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During the COVID-19 pandemic, independent news is more important than ever. You turn to Democracy Now! because you trust that when we're reporting on this global crisis, our coverage is not brought to you by the fossil fuel, insurance or weapons industries or Big Pharma. We're bringing you stories from…

, former boxer and owner of Times Square fixture Jimmy's Corner, has died from complications of the coronavirus. He was 89. The New York Daily News reports he was hospitalized in mid-April and never recovered.A South Carolina native, Glenn opened the bar just off Broadway on W. 44th St in…

May 6, 2020 (New York, NY) – “Insider Intelligence” is being announced today as the brand name of the newly-formed parent company of eMarketer and Business Insider Intelligence (BII), both subsidiaries of Axel Springer. Insider Intelligence’s mission is to become the world’s leading research company focused on digital transformation. “Insider…

As the novel coronavirus sweeps across the US, medical crises are the new norm, and hospital chaplains are playing a critical role.But the pandemic has introduced social-distancing rules that have forced chaplains to rethink the way they interact with patients and their families as well as with hospital workers who…

By Thanussha Priyah, 05 May 2020 Image via ShutterstockA topless lady wearing a reflective cat-like headgear was seen in Times Square on Monday. Strapped in a pair of thigh-high boots, the female held onto a kitchen knife while striking poses in the middle of the streets as a form of…

The New York Four Seasons is not the most welcoming hotel, architecturally speaking. Designed by I. M. Pei and situated on East Fifty-seventh Street, between Madison and Park, it greets visitors with an intimidating slab of limestone façade and a metal awning that seems to want to clobber you. Reviewing the…

The lights are on, but no one is home in the heart of Manhattan. Midtown, and Times Square in particular, has seen a drastic change since New York City went on PAUSE last month to help curb the spread of the coronavirus. While typically a bustling hellscape, the crossroads of…

A new study from the University of Utah Health (U of U Health) has revealed a rare bit of good news amid the coronavirus pandemic — namely, that the virus is showing no signs of being sexually transmitted.The research, published through the American Society of Reproductive Medicine, was a joint effort…

It’s been over a month since public health precautions led almost every school in the United States to switch to online instruction. While there are obviously much greater tragedies unfolding daily, it’s hard not to empathize with students who have watched countless special events—proms, commencements, spring sports, performances, hotly anticipated rites…

The Theatre Development Fund, the not-for-profit organization with services including the hugely popular TKTS discount ticket booths in Times Square and other New York City locations, is launching a fundraising drive to “sustain critical operations” during and after the COVID-19 Broadway shutdown. TDF’s “Lifeline Campaign: Protect Today, Rebuild Tomorrow” has…