By Bruce Haring
15.05.2020 - 15:51 / metroweekly.com
State Sen. Brad Hoylman with Bette Midler — Photo: Facebook
New York State Sen. Brad Hoylman has criticized the New York Blood Center for rejecting him as a donor due to his sexuality.
Hoylman, who is gay and has been married to husband David Sigal since 2013, said he visited NYBC last week to try and donate blood to help with a nationwide shortage during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
The senator said that he met the FDA’s recently revised blood donation guidelines, which allow gay and bisexual
By Variety Staff
Multiple New York Times staff members are protesting an op-ed published in the Times by GOP Sen. Tom Cotton, writing on social media, “Running this puts Black @nytimes staff in danger” alongside a screenshot of the piece.
By Greg Evans
After weeks of deliberations between Hollywood’s guilds and studios, the Industry-Wide Safety Committee has submitted a white paper to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and California Gov. Gavin Newsom offering its recommendations for safety guidelines to resume film and television production.
Prince Andrew has reportedly stepped down as the Duke of New York and bid goodbye to his royal duties after the Jeffrey Epstein controversy. A few months ago, Prince Andrew gave an interview about Jeffrey Epstein who is a convicted pedophile and cleared speculations about his association with him. However, his interview backfired on him instead and as a result, he permanently retired as the Duke of New York, giving away his royal duties.
By Marc Malkin
By Bruce Haring
"If you ain't got at least 100k to give back to our city for people in need you're a bum"
After her emergency petition was denied earlier this month, Mary-Kate Olsen has reportedly filed for divorce from her husband Olivier Sarkozy again. To help stop the spread of Covid-19, New York courts had been closed for all hearings that were not considered to be emergencies or immediately essential - but after eight weeks, they have now reopened.
By Bruce Haring
By Jordan Moreau
As the New York Public Library marks its 125th anniversary, it’s celebrating by giving kids a treat that will have them booked all summer.
COVID-19 patients will be allowed visitors in some New York hospitals and small Memorial Day ceremonies will be permitted, it was announced Tuesday. In New York City, online schooling will continue through the summer for some 177,700 public school students.
New Yorkers who flouted coronavirus restrictions for a weekend night on the town got the mayor's wrath on Sunday. Mayor Bill de Blasio admonished people seen crowding outside bars, many with drinks in hand but no masks on their faces, for putting lives in danger.
A New York judge has rejected actress Mary-Kate Olsen’s bid for an emergency divorce from husband Pierre Olivier Sarkozy after ruling it is not an “essential matter”.