Alice Tan Ridley Dies: ‘America’s Got Talent’ Singer, Mother Of Gabourey Sidibe Was 72
Alice Tan Ridley, the mother of Precious and American Horror Story actor Gabourey Sidibe and a singer who performed for several decades in New York City subway stations, Harlem’s Cotton…
Public housing smoking ban can reduce heart attacks and strokes
A paper, “Evaluation of Federally Mandated Smoke-Free Housing Policy and Health Outcomes Among Adults Over the Age of 50 in Low-Income, Public Housing in New York City, 2015-2022,” published in…
MTA plans to build through budget uncertainty
The New York City-based transit agency is pushing ahead on major infrastructure projects, even as questions swirl about where the long-term money will come from…Read More
‘Billy Joel: And So It Goes’ Documentary Set for 2025 Tribeca Festival Premiere
The doc, an “in-depth, honest and musically expressive portrait of this complex talent,” opens the fest on June 4 in New York City…Read More
Travis Japan Announces Concerts in New York City, Anaheim in July
Band performs at NYC’s Hammerstein Ballroom on July 25, Grove of Anaheim on July 27…Read More
‘Billy Joel: And So It Goes’ Documentary to Premiere at 2025 Tribeca Festival
The film opens the festival, which kicks off on June 4 in New York City…Read More
Lady Gaga’s ‘The Mayhem Ball’ Tour Is Crushing It — Quick Sellout After Adding 13 New Shows
Lady Gaga’s ‘The Mayhem Ball’ tour expanded with 13 dates this week—but the entire tour is now sold out. New dates were added in Manchester, Stockholm, Las Vegas, Seattle, Miami,…
An Exhausting Night Out With the Only Democrat Who Seems to Be Having Fun Right Now
How Zohran Mamdani is winning over New York City…Read More
Roosevelt Hotel Shelter, Symbol of NYC Migrant Crisis, Will Close
Mayor Eric Adams announced on Monday that the hotel will stop housing migrants by June, calling the closure a milestone in New York City’s response to the crisis…Read More
Three dead in New York boat sinking as search called off for missing person
Coast Guard ends search for Vernon Glasford, 52, missing after boat capsized off Queens on Sunday, killing threeThree people died, two others were hospitalized and one was presumed dead after…