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FILE PHOTO: Actor Sidney Poitier arrives at the 2014 Vanity Fair Oscars Party in West Hollywood

Sidney Poitier, first Black actor to win best actor Academy Award, dies at 94

Posted on January 7, 2022

FILE PHOTO: ELTON JOHN PLAYS AT FUNERAL OF DIANA PRINCESS OF WALES

Abbey pushed for Elton John to play at Princess Diana’s funeral

Posted on December 31, 2021

Singer Patti Smith performs at the Royal Danish Theatre in Copenhagen

New York’s legendary proto-punk singer Patti Smith receives key to the city

Posted on December 27, 2021

New popup COVID-19 testing site at Times Square in New York

NYC COVID-19 vaccine mandate for private businesses takes effect as Omicron keeps driving infection spike

Posted on December 27, 2021

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‘Let’s Go To The Movies’: Lin-Manuel Miranda unveils revamped United Palace in Washington Heights

Posted on December 8, 2021

The 44th Annual Kennedy Center Honors medallion ceremony at the Library of Congress in Washington

Arts & Entertainment

Tradition again: Biden celebrates Bette Midler, Joni Mitchell at Kennedy Center Honors

Posted on December 6, 2021

Cast member Gomez poses at the premiere for the film “Dolittle” in Los Angeles

Selena Gomez announces Wondermind, a new mental health platform

Posted on December 3, 2021

U.S. President Joe Biden meets with lawmakers to promote his bipartisan infrastructure bill at U.S. Capitol in Washington

Politics

What do AOC, Kim Kardashian, Lady Gaga, Batman, Julius Randle and Santa Claus have in common? They all got write-in votes for NYC mayor

Posted on December 1, 2021

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‘Catfish’ host Nev Schulman partners with Zelle to create PSAs warning about financial scams

Posted on November 24, 2021

FILE PHOTO: Singer Spears poses at the 29th Annual GLAAD Media Awards in Beverly Hills

Britney Spears’ journey from teen phenom to guardianship

Posted on November 13, 2021

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Veterans receive a royal welcome at 2021 Salute to Freedom Gala

Posted on November 11, 2021

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Will Smith: An Evening of Stories With Friends tour is making a stop in Brooklyn to talk about his new memoir

Posted on November 8, 2021

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SEE IT: Thousands of cosplayers and fans return to New York Comic Con for four-day extravaganza after COVID-19 hiatus

Posted on October 10, 2021

FILE PHOTO: Singer Gloria Estefan talks during an interview at the London Coliseum theatre where her “On Your Feet! The Story of Emilio and Gloria Estefan” musical will start in June in London

Singer Gloria Estefan reveals sexual abuse at age 9

Posted on October 2, 2021

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BTS to hold first live concert since COVID-19 pandemic in L.A. in Nov

Posted on September 28, 2021

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Queens

Show stopper: Thousands of wrestling fans fill Queens’ Arthur Ashe Stadium for AEW’s first NYC show

Posted on September 23, 2021

FILE PHOTO: Actor Ed Asner poses at The Mercedes-Benz Carousel of Hope Ball to benefit the Barbara Davis Center for Diabetes in Beverly Hills, California

TV

Actor Ed Asner, star of ‘Mary Tyler Moore,’ ‘Lou Grant’ dies at age 91: family

Posted on August 29, 2021

A handout photo of UFC fighter Molly McCann’s book “Be True To You

Mixed Martial Arts-UFC fighter McCann turns author with coming-out book

Posted on July 17, 2021

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Miss USA Shares her story with Brooklyn Children of Incarcerated Parents

Posted on July 15, 2021

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Arts & Entertainment

Rita Moreno walks the Tribeca Festival red carpet for the premiere of new documentary

Posted on June 14, 2021

FILE PHOTO: Britain’s Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, and Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, attend a roundtable discussion on gender equality with The Queen’s Commonwealth Trust (QCT) and One Young World at Windsor Castle

Meghan and Harry name new baby daughter after Queen and Diana

Posted on June 6, 2021

FILE PHOTO: The British Academy of Film and Television Awards at the Royal Albert Hall in London

Lower Manhattan

Robert De Niro makes video endorsement for Manhattan City Council candidate Julie Menin

Posted on April 15, 2021

FILE PHOTO: The 47th AFI Life Achievement Award gala honoring actor Denzel Washington in Los Angeles

Arts & Entertainment

‘Trial of Chicago 7,’ Chadwick Boseman score SAG wins ahead of Oscars

Posted on April 5, 2021

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Influential women of NYC: Our cup runneth over

Posted on March 23, 2021

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Time magazine interviews Elliot Page on transgender identity as he/they graces the cover

Posted on March 17, 2021

Taylor Swift performs “Out of the Woods” at the 58th Grammy Awards in Los Angeles

Nation

Taylor Swift, Dua Lipa and Beyonce battle for Grammys top prizes

Posted on March 14, 2021

FILE PHOTO: Britain’s Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, arrive to greet members of the public in Kingfisher Bay on Fraser Island in Queensland

Britain’s Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan expecting second child

Posted on February 14, 2021

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Lifestyles of the rich and famous: Ben Baller’s limited edition golden mini-fridge drop

Posted on January 27, 2021

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Arts & Entertainment

41st Anniversary Women in Film and Television Awards promises to be inspirational

Posted on December 14, 2020

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LISTEN: Desus & Mero join the amRUSH podcast

Posted on December 11, 2020

25th Critics Choice Awards – Show – Santa Monica, California, U.S.

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Desus & Mero, Pepsi give a year’s worth of rent to Bronx bodega owner who lost father to COVID-19

Posted on December 11, 2020

Upper West Side

New Yorkers honor John Lennon on 40th anniversary of his murder

Posted on December 8, 2020

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Arts & Entertainment

100+ artists, including Shepard Fairey, to be featured in this weekend’s free BEYOND THE STREETS virtual art fair

Posted on December 3, 2020

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Randi Rahm talks about body positive fashion that gives everyone an iconic look

Posted on December 1, 2020

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Queens

Award-winning actress and Queens-native Awkwafina scores ‘Made in NY’ honors for homegrown excellence

Posted on November 30, 2020

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Arts & Entertainment

Auctions needn’t be stuffy as Julien’s raises a virtual gavel on Bond ‘Dr. No’ gun, legendary rock ‘n’ roll memorabilia

Posted on November 30, 2020

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Singer Rufus Wainwright records audio memoir during road trip to New York City for new Audible Original

Posted on November 5, 2020

Voice actor Jeff Bergman talks ‘Looney Tunes’ and playing Trump and Biden in ‘Our Cartoon President’

Posted on October 27, 2020

Regis Philbin poses with his lifetime achievement award backstage at the 35th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards at the Kodak theatre in Hollywood, California

Bronx

Regis Philbin: A Bronx boy through and through

Posted on July 26, 2020

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Black lives celebrated and mourned at emotional BET Awards

Posted on June 29, 2020

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Bronx

Here are 10 famous people that lived in the Bronx

Posted on April 21, 2020

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Brooklyn

Nick Offerman on his new dramatic role in FX/Hulu sci-fi thriller ‘Devs’

Posted on March 4, 2020

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Willie Nelson to play Jimmy Carter tribute at Tribeca Film Festival as it expands to Hoboken

Posted on February 18, 2020

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Nick Kroll talks ‘Olympic Dreams,’ his movie made during the 2018 PyeongChang Games

Posted on February 13, 2020

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Arts & Entertainment

Parasite, Jojo Rabbit win big at Writers Guild Awards

Posted on February 2, 2020

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Netflix-inspired Ben & Jerry’s flavor sliding into a DM near you

Posted on January 16, 2020

Bronx

Fat Joe returns to The Bronx for hip-hop awards ceremony

Posted on January 15, 2020

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Your guide to many major dates and events in New York City in 2020

Posted on January 1, 2020

More from around NYC

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New nonprofit-owned restaurant Nourish opens in Mott Haven

Signage in honor of late Queens Borough President Claire Shulman now up at Queens Hospital

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‘Another neighbor is dead’: After fatal Morgan Avenue crash, locals urge city to take action

Two US Air Force members and a Hellenic air force member ramp surf on a C-130J Super Hercules over Athens, Greece, during an exercise on May 2, 2025.

Air Force denies retirement benefits for trans troops