery Boxes for Two to help you sober up on New Year’s Day. Or, if you want to get a little rowdy, dance-punk musician the Dare is
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The past 12 months gave us a lot to litigate on the timeline: one of the biggest rap beefs of all time, the usual array of viral movies and series, words that took on new meanings for the terminally online. But the biggest moments of the year didn’t always take place in some distant locale.
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Santa Barbara is one of California’s most quintessential beach towns. While it has traditionally been known as a Southern California hotspot for wine tasting, the burgeoning culinary scene continues to expand and impress every year. Since Bell’s Los Alamos earned the county’s first Michelin Star in 2021, Santa Barbara has continued to receive positive recognition
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Even as New York City’s overall residential market had a mediocre year, its ultra-luxury end soared to nearly unprecedented heights. “In terms of the $10 million and above market, what I call the trophy market, it’s the second-biggest year ever,” says broker Donna Olshan, who compiled a report of the city’s biggest sales in 2024.
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Richard Parsons, the executive dubbed “Captain Emergency” for his record of stabilizing ailing companies such as AOL Time Warner, Citigroup Inc. and Dime Savings Bank of New York, has died. He was 76. Parsons died on Thursday at his home in Manhattan. The cause of death was bone cancer, the New York Times reported, citing
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With tens of billions of federal dollars on the table and an incoming administration bent on cutting health care spending, New York’s hospitals are bracing for a bitter winter and beyond. Their leaders are looking anxiously into 2025, concerned about what the second Trump administration could mean for several large funding streams that prop up
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