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Global Citizen Festival that the beloved greenspace had to close for the season earlier than anticipated so months-long repairs could get underway.The immediate closure prompted New York City Councilwoman Gale Brewer to call for the annual festival’s relocation after heavy rain, foot traffic and machinery used for staging “destroyed one-third” of the park’s 55-acre Great Lawn.The Central Park Conservancy determined that the damage required the “immediate closure of the lawn” so the grass could be re-seeded, she wrote in a letter to Mayor Eric Adams on Monday. “As a result, 12 acres of public greenspace will be unavailable to New Yorkers until April 2024 or later, all to accommodate a one-day event,” Brewer wrote.

Angelique Jackson Despite heavy rains which have closed some New York City subway lines, schools and movie theaters — including Alamo Drafthouse locations — the New York Film Festival plans to move forward with its opening night screening of Netflix’s “May December” on Friday. The soapy drama is scheduled for a 6 p.m. showing at Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall to kick off the 61st annual festival, followed by a second showing at 9 p.m.

The old song says it never rains in California. The same isn’t true for New York. SAG-AFTRA said today that it has canceled all pickets as a state of emergency was declared in the city amid heavy downpours that caused serious flooding and canceled some local events.

The 61stNew York Film Festival opens Friday on a high note, with advance sales of passes and tickets at kickoff up 50% from last year, which was a record-breaking fest. It’s also a day of heavy rains and flooding in New York City.

The Alchemist, MIKE, and Wiki are sharing music ahead of their collaborative release later this week. "Mayor's A Cop" is the first single from the album, Faith Is A Rock, which they announced last week.

Perelman Performing Arts Center was officially unveiled Wednesday, setting the stage for the World Trade Center’s newest and final public element, 22 years after the Sept. 11 terror attacks.Gov.

Electric Zoo 2023 suffered numerous setbacks, including the cancellation of its first day and capacity issues on the third. Now, two attendees have filed a class action lawsuit against the New York City electronic music festival, Rolling Stone reports and documents obtained by The FADER confirm.

Mayor Eric Adams’ claims that the crisis could “destroy” the city. On Friday’s edition of the talk show, Behar played an excerpt of Hizzoner speaking at a town hall meeting earlier this week, where he stated: “I don’t see an ending to this. This issue will destroy New York City.

Avant Gardner, a popular electronic music video nested inside an industrial neighborhood in the north of Brooklyn, has found itself in the headlines of national publications this summer. Home to concert spaces including Brooklyn Mirage, The Hall, and King's Hall, the 6,000-capacity site is known to book mainly acts in the EDM scene.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor New York City is the latest government entity to prohibit the use of TikTok — the popular video entertainment app owned by China’s ByteDance — on devices owned by the city. The NYC Cyber Command, a division of the city’s Office of Technology & Innovation, said city workers must stop using TikTok effective immediately after the online security team determined that the app “posed a security threat to the city’s technical networks.” “While social media is great at connecting New Yorkers with one another and the city, we have to ensure we are always using these platforms in a secure manner,” a rep for the New York City mayor’s office said in a statement to the Verge, which first reported the ban.

CBS New York.Sibley, a 28-year-old professional dancer, was dancing and voguing with friends to a Beyoncé song at a gas station while filling up their car in the late evening hours of July 30. Sibley and his friends were wearing swimsuits, having taken a day trip to the Jersey Shore earlier.One member of the group was wearing a tight-fitting and short-cut bathing suit, which attracted negative attention from onlookers.Members of that group, including the alleged assailant, confronted Sibley and his friends, yelling anti-gay and anti-Black slurs during an initial confrontation, according to Joseph Kenny, the assistant chief of the New York Police Department’s detective bureau, who spoke at a Saturday news conference.The groups dispersed temporarily, but then re-engaged after further comments from the assailant and others.Members of Sibley’s group sought to defend themselves, getting into a scuffle with the alleged assailant, who brandished a weapon and stabbed Sibley once in the torso.

death Friday at 96. Mayor Eric Adams, 62, was one of the first politicians to honor the legendary singer, taking to Twitter to write: “A working-class kid from Queens, Tony Bennett, sang our song to the world.

EXCLUSIVE: Multi-Oscar nominated director Bruce Beresford is set to direct The Place I Belong about pro golfer Moe Norman.

Two from Magnolia Pictures, the story of an iconic record album design firm back and a sighting of Brian Cox usher in a specialty weekend with smoke clearing over New York City. Acrid plumes from Canadian wildfires have smothered the key arthouse market over the past few days in an unusual air quality event that had Mayor Eric Adams urging people to home.

posted on Twitter around 2:20 p.m. Wednesday, has gained more than 8 million views and topped 97,000 likes just 24 hours later.The Post reached out to game developer Blizzard Entertainment for comment.

Tribeca Film Festival — an event that he founded in 2002 — with a three-day celebration.While the 79-year-old’s birthday is actually on Aug. 17, the festivities will go down from Sept.

Jodie Comer was forced to leave her Broadway performance early yesterday (June 7) due to the ongoing air crisis in New York City.Comer took to the stage for a performance in her one-woman Broadway play, Prima Facie, but it was cut short after the actor reportedly told audiences “I can’t breathe in this air.”New York is currently experiencing an air quality crisis. Created by over 400 active wildfires taking place in Canada, vast stretches of smoke have spread across several states in the northeastern part of the country — with the air quality in New York described as “very unhealthy” by Mayor Eric Adams (via New York Times).“We recommend all New Yorkers limit outdoor activity to the greatest extent possible,”  Adams added.

Governors Ball 2023 have confirmed that the festival is still set to go ahead as scheduled, despite the unhealthy air quality in New York.This year’s instalment is set to take place at its new home of Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Queens this weekend (June 9-11), and will feature headline slots from Kendrick Lamar, Lizzo, and Odesza.However, the future of the 2023 festival was thrown into question following the city experiencing an air quality crisis. Created by over 400 active wildfires taking place in Canada, vast stretches of smoke have spread across several states in the northeastern part of the country — with the air quality in New York described as “very unhealthy” by Mayor Eric Adams (via New York Times).As of yesterday (June 7), CBS reported that the haze conditions meant that the city had some of the worst pollution in the world, and residents were urged to limit their exposure to the outdoor air until the situation passes.Despite the conditions, organisers of Governors Ball have confirmed that the three-day festival is expected to go ahead as planned.“We’re closely monitoring the air quality with weather experts and are in close contact with city officials,” a statement from the festival read, shared on Twitter.

The Tribeca Festival announced “De Niro Con,” a three-day fan event this fall in celebration of Robert De Niro’s 80th birthday. Martin Scorsese gave a loving tribute to his close friend and collaborator, whom Mayor Eric Adams presented with the key to the city at a reception tonight.

Ethan Shanfeld Despite the air quality crisis in New York due to the Canada wildfires, as of Wednesday afternoon the Governors Ball festival is still set to take place this weekend in Queens. “We’re closely monitoring the air quality with weather experts and are in close contact with city officials,” a representative for the music festival said in a statement to Variety. “As always, the health and safety of New Yorkers is our top priority. At this time, the festival is continuing as planned. We are hopeful that conditions will improve in the coming days and are looking forward to a great weekend!” The three-day music fest, often referred to as Gov Ball, is scheduled for June 9-11 at Flushing Meadows with headliners Lizzo, Odesza and Kendrick Lamar. Lil Nas X, Haim, Lil Uzi Vert, Rina Sawayama, Diplo, Lil Baby, Omar Apollo, Pusha T, Aespa, Giveon and Sofi Tukker are also set to perform.

The Tribeca Festival is “monitoring the situation closely and following guidance from the city” as New York’s air quality deteriorates rapidly with smoke originating from extensive wildfires on the Canadian border, an unprecedented event in NYC.