New York’s hotel industry thrives on momentum: when Broadway theaters are packed and restaurants are crowded with locals and visitors alike, our rooms are full too. That is why Beekman Tower and Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, along with more than 300 local businesses and community groups, proudly support Caesars Palace Times Square.

California is one step closer to adding another official holiday to its calendar. The California Legislature has passed AB 268, introduced by Assemblymember Ash Kalra (D-San José), which would designate Diwali as an official state holiday. Diwali, also known as the “Festival of Lights,” is celebrated annually by Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, and Jains worldwide. Celebrants […]

Dylan Bringuel isn’t sure what’s worse: enduring what a federal agency identified as a “hostile work environment because of Bringuel’s transgender status” or that same agency abandoning them after committing to hold their employer accountable. The first blow came in August 2022. Bringuel had just begun a housekeeping job at a Holiday Inn Express in […]

This story was originally published by Grist in partnership with the Chicago public radio station WBEZ. It is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. . When veteran journalist Michael Grunwald set out to write his third book, he was determined not to produce a “Debbie Downer.” And he hasn’t. That’s surprising considering his latest book, We’re Eating the […]

In 2021, as the first wave of Covid vaccines became more available to the general population in the US, international travelers from Latin America and elsewhere came to the country to get the lifesaving shot. At the time, an array of federal subsidies and guarantees made it possible for almost anyone to immunize themselves against […]

There are plenty of good reasons to ban the TV advertising of prescription drugs, but coming from the anti-science, anti-medicine Trump administration and the dangerous anti-vaccine crackpot Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the motivation is suspect.

New York is grappling with the overlapping crises of housing affordability, economic instability, and uneven neighborhood development. As policymakers consider awarding downstate casino licenses, the stakes are not just about gaming revenues or new entertainment venues; they involve broader economic implications and how best to leverage a once-in-a-generation opportunity to strengthen the city’s urban fabric.

Et tu, Caesar?

I am writing to express not only profound opposition to the proposed Caesars Palace Times Square casino backed by SL Green, but also to express outrage at their recent assertions that neither the theater community nor Broadway Cares represents the spirit or the interests of the Times Square community.