New York City Will Lift Vaccination Mandates For Athletes And Performers, But Public And Private Workers Still Must Comply

Eric Adams, the mayor of New York City, is canceling all public events for the remainder of the week after an announcement today that he has contracted Covid-19.

Closer than ever! Nearly seven months after Joe Amabile and Serena Pitt’s televised engagement aired, the twosome have taken the next step in their relationship.

The Mayor of New York City has launched an ad campaign denouncing the passage of Florida’s “shameful” “Don’t Say Gay Bill”, while calling on LGBTQI Floridians to come and live in New York City.Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay Bill,” officially named the Parental Rights in Education Bill, will restrict the teaching of sexual orientation and gender identity. It states, “Classroom instruction by school personnel or third parties on sexual orientation or gender identity may not occur in kindergarten through grade three or in a manner that is not age-appropriate or developmentally appropriate for students in accordance with state standards.”Parents would be able to sue if a school if school is suspected of violating the law.LGBTQ+ activist Daniel Dromm said, “These ads will reaffirm New York City’s commitment to creating an inclusive school environment, in sharp contrast to the discriminatory policies of Governor DeSantis.”The campaign will run on social media and on digital billboards across Florida for eight weeks, from April 4 until May 29.© Star Observer 2022 | For the latest in lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and intersex (LGBTIQ) news in Australia, be sure to visit

Jon Batiste got in one more performance before the 2022 GRAMMYs. The 35-year-old singer took to Instagram hours ahead of Sunday's Las Vegas ceremony to share a video of himself performing in the New York City subway.In the clip, Batiste gathered with his friends below ground for a self-proclaimed «love riot,» during which he performed his 2021 track, «Cry.»After his subway performance, Batiste and his pals headed off to the studio for one last pre-GRAMMYs session.«Love riots are like chaotic, fun, impromptu musical parades.

Broadway will maintain its mask and vaccine requirements through April 30, the Broadway League announced today.

Michael Appler On Monday evening in New York City, “Plaza Suite,” a Neil Simon comedy starring Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick, opened on Broadway with a comedic crash nearly three years in the making.Set in the late-1960s, “Plaza Suite” comprises three one act plays in which Broderick and Parker — married in real life — portray couples staying in a suite at the Plaza Hotel. In the final act — a grand farce in which the pair play parents whose bride-to-be daughter has barricaded herself in the bathroom — Broderick takes a slapstick run at the locked-shut door. On Monday, in front of a star-studded crowd including Mayor Eric Adams, Broderick busted right through the set in an opening night gaff for the Broadway books.

NEW YORK -- New York City's mayor will announce Thursday that he’s exempting athletes and performers from the city’s vaccine mandate for private workers, a move that will allow Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving to play home games and unvaccinated baseball players to take the field when their season begins.Mayor Eric Adams will make the announcement Thursday morning and it will be effective immediately, according to a person familiar with the upcoming announcement who was not authorized to discuss it publicly.The city’s sweeping vaccine mandate for workers will still apply to people with other types of jobs, including government employees.Adams had said he felt the vaccine rule was unfair when it came to athletes and performers because a loophole in the measure, imposed under his predecessor, allowed visiting players and performers who don’t work in New York to still play or perform even if they are unvaccinated.Irving, a vaccine holdout, had been among the most high-profile people impacted.

"Real Housewives of New York City" is returning, with a few major changes.  On Wednesday, Bravo confirmed to Fox News Digital that they’re currently "rebooting and recasting" the series for the upcoming season.  According to the network, they are "searching for a diverse group of friends who best reflect one of the most multi-cultural cities in America."  In a recent interview, executive producer Andy Cohen spoke to Variety and said, "You know that we're at a crossroads for RHONY. We've spent a lot of time figuring out where to go.

New York Daily News outlining her history of anti-gay rhetoric, a spokesperson for the mayor announced he was rescinding the appointment, saying the administration had been unaware of Barrett-Layne’s past writings expressing anti-LGBTQ sentiments.As reported by the Daily News, in a 2013 book, Challenging Your Disappointments, Barrett-Layne placed same-sex relationships in the same category of “sin” as pedophilia and other crimes when discussing “temptations” facing Christian leaders and their followers.“Leaders struggle with the same temptations of drugs, alcohol, homosexuality, fornication, adultery, pedophilia, stealing, lying, envy, covetousness, and every other sin that the congregation struggle with,” she wrote. In that same book, Barrett-Layne raised concerns about the prevalence of homosexuality among incarcerated people, writing: “They live in the grip of fornicating homosexual lifestyles.”In another book from 2004, When Your Mess Becomes the Message, Barrett-Layne claimed her 3-year-old daughter told her “she was a boy” after being present for a counseling session Barrett-Layne gave to a lesbian woman. She wrote that she and her husband “began to militantly and violently pray for, with, and over our daughter.”“We prayed against every spirit that was not of God, including the spirit of homosexuality,” she wrote.

Pamela Anderson is hard at work promoting Chicago!

Instagram, writing: “Strike a pose! Incredible night at the @themuseumofmodernart to celebrate the groundbreaking work of @RalphLauren and to send a clear message: #NYCisBack!”The retired NYPD officer shared a gallery of snaps from the evening’s festivities, including one where he posed with Wintour, 72, models rocking Manhattan streetwear and a shot of himself wearing a yellow city-inspired blazer.Stars such as Lily Collins, Rachel Brosnahan and Jessica Chastain were in the show’s attendance. Legendary models Gigi and Bella Hadid, Shalom Harlow and Tyson Beckford took on the runway.Last week, Lauren, 82, released a limited-edition collection from his Polo line for a collaboration with two historically African-American universities: Morehouse College and Spelman College.An “old money” aesthetic inspired the clothes, and the garb consisted of dresses, varsity jackets, logo sweaters and suits.

Jessica Chastain dazzles in a black jumpsuit at the Ralph Lauren Fall 2022 Fashion Show at Museum of Modern Art on Tuesday night (March 22) in New York City.

The Kills have announced details of two shows in California and New York this summer. Tickets will be on sale here.The English-American rock duo is set to play Los Angeles’ The Mayan on June 6 with opener L.A Witch before stopping at New York City’s Brooklyn Steel on June 10 where they’ll play with BODEGA.