Gov. Cuomo calls out Chainsmokers concert for lack of social distancing: 'Illegal and reckless'

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefChina Literature, which is both China’s leading online bookstore and owner of one of the country’s top TV producers, swung from profits of $55 million a year ago to net losses of $465 million in the six months to June.

Tech N9ne is the latest musician to perform a concert during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.The Strange Music rapper, who has collaborated with the likes of 2Pac, Eminem and Kendrick Lamar, played a packed show at the Regalia Hotel & Conference Center in Lake Ozark, Missouri on Saturday night (August 8).According to TMZ, upwards of 1,000 people were in attendance at the show in Tech’s home state, and footage from the concert showed little in the way of social distancing or face coverings.It

Roger Waters has shared a video of a socially distanced performance of two Pink Floyd deep cuts from their 1979 LP ‘The Wall’.The band’s former frontman was joined by Dave Kilminster, Joey Waronker, Lucius-Jess Wolfe, Holly Laessig, Gus Seyffert, Jonathan Wilson and Jon Carin for the performance.Waters sang about Vera Lynn, the World War II singer who passed away in June, in the song ‘Vera’. In a statement, he said: “The Vera in question is Vera Lynn.

Jill Goldsmith Co-Business EditorNew York Governor Andrew Cuomo Friday gave a green light for schools across the state including New York City to reopen in the fall – unlike Los Angeles, the nation’s second largest school district, where there’s no reopening date set and classes will start online.New York state “will continue to monitor the infection rate leading up to the first day of school,” he cautioned. But, “It is just great news,” Cuomo said at his daily press briefing.

New York’s governor said Friday that he would allow children statewide to return to classrooms for the start of the new school year, citing the state’s success in battling the coronavirus pandemic. The announcement by Democratic Gov.

Jill Goldsmith Co-Business EditorNew York Governor Andrew Cuomo said Monday the current COVID-19 relief bill being hashed out in Congress must include help to stricken local governments to avoid a “real recession” in the country.“If they don’t make this bill right, frankly, they shouldn’t pass it because it will be the last bill… If this bill does not have funding for state and local government you will see a real recession, not just in New York but across the country [by] forcing state and

David Robb Labor EditorSAG-AFTRA said today that it expects New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo to sign a bill updating the right of publicity and prohibiting the distribution of digitally created, sexually explicit performances – known as “deepfakes” – without the consent of the performer.The bill was passed unanimously – 60-0 – in the New York Senate and by a vote of 140-1 in the Assembly earlier this month.

Amidst backlash against a drive-in show by The Chainsmokers, New York's Gov. Andrew Cuomo has called for an investigation into the event by the New York Department of Health.

New York's governor says he is "appalled" by videos showing crowds standing close together at a Hamptons concert featuring electronic music duo The Chainsmokers over the weekend. Gov.

Jill Goldsmith Co-Business EditorNew York Governor Andrew Cuomo invited Major League baseball teams to play in New York stadium as the sport suffers some COVID-19 related setbacks.“New York State could host any major league baseball game that any team wants to play,” he said at his daily briefing Tuesday. “New York state has one of the lowest infection rates in the U.S.

a choice.Eventually, Governor Andrew Cuomo caught wind of the dangerously irresponsible gathering and , "Videos from a concert held in Southampton on Saturday show egregious social distancing violations. I am appalled.

health,” reads the governor's Monday night tweet. The Saturday night concert — called “Safe & Sound” — was billed as a charity drive-in show where Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon and Southampton Town Supervisor Jay Schneiderman’s band also performed.

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Monday that health authorities would investigate a charity concert, which included performances by Goldman Sachs Group boss David Solomon and the Chainsmokers, over social distancing violations.

Andrew Cuomo launched an investigation into The Chainsmokers’ recent concert in The Hamptons amid the COVID-19 pandemic.The performance, which was part of the Safe & Sound series, took place on Saturday, July 25, at Nova’s Ark Project in Water Mill, New York.

Erik Pedersen Managing EditorAbout that “drive-in concert” in the Hamptons featuring the Chainsmokers that devolved into a 2019-like show with hundreds of people side by side in the pit: Andrew Cuomo on Line 1.New York’s governor has launched an investigation of the EDM duo’s Saturday show, which was billed as being only for people in their cars and other “designated areas.” But social distancing didn’t rule the day, as evidenced by a video shared by a guy who was onstage with the group:The

The Chainsmokers’ recent charity drive-in concert are facing criticism after footage of unsafe social distancing practices surfaced on social media.The concert, dubbed the Safe and Sound drive-in concert, was designed for attendees to safely view the night’s performances from either inside their vehicles or within the confines of their designated 20-by-20-foot or 20-by-15-foot parking spot.

The Chainsmokers are getting slammed for their not-so-socially-distant “drive-in” concert!

The Chainsmokers were set ablaze on Twitter after footage from their swanky drive-in concert in the Hamptons was posted on social media. The clip, which was tweeted by Twitter user Rex Champan, featured a stage view of the crowded acre where the “Closer” hitmakers — Alexander “Alex” Pall and Andrew “Drew” Taggart — played their July 25 gig. Just based on the short clip, which you can see below, social-distancing practices didn’t appear to be a priority for the concert attendees.

Jill Goldsmith Co-Business EditorNew York Governor Andrew Cuomo said President Trump won’t be sending federal troops into New York City but warned Mayor Bill de Blasio to get a handle on crime, homelessness and graffiti.At his daily briefing Thursday, the Governor said – as the Mayor had yesterday — he would certainly sue if the president followed through on what he called a “blatantly unconstitutional” threat to send a show of force to the Big Apple. But a lawsuit is slow.