COVID to gain entry to live events.As the office of New York City mayor Eric Adams confirmed on Friday (March 4), the ‘Key To NYC’ vaccine mandate was removed today (Monday, March 7).From now on, people visiting indoor venues – including restaurants, fitness facilities, and entertainment establishments – don’t need to show that they are protected against the virus before being admitted.However, such settings “will still have the flexibility to require proof of vaccination or masking indoors if they choose” to do so. You can see the thread of tweets below.BREAKING: NYC is lifting the indoor mask mandate for DOE schools K-12, starting Monday, March 7.Masks will be optional in indoor settings & will be available for anyone who wants to wear one.Masks will continue to be required for all settings with kids under 5 years of age.
New York rappers meet with Mayor Eric Adams after he labels drill music “alarming”
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after he recently spoke out against “alarming” drill music.Adams, who took office last month as the 110th mayor of New York City, said last week that he wanted to sit down with social media companies to “state that you have a civic and corporate responsibility” in regards to promoting drill music.“You know, I mean, we pulled Trump off Twitter because of what he was spewing, yet we are allowing music – displaying of guns, violence – we’re allowing it to stay on these sites,” he added.On Tuesday (February 15), Adams met with the likes of Fivio Foreign, Maino, B-Lovee, Slow Bucks and Bleezy to discuss public safety in the city and the gun violence that is impacting the hip-hop community (via ABC News).Speaking to reporters yesterday (February 16), Adams said that the group came to the meeting “with a lot of energy” and were concerned that the mayor intended to “ban” drill music.A post shared by JERMAINE (@mainohustlehard)Adding that he had “a great conversation” with the group, Adams said that he was primarily concerned by drill rappers who make violent threats to their rivals in their music.“Violent people who are using drill rapping to post who they killed, and then antagonise the people who they are going to kill, is what the problem is.”In a video from the meeting that was shared on Instagram, the rapper Maino says: “There’s been a lot of talk about drill rap, drill music in New York City, connecting violence with the culture, and I just wanted to create a conversation with the mayor.”The clip then sees Adams add: “We’re going to roll out something together on the whole conversation, and we’re looking forward to it.”You can see a selection of social media posts from Adams’ meeting with the rappers below.A post shared by
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many COVID-19 mandates starting Monday.“Our current guidance is through April 30, and we are scheduled to update that guidance on April 1,” Broadway League president Charlotte St. Martin said in a statement.
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Serena Williams is speaking out after a new article published by The New York Times, used a photo of her sister Venus Williams, with a story that only referenced Serena, titled “Tennis Star’s Venture Firm Has Raised $111 Million.”And while The Times has apologized since the incident and the correct photo was used in the digital version, the article was published in the print version with an incorrect photo of the Tennis star.Serena took to Twitter to share her thoughts after reading a copy of the article accompanied with the photo, stating, “No matter how far we come, we get reminded that it’s not enough,” receiving over 37.000 likes and over 8,000 retweets.She continued, “This is why I raised $111M for @serenaventures. To support the founders who are overlooked by engrained systems woefully unaware of their biases.
‘The Batman’ made me feel miserable about living in crime-ridden NYC
which hits theaters today, citizens attend a political rally at Gotham Square Garden and the Gotham Gazette has been redesigned to mimic your morning New York Post. Thank you, Warner Bros. We look forward to our cut of the box office receipts.That’s all cute enough.
NYC Office Of Media & Entertainment Takes Oversight Of City Press Credentialing Formerly Managed By NYPD
The Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment (MOME) has a new Press Credentials Office, assuming responsibility for a key city function previously managed by the NYPD.
NYC Office Of Media & Entertainment Takes Oversight Of City Press Credentialing, Formerly Managed By NYPD
NYC Office Of Media & Entertainment Takes Oversight Of City Press Credentialing, Formerly Managed By NYPD
NYC’s drill rap scene: “Eric Adams is pushing the NYPD stigma against drill music”
New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ recent call to pull drill music from the internet.Earlier this month, Adams said during a press conference that after seeing “alarming” drill music videos, he felt they should no longer be shared on social media.“We pulled Trump off Twitter because of what he was spewing,” the former NYPD officer said at the time. “Yet we are allowing music, displaying of guns, violence, we’re allowing it to stay on these sites.”Adams added: “We are going to pull together the social media companies, and state that you have a civic and corporate responsibility.”The Mayor also said he was “alarmed by the use of social media” by drill rappers before blaming the music for “contributing to the violence we are seeing all over this country.”According to NBC New York, shootings year to date are reportedly up 37 per cent in the city versus this same period in 2021 – an average of nearly four people shot every day.However, drill artists and rap culture experts have spoken to NME about how they don’t agree with Adams – and believe there’s an agenda behind his call to ban the genre.“Drill music is our form of art,” Jeffrey Mark Alexander, who performs as 22Gz told NME.
Eric Adams says he ‘loves’ Chris Redd’s ‘SNL’ impersonation
impersonation of Mayor Eric Adams was interrupted by the Democrat himself on a local morning news TV segment Wednesday.The piece began with Redd dusting off his spoof of the mayor during a virtual live interview with Fox 5 “Good Day New York” anchor Rosanna Scotto.“New York City, this is your mayor. Bing Bong! Eric Adams.
Anne del Castillo Re-Appointed NYC Commissioner of Media and Entertainment
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Anne Del Castillo To Stay At Helm Of NYC Office Of Media & Entertainment As Mayor Eric Adams Unveils Key Appointments
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How much should rappers worry about Eric Adams’ war on drill?
In an off-topic Q&A following a Friday press conference on pay raises for essential gig workers, a reporter asked New York City Mayor Eric Adams for his thoughts on the relationship between the city's violent crime rate and drill music. The rap subgenre's violent lyrics and street-focused aesthetic make it an easy target for politicians, and Adams' response has prompted concern from some in the hip-hop and legal communities who feel it reflects a long tradition of criminalizing rap. "I had no idea what drill rapping was, but I called my son, and he sent me some videos, and it is alarming," Mayor Adams said.
Julia Fox Walks in New York Fashion Week Show After Kanye West Breakup
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