New York Times op-ed admits 'Trump was right,' Democrats 'wrong,' about keeping schools open

Roy Trakin It was December 8, 1980, and I was sure I was going to meet John Lennon.I had just interviewed Jack Douglas, producer of John and Yoko’s comeback album, “Double Fantasy,” for Musician magazine. The album had been released just three weeks earlier; a cover story called “Yoko Only” written by Peter Occhiogrosso, my editor at the Soho Weekly News, was on newsstands.

Megan Thee Stallion for her recent New York Times op-ed, entitled ‘Why I Speak Up For Black Women’.In a letter to the rapper, Waters said she “can’t thank [Megan] enough for bringing much needed attention to the plight of Black women, not just here in the United States – but everywhere”.“While we are too often overlooked, there is no doubt that Black women are a glue for our families and communities,” Waters said in the letter, which you can read in full below.

Rep.-elect Nicole Malliotakis is waving the warning flag about Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's growing influence in New York politics and pledged to be a fighter against socialism not just at the national level with the burgeoning "Freedom Force," but also in Ocasio-Cortez's Big Apple backyard.

New York State Supreme Court Justice Scott DelConte said Monday that officials have discovered additional uncounted ballots amid an ongoing legal dispute related to the outcome of the race in New York’s 22nd congressional district. The disclosure came during a hearing to determine next steps in the effort to declare a winner in the race between the incumbent Democratic Rep.

Antifa activists are accused of not only attacking Republicans, but also Christmas and Hanukkah. New York City's venerable Metropolitan Republican Club, a G.O.P.

Slave Play playwright Jeremy O. Harris and New York Theatre Workshop – the Off Broadway company where he developed the acclaimed work – announced today the establishment of two $50,000 commissions for new theatrical works, keeping a pledge the author made when he signed a two-year overall deal with HBO last March.

Tessa Thompson and Nnamdi Asomugha are a pair of lovers in 1957 in New York City.

President Trump deserves thanks for appointing three conservative Supreme Court justices , each of whom ruled this week in favor of religious groups and against New York government officials seeking to curb congregation sizes at religious services, a key supporter of the president wrote on Thanksgiving Day.   The Rev. Franklin Graham, son of the late Rev.

Denzel Washington has topped The New York Times’ prestigious “25 Greatest Actors of the 21st Century (So Far)” list.

Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, has revealed that she suffered a miscarriage in July, explaining in a deeply personal New York Times op-ed that losing a child means “carrying an almost unbearable grief.”

The New York Times took three days to print a correction of a significant error in its reporting about the Georgia recount process. After stating Friday that only "several hundred" uncounted ballots were found during the recount of the Georgia presidential contest, the Timeswaited until Monday to correct it to "more than 5,000." The article appeared on the front page of Saturday's edition, and the correction did not make it to print until Tuesday.

David Dinkins, who served as New York City's first and only Black mayor during the 1990s, has died at 93. Dinkins' health aide found him unresponsive in his Lenox Hill apartment Monday night, the New York Post reported. The NYPD confrimed the report.

Halsey told fans she’s “in shock” after her debut poetry book featured on the New York Times bestselling author list.The tome – I Would Leave Me If I Could: A Collection of Poetry – came out on November 10, 2020, and was number two on the Hardcover Fiction countdown as WENN went to press.Reacting to the news, Halsey, real name Ashley Frangipane, shared a childhood snap of herself, alongside the caption: “I woke up to discover that I am a New York Times Best Selling Author.

Lindsay Blake Hollywood seems to be in a very New York state of mind lately considering the many recently-released productions showcasing the Big Apple, including “Dash & Lily,” “The Undoing,” and “On the Rocks.” The latter, Sofia Coppola’s latest streaming venture with Apple TV+ and A24, follows Laura (Rashida Jones), a melancholy author who, suspecting her husband of cheating, employs her womanizing father, Felix (Bill Murray), to help navigate the situation.

Halsey has said that she is “kind of in shock” after learning that her poetry collection has become a New York Times best-seller.I Would Leave Me If I Could: A Collection of Poetry, which was published earlier this month, is currently at #2 on the New York Times’ hardcover fiction list.Writing on Twitter last night (November 19) about the achievement, Halsey said in a statement (that she posted along with a childhood picture of herself) that she was “kind of in shock”.“Accolades are sometimes

New York City schools will shut down starting Thursday due to a spike in COVID cases, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced on Wednesday.  De Blasio said officials opted to close schools out of an abundance of caution after coronavirus test positivity rates surpassed a 3% threshold. "We must fight back the second wave," the mayor said on Twitter.  NYC principals are reportedly being told to take necessary items home with them as remote teaching will begin in the morning.

The Late Show opened the November 17 episode by calling out Donald Trump with a killer Empire State of Mind parody, warning him that he’s not welcome back in the Big Apple after he leaves the White House. Trump, who was born in Queens and spent his entire pre-presidency life in NYC, recently disavowed the blue state in favor of Florida. Stephen Colbert is making it clear that there’s absolutely no take backs.

Storms hammered New York, New Jersey and Connecticut on Sunday night, even sparking tornado warnings. The National Weather Service issued tornado warnings and severe thunderstorm warnings for parts of New York and Connecticut as the storms battered the area.