NEW YORK — The field of the nominees for the 75th annual Tony Awards was set in stone on Monday morning, as the theater industry shakes off the coronavirus pandemic and prepares to celebrate a season packed with powerful plays. “A Strange Loop,” a new,…
Travis Scott gives first public performance since Astroworld tragedy
Travis Scott gave his first public performance since the tragedy at his Astroworld music festival last year. The rapper performed for about 45 minutes overnight Saturday at the E11EVEN nightclub in Miami, according to TMZ. Songs in Scott’s set reported…
Dead woman among New Yorkers signed up for posts in Brooklyn’s Democratic Party
Alfreida Davis, a housing activist and lifelong Brooklyn resident, died following brain surgery complications on Nov. 1, 2020. So it came as a shock for her family members to learn last week that on Dec. 1, 2020 — a month after Davis’ death — a distric…
WWE Hall of Famer Tamara ‘Sunny’ Sytch charged in drunken deadly crash that killed former Florida teacher
Tamara Sytch, who wrestled under the stage name “Sunny” on her way to the WWE Hall of Fame, was charged Friday in connection to a March 25 fatal car crash. Sytch, 49, had a blood alcohol level of .280, more than three times the legal limit, when she fa…
National ban on abortion? Arkansas governor says no
A possible national ban on abortion got the thumbs-down on Sunday from the governor of Arkansas, a prominent Republican, who said the policy would be “inconsistent with what we’ve been fighting for.” Gov. Asa Hutchinson took issue with remarks by Senat…
U2 members perform at Kyiv subway station turned bomb shelter
Members of U2 performed a surprise show in Ukraine on Sunday, playing in a Kyiv subway station that has been used as a bomb shelter during Russia’s invasion. With the Edge playing an acoustic guitar, Bono sang “With or Without You,” “Desire,” “Angel of…
Rain postpones Mets-Phillies again; doubleheader scheduled Sunday
PHILADELPHIA — For the second straight day, the Mets game against the Phillies was postponed due to rainy weather. With a steady shower and winds blowing at 19 mph at Citizens Bank Park, Saturday evening’s matchup was rescheduled as part of a single-ad…
NYC subway ridership at highest level since pandemic shut down city
NEW YORK — New York City’s subway turnstiles clocked 3.5 million entries this week, the most since March 13, 2020 — which was the Friday before the Big Apple shut down as it became an early epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic. It’s a major milestone for…
Ex-VP Mike Pence blasts VP Kamala Harris for her denouncement of Supreme Court anti-abortion draft ruling
Get ready for a battle of the veeps over abortion rights. Former Vice President Mike Pence trashed current No. 2 Kamala Harris for her impassioned attack on the Supreme Court for its draft opinion overturning the landmark Roe v. Wade decision that lega…
Madonna swears she’s a ‘good Catholic’, asks Pope Francis to meet up with her to discuss ‘some important matters’
Madonna wants more than a little prayer — she wants to discuss “some important issues” with Pope Francis. On Thursday, the queen of pop tweeted the vicar of Christ asking him if he would be willing to meet up with her for a chat, even though her last c…