NYC Makes Outdoor Dining Permanent and Year-Round Back in July, the city announced an outdoor dining program that was aimed to help restaurants stay afloat despite challenges from COVID-19 restrictions. Restaurant owners could easily offer sidewalk seating and seating on streets closed off to traffic. However, restaurant owners were fearful of the colder months, as indoor […]
NYC’s Personal Guaranty Suspension Expiring This September The past seven months have not been easy for business owners. New York, in particular, has been hit hard with the effects of COVID-19, which has upended the way people shop, eat and do business, to name a few. And, while the news of indoor dining has sparked […]
Woman Dies After Running Alongside Boyfriend's Moving Car Anyone can come up with a random reason to run over their significant other with a car. But, you’re not supposed to actually do it, right? Last year, Jersey Shore star Ronnie, was hit in the face by his girl, Jen, while the pair were in a car and he […]
Paid Surrogacy Arrangements Are Now Permitted In NY Under "Child-Parent Security Act of 2020" New York law had criminalized surrogacy arrangements where a woman is paid for carrying a child. It allows only “compassionate” surrogacy arrangements, in which the surrogate is not compensated, apart from limited expense assistance and medical reimbursement. This has forced many […]
A Divorce By Other Means A dentist and a physician meet, get married, and have a child. Then they file for divorce. The divorce is a horror show: every week is a crisis; every month is a trip to court for petty disagreements about visitation, money, harassment…the usual; the parents hate each other. And so […]
How Hotels Are Keeping Up With COVID-19 COVID-19 continues to leave the hospitality industry stranded; and hotels, in particular, have felt the impact dramatically. In fact, many hotels in New York City are closing down permanently. However, those that did survive the months-long lockdown began opening their doors again in early June. But now, hotel […]
NYC Indoor Dining To Re-Open This Month Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced NYC restaurants will be allowed to serve diners indoors starting in three weeks! Indoor dining in the city will be allowed starting Sept. 30 and restaurants will have to operate at 25% capacity, Cuomo said. With indoor dining, the New York City restaurants will […]
Mix of Big, Boutique Firms Among Kanye2020's $400k Legal Spend Viewed by many as a vanity campaign, Democrats and Republicans are taking it seriously for different reasons. Hearing Kanye West is running for president elicits a collective groan from many. But the same was said of President Donald Trump in 2016, so perhaps we should […]
Bicycle vs. Car Door in MMA Drama Series 'Kingdom' There is a series that is being aired by Netflix, called Kingdom, that is making a lot of noise. This is what it's about: Alvey Kulina, owns and runs a mixed martial arts gym called Navy St. Gym in Venice, California, with his girlfriend, Lisa. (Wait – don’t go […]
Media’s Real Estate Reckoning Featured on Women's Wear Daily As the coronavirus pummels ad revenues, real estate is the latest cost under review by media companies. When Condé Nast moved into its former New York office in Times Square just before the turn of the century, no expense was spared. Famed architect Frank Gehry designed […]