April 2025

Macy’s to claw back executive bonuses due to accounting scandal

Macy’s is clawing back more than $600,000 in cash bonuses from executives after an accounting scandal led to inflated pay.  The department-store operator tied executives’ cash bonuses to an earnings metric that turned out to be overstated by around $81 million in 2023, Macy’s said in a securities filing on Tuesday evening.  That meant Macy’s […]

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Eric Adams Gets Off Scot-free

Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images A federal judge officially dismissed the pending corruption charges against Eric Adams in an unsurprising but big win for the long-embattled mayor, whose public-approval ratings have plummeted after being indicted by the government last year. In his ruling, U.S. District Judge Dale Ho acknowledged that both Adams and the Justice Department

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Queens Future and Slate Property Group Forge Partnership to Build Hundreds of Affordable Apartments in Queens

Commitment to Bring More than 450 Units of 100% Affordable Housing to Corona, Queens, One of the Largest Recent Affordable Projects in the Borough  Queens, NY — April 2, 2025 — Slate Property Group, LLC and Queens Future LLC, the joint venture between Hard Rock International and New York Mets Owner Steve Cohen to develop

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Judge Dismisses Eric Adams Corruption Case

A federal judge dismissed Mayor Eric Adams’ corruption case Wednesday, eliminating the possibility that the Trump Justice Department could reopen the case. In dismissing the charges “with prejudice,” Manhattan Federal Judge Dale Ho rejected the Department of Justice’s motion to dismiss the case “without prejudice,” based on the argument that the mayor’s indictment on bribery

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The Stylish Men’s Raincoats to Outsmart Spring Showers

For years, the raincoat was relegated to the utilitarian fringe—something you threw on begrudgingly, hoping not to look like a drenched tourist. Fast-forward to the present, and we’re in the golden age of performance outerwear: advanced microporous membranes, durable water repellent (DWR) finishes, and precisely taped seams all converge to keep precipitation in its place—away

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Curator Alejo Benedetti Takes Us Inside KAWS’ Most Comprehensive Survey Yet

Alejo Benedetti, a smiling man with a curled mustache, wearing a plaid blazer over a black shirt, standing in front of a blurred architectural background.” width=”970″ height=”647″ data-caption=’Curator Alejo Benedetti led the Crystal Bridges iteration of “KAWS: FAMILY,” which expands on the original Toronto exhibition. <span class=”lazyload media-credit”>Photo by Iron Lotus Creative / Stephen Ironside,

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Upstate town gets permanent pipeline a decade after harmful chemicals discovered in drinking water

Companies responsible for leaching harmful chemicals into the Hoosick Falls water supply completed a new transmission line, bringing a permanent fresh water source to the town almost a decade after the contamination was discovered. Saint-Gobain and Honeywell, the multinational corporations that ran the plastics factory that polluted the drinking water, have completed a new pipeline

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For Jason Atherton, Restaurants Are a Family Affair

Jason Atherton” width=”970″ height=”647″ data-caption=”Jason Atherton.”> It’s the night of the supper club menu launch at Three Darlings, Jason Atherton’s latest opening, and the room is buzzing. Among the guests, the actual darlings for whom the restaurant is named for: Atherton’s daughters. His two youngest, ages five and 13, sit with his wife, Irha, at

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Elon Musk Goes Bust

Photo: Getty Images Democrats easily won a competitive and much-heralded Supreme Court contest in Wisconsin, where the liberal candidate they backed triumphed over a conservative supported by Elon Musk. It’s a humiliating result for the world’s richest man after spending heavily and campaigning personally in the state for conservative Brad Schimel, who was tied to

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