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New York, New York,” opening Wednesday at the St. James Theatre, ends with the iconic title number that kicks off with the lyric “Start spreadin’ the news!”It’s an ear-worm everybody knows.

NBC New York.A mother in Brunswick, Maryland, recently performed a similar stunt, checking out all the books from an LGBTQ library display in order to preserve children’s “innocence.”The move prompted outrage from members of the LGBTQ community. “I was horrified by the display of ignorance at last night’s Board meeting,” Brianna Baker-Stines, the president of the library board, said after the vote last Tuesday.

has publicly battled Alzheimer’s disease since 2016, appeared to be relaxed and in good spirits, sporting a blue tracksuit and escorted by an aide near some of the park’s many horses and carriages. No stranger in paradise, the Queens-born entertainer, who has lived in a sun-drenched, penthouse apartment overlooking Central Park for 25 years, was seen walking without a wheelchair in April with Benedetto, 55, on Easter Sunday, taking selfies with fans — who recognized the star even with a face mask on. On Wednesday, the “Stranger in Paradise” singer proudly expressed his support for Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month, smiling in a purple plaid shirt alongside Benedetto and holding up a sign that read #EndAlz in a post shared with his 170,000 fans on Twitter. “Susan and I are going purple with the @alzassociation to raise awareness for a disease that is impacting our family and many of yours. We hope you join us and #GoPurple,” the musician shared. June is Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month.

The Port Authority Police Department (PAPD) has agreed to stop sending plainclothes officers to the Port Authority Bus Terminal men’s restrooms in order to arrest gay, bisexual, and gender nonconforming people and falsely accuse them of public lewdness and exposure. The PAPD has also agreed to pay a total of $40,000 in damages to the two men who were part of a federal lawsuit over their arrests. As part of the agreement before a federal court, PAPD said they will also include LGBTQI sensitivity training for all new recruits. “This settlement represents an important victory for our clients, Cornell Holden and Miguel Mejia, who bravely fought to end the Port Authority Police Department’s discriminatory and, frankly, downright creepy practice of surveilling men the officers believed to be gay while using public urinals and falsely arresting them for public lewdness,” Molly Griffard, Staff Attorney at The Legal Aid Society, said in a statement. Kicking off #PrideMonth with a victory in our lawsuit challenging bias-based false public lewdness arrests.

For Colored Girls, Ntozake Shange’s brilliant work isn’t even just a play, but rather a series of monologues that also incorporate music and dance.The show is a modern-seeming musical of sorts, and it’s impressive that it still feels fresh and timely, as it was originally performed in New York in 1976. The title features seven women who have all faced adversity due to sexism and racism, and while everyone should see it, the event is not running very long, just for 20 weeks.A post shared by for colored girls – Broadway (@forcoloredgirlsbroadway) LGBTQ audiences have a lot of reasons to go see Take Me Out.

defund the police” policies as part of the reason for the rise in crime in cities across the U.S.Hostin blamed Republicans for the rise in crime, citing their opposition to gun control measures proposed by Democrats.

“Save Room” — in your calendar.The 12-time Grammy winner is coming to New York on May 29 for a one-night-only performance to honor military heroes over Memorial Day weekend.The Post has exclusively learned that the benefit concert will take place at the UBS Arena in Elmont, NY, and Jason Derulo is also scheduled to make an appearance.Derulo, 32, is set to take the stage at 8 p.m. and Legend, 43, will follow.The performances will cap off a two-day event that is part of Northwell Health’s “Side by Side” music series, which pays tribute to military personnel, veterans and their families every year.On May 28, the festivities will kick off with a free-admission block party in Flatiron Plaza that will take place from noon to 6 p.m.

Cardi B and Offset are among the most generous couples in the entertainment industry. Recently the pair went to have dinner at Brooklyn Chop House with their entire team and left the staff a well-deserved tip.According to Page Six, sources revealed that the rappers arrived at the restaurant without reservations and waited to be sited after the staff gifted other patrons dessert and champagne in exchange for the table.The insider told the publication that “[the other patrons], were on dessert, so [the restaurant] brought them over bottles of Cristal and free desserts to get them to vacate the area for Cardi.” The unidentified person also said, “they happily obliged once they got the bottles of Cristal.” After the famous rap couple and their crew finished their dinner, which reportedly included orders of dumplings and dessert, they paid the $3000 bill and added $1400 for the tip.Cardi B weighs in on Russia-Ukraine Crisis: ‘This phone is not hacked, it’s really me’Cardi B and Offset gave each other matching tattoos for Valentine’s DayCardi B offers to pay the burial costs for the Bronx fire victims and encourages others to helpBefore leaving the place, the Dominican descend rapper, and her husband took a photo with Brooklyn Chop House owner Robert “Don Pooh” Cummins.A post shared by Brooklyn Chop House (@brooklynchophouse)The nice gesture comes after Cardi B offered to pay the burial costs of the January 9th deadly fire that took the lives of 17 people in a high-rise apartment building in the Bronx, New York City.

Carmen Herrera was an abstract artist who made her first sale at the age of 89 and went on to great fame in the art world.Herrera was a native of Havana, Cuba, where she initially studied architecture. She turned this talent into one for art after she moved to New York City in the 1930s. She studied painting there, beginning to form the style that would be celebrated many decades later.

Ian McDonald was a British multi-instrumentalist who co-founded King Crimson and Foreigner.After serving in the British Army as a bandsman, McDonald helped form the classic prog-rock band King Crimson. He played saxophone, flute, keyboards, and other instruments on their influential first album, 1969’s “In the Court of the Crimson King,” before leaving the band. He played with fellow King Crimson alum Michael Giles for a time, then briefly rejoined King Crimson before co-founding Foreigner in 1976.

Cardi B is paying it forward. On January 9th a deadly fire took the lives of 17 people in a high-rise apartment building in the Bronx, New York City. The artist was raised in the Bronx and while there is nothing that can bring the victims family peace, New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced that Cardi B offered to pay for the funeral costs of the victims.

Chrissy Teigen fired back at a social media user who accused her of stealing a banana bread recipe on Twitter on Tuesday night.

Chloe Sevigny recently posed for a nude photoshoot over Zoom while pregnant with her first child.

Actress Cecily Strong is struggling to come to terms with the death of her cousin while alone in quarantine after her new boyfriend tested positive for COVID-19.

(L) William Talen in character as Reverend Billy — Photo: Jonathan McIntosh; (R) Talen being arrested — Photo: Twitter

The 74th annual Tony Awards has become the latest major prizegiving to be postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.

50 Cent is worried people will “get fat” while they stay at home during the coronavirus crisis.

Disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein is reportedly in isolation at the Wende Correctional Facility near Buffalo, New York after testing positive for the coronavirus.

Harvey Weinstein’s lawyers have pleaded for the sentencing judge to be lenient on the disgraced producer and give him a mandatory minimum of five years behind bars.

Lindsay Lohan’s mother is considering entering a rehabilitation programme in a bid to avoid jail time following her recent arrest for driving while intoxicated (DWI).

Lesley Manville has had to mute her Ordinary Love co-star Liam Neeson on WhatsApp because he can’t stop sending her notes and messages.

Mariah Carey has accused her former assistant of “intentionally” destroying key evidence in their ongoing legal battle over allegations of blackmail.

One of the women at the centre of Harvey Weinstein’s sexual assault trial has been accused of repeatedly lying to the producer in a bid to exploit his Hollywood connections.

Appeals court officials have shot down Harvey Weinstein’s last-minute motion to move his rape trial out of New York City.