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Two beautiful women navigate their early 20s with feminine grit, grift in witty ‘Happy Hour’ New York City

Two beautiful women navigate their early 20s with feminine grit, grift in witty ‘Happy Hour’

A picaresque for New York City's gig economy, Marlowe Granados’ debut novel "Happy Hour" (Verso Fiction, 288 pp., ★★★ out of four, out Tuesday) follows Isa Epley and Gala Novak through a summer of socializing and side hustles. The 21-year-old London transplants are without work visas and must find a way to earn the extortionate…
bubmag
September 6, 2021
De Blasio announces new measures following deadly flooding in NYC New York City

De Blasio announces new measures following deadly flooding in NYC

Mayor Bill de BlasioBill de BlasioDe Blasio announces new measures following deadly flooding in NYC Presented by Schneider Electric — Overnight Equilibrium/Sustainability —Mars rover drills first successful sample Ida death toll climbs to at least 46 across Northeast MORE (D) announced Friday that New York City was enacting new measures following…
bubmag
September 4, 2021
Hurricane Ida Raises the Question: How Can Cities Keep Subways Safe in an Era of Climate Crisis Flooding? New York City

Hurricane Ida Raises the Question: How Can Cities Keep Subways Safe in an Era of Climate Crisis Flooding?

As the remnants of Hurricane Ida passed over the northeast Wednesday night, dumping a record-shattering 3.15 inches of rain on New York City in a single hour, water began to pour into the city’s subways. The system flooded in 46 locations and the MTA cut service across all lines overnight.…
bubmag
September 3, 2021
Climate change ensures New York City’s first flash-flood emergency won’t be its last New York City

Climate change ensures New York City’s first flash-flood emergency won’t be its last

New York City and the surrounding region saw torrential downpours and massive flooding from the remnants of Hurricane Ida on the night of Sept. 1, prompting the National Weather Service (NWS) to issue its first-ever flood flash emergency. Even as a weakened tropical depression, the storm buffeted has the US…
bubmag
September 3, 2021
Upcoming New York Based Artist Shiesty Rich Recreates Hip Hop with New Production Approach New York City

Upcoming New York Based Artist Shiesty Rich Recreates Hip Hop with New Production Approach

Listen to upcoming New York-based artist Shiesty Rich’s exclusive soundscape comprising of some of the most eccentric production elements in the scope of hip hop. New York City, New York Sep 3, 2021 (Issuewire.com)  - Upcoming hip hop artist Shiesty Rich is presenting a compelling scope of musical identity with an eccentric and…
bubmag
September 3, 2021
Candidate for Mayor Promises to Make NYC the Most Cryptocurrency-Friendly City in US New York City

Candidate for Mayor Promises to Make NYC the Most Cryptocurrency-Friendly City in US

Curtis Sliwa, a candidate for New York City (NYC) mayor, said that he will make his city “the most cryptocurrency-friendly city” in the U.S. if he is elected. He joins a growing list of mayors and mayoral candidates in growing cryptocurrency adoption. Mayoral Candidate Plans to Turn NYC Into the…
bubmag
September 3, 2021
Fox Ditches NYC Flood Briefing to Save Viewers From ‘Climate’ Talk New York City

Fox Ditches NYC Flood Briefing to Save Viewers From ‘Climate’ Talk

Fox News pulled out of Thursday morning’s New York briefing on the area’s deadly storms and floods after a Democratic congressman cited climate change as a factor in the devastation, with anchor Bill Hemmer grumbling that it had turned “political quite quickly.” Days after Hurricane Ida slammed Louisiana and Mississippi,…
bubmag
September 2, 2021