Senator Persaud: ‘Our city is experiencing difficult times and we need a proven leader to fight for all New Yorkers and move our city in a positive direction. That’s why I’m proud to support Andrew Cuomo and rank him first as my candidate for mayor.’ Endorsement Made While Meeting Voters at the NYCHA Vandalia Senior […]
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Apple CEO Tim Cook was peppered with seemingly nonstop tariff questions during the company’s quarterly earnings call yesterday (May 1). Addressing mounting concerns over U.S.-China trade tensions, Cook revealed that current tariffs could cost the iPhone maker $900 million in the April–June period. “Assuming the current global tariff rates, policies and applications do not change
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Photo: The Stewart of NY/GC Images/Getty Images If you thought Prince Harry was done giving tell-all interviews, think again! The prince sat down with BBC News shortly after a judge dismissed his appeal of a previous court ruling that let the British government scale back his taxpayer-funded security detail. Harry said he would “love reconciliation”
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Amtrak’s president is accusing New York state and Metropolitan Transportation Authority officials of spreading “misinformation and misleading facts” about the rail agency’s $1.6 billion plan to shutter one of four East River tunnels for repairs over the next four years. The MTA’s board approved a resolution Wednesday calling on Amtrak to reconsider temporarily shutting down
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Photo: Andrew Harnik/Getty Images Late Thursday evening, President Donald Trump made good on a consistent threat by signing an executive order to end federal funding for NPR and PBS, accusing the two public media outlets of political bias. “NPR and PBS, two horrible and completely biased platforms (Networks!), should be DEFUNDED by Congress, IMMEDIATELY. Republicans,
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Teladoc Health bought the virtual mental health startup UpLift this week in a bid to rescue its struggling direct-to-consumer therapy business. The telemedicine firm acquired Union Square-based UpLift for $30 million, offering an additional $15 million if the company meets certain targets, it announced Wednesday. The deal aims to boost Teladoc’s virtual therapy business run
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Carnegie Hall is hoping the apartment purchased for its top executive will strike a chord with a buyer. The venerable Midtown music performance space has listed a 3,300-square-foot condo on East 63rd Street for $5.5 million, according to an ad that appeared Thursday. The unit, which is located in the landmarked former Barbizon Hotel at
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Photo: George Walker IV/AP Photo The Trump administration’s battle with the federal judiciary is one of the most prominent political stories of the year and also arguably the most fraught one, insofar as judges are the main barrier to the 47th president’s radical policies and virtually unlimited vision of executive power. This fight is playing
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Leases Pattern-making company signs new lease Address: 209 W. 38th St., ManhattanLandlord: GFP Real EstateTenant: Kittae of NYLease size: 1,900 square feetLease length: Five yearsAsset type: OfficeBrokers: GFP Real Estate’s Matthew Mandell represented the landlord in-house. Resolution Real Estate Partners’ Evan Lieberman represented the tenant. Apparel firm takes space in Garment District Address: 209 W.
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U.S. job growth was robust in April, and the unemployment rate held steady despite deep uncertainty over President Donald Trump’s trade policies, which economists expect will dent hiring plans over the coming months. Nonfarm payrolls increased 177,000 last month after the prior two months’ advances were revised lower, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data
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