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After a protest outside of his NYC office last night, Gov Cuomo said today that he wouldn’t resign. “I now understand that I acted in a way that made people feel uncomfortable. It was unintentional and I truly and deeply apologize for it.” bedfordandbowery.com/2021/03…
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Though theater doors remain shut, NYC welcomes the return of performing arts. bedfordandbowery.com/2021/03…

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26 Feb 2021
Pro sports, concerts, amusement parks, and laser tag are all coming back this spring! Here's a handy guide to what is opening when. bedfordandbowery.com/2021/02…

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24 Feb 2021
Last Saturday, 20 lucky New Yorkers got a glimpse of New York's abolitionist history—a history that some city council members argue deserves more attention. bedfordandbowery.com/2021/02…

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23 Feb 2021
A nurse who began her career during COVID gives insight into what health care workers who started their first jobs in the pandemic have been thinking bedfordandbowery.com/2021/02…

22 Feb 2021
Tenants are demanding that elected officials pass a package of bills that would cancel rent and tax the rich. bedfordandbowery.com/2021/02…

12 Feb 2021
Indoor dining resumed today, just in time for Valentine's. We checked in on local bakeries (bedfordandbowery.com/2021/02…) and restaurants (bedfordandbowery.com/2021/02…) to see if NYC is showing them some love.
30 Sep 2020
"We’re not looking to jack up rent just because we can. We’re just looking to cover our costs. And the city seems to think we’re just a blank check,” Isabel Pedras, whose family owns 80 units uptown, tells @raphael_helfand. bedfordandbowery.com/2020/09…

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29 Sep 2020
“This may take the rest of our lives to unpack,” said a member of the Brooklyn Psychedelic Society during its first post-lockdown in-person meeting. @DKruzman reports. bedfordandbowery.com/2020/09…

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Saturday marked two months of continuous demonstrations since George Floyd's murder. Now, people in NYC are standing in solidarity with protesters in Portland as tensions there come to a head. My latest recap of weekend protests in @bedbow: bedfordandbowery.com/2020/07…
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23 Jul 2020
Meet some of the young activists who have spurred thousands of New Yorkers into action nym.ag/2WLgCzB
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16 Jul 2020
Experts attribute increased homelessness in the East Village to the subway shutdown and safety concerns about crowded shelters: bedfordandbowery.com/2020/07…

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13 Jul 2020
“There’s always been an interest in African-American music ... there hasn’t always been an interest in African-American history” — read about NYC musicians & activists like @PaperboyPrince @AudioProtest and others turning up the volume for BLM on @bedbow bedfordandbowery.com/2020/07…

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10 Jul 2020
international students contributed an estimated $44.7 billion to the U.S. economy in the 2018-19 academic year. they now have to choose between exposing themselves to the coronavirus or leaving the country. story for @bedbow: bedfordandbowery.com/2020/07…
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2 Jul 2020
Wrote about this upcoming Covid app for clinicians from @NYUDental — take a read on @bedbow: bedfordandbowery.com/2020/06…

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People Are Decolonizing Their Bookshelves, But Will the Publishing Industry Follow Suit? | @bedbow pw-ne.ws/fab78
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