New York City passed measures to improve working conditions and set minimum pay for people who deliver for companies like Grubhub, DoorDash and Uber Eats. The move makes New York City the first to pass sweeping legislation that regulates the…
Read MoreWith Hamilton, Lion King, Wicked ticket sales slow, Broadway isn't back
Hamilton, which historically sold out months of performances within minutes, has plenty of opening week availability and only one performance between September and June 2022 is sold out. London's West End theater district reopening has not gone well, with starts…
Read MoreSome states require amended tax returns for $10,200 unemployment tax break refunds
President Joe Biden signed the American Rescue Plan, a $1.9 trillion Covid relief bill, a month into tax season. It gives a federal tax break on up to $10,200 of unemployment benefits from 2020. The IRS is issuing refunds automatically…
Read MoreJames Patterson's writing started as a side hustle—now he's one of the world’s highest paid authors
At 73, James Patterson has sold more than 425 million copies of his 200 novels globally, making him one of the highest paid authors in the world. Patterson had annual earnings topping more than $80 million between June 2019 to…
Read MoreCuomo Says Staff Handled Nursing Homes as ‘Best They Could’
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo defended his administration’s handling of nursing homes during the coronavirus pandemic, saying “everyone did the best they could” with the facts they had at the time. Cuomo disputed a report from state Attorney General Letitia…
Read MoreRobinhood Raises $1 Billion in Dash for Cash After Trader Revolt
In this article New York markets had just fired up, and the investing world was tuning in for Thursday’s episode of the continuing drama: Legions of Robinhood Markets investors versus hedge-fund Goliaths. But within minutes, a shock wave invisible to…
Read MoreOcasio-Cortez Says She Feared for Her Life in Capitol Attack
New York Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said she thought she was going to die when supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the Capitol last week and she feared some law enforcement officers and other members of Congress might be encouraging the…
Read MoreNew York State Probes Possibly Fraudulently Obtained Vaccines
A health care provider in New York may have fraudulently obtained Covid-19 vaccines and diverted them to members of the public in violation of priority guidelines, the state government said on Saturday. New York state police has started a criminal…
Read MoreNew York City Faces Its Heaviest December Snowfall in a Decade
A foot or more of snow could blanket the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast starting Wednesday, snarling travel and sparking power outages while bringing New York its worst December storm in 10 years. New York could get 12 to 18 inches (30…
Read MoreSteve Cohen, Once Known as Reclusive, Shoots to Twitter Stardom
Steven A. Cohen captured the hearts of New York Mets fans at hello. As in: Hello, I have $10 billion. Cohen’s money, after years of relative penny-pinching at New York’s junior Major League Baseball team, and his history as a…
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