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Six months since their explosive sit-down with Oprah Winfrey, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are drawing an audience once again. Only this time, it's in person.  The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, who are based in California, stepped out in New York City on Thursday, Sept. 23, kicking off their visit to Manhattan with an appearance at One World Trade Center. The pair coordinated in navy for the occasion, Harry in a blue suit and tie and Meghan donning a navy turtleneck and pants with a navy Armani coat layered on top. The mother of two wore her hair pulled back into a bun.  As they appeared alongside New York City mayor Bill de Blasio, First Lady Chirlane McCray and Dante de...

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio was booed and heckled by an irate crowd at a memorial for George Floyd in Brooklyn Thursday after declining to call out police violence in the city the night before.

An event organizer, Rev. Kevin McCall, introduced the increasingly unpopular pol, asking the crowd for “respect” as people turned their backs and started to boo loudly. They quieted as de Blasio’s wife Chirlane McCray took the mic instead. “We want to hear from my partner, my partner in all things, and I ask you to give him the same respect you give me,” she said.

They didn’t. The mayor talked anyway, barely audible over catcalls and chants of “I can’t breathe” and “resign.”

“George Floyd cannot be allowed to die in vain. We have to make a change in this city and this country” – with changes in the NYPD too,...

Madison Square Garden was buzzing Wednesday as thousands of people packed into the famous arena, but it wasn’t because of the Knicks or the Rangers.

About 18,000 middle and high school students, hailing from New York City public schools in all five boroughs, filled the stadium for a free performance of Aaron Sorkin’s Broadway smash To Kill a Mockingbird.

The performance marked the first ever play to perform at Madison Square Garden, requiring more ear monitors, microphones and speakers than most rock concerts. The script was unchanged for the Broadway production, which currently features Ed Harris (Westworld) as Atticus Finch,...

On Thursday evening at New York City’s newly renovated Webster Hall, BuzzFeed did the best they could to present “the internet,” Irl. The result was as messy and unfocused as any given person’s Twitter timeline at any given moment can be, but was thankfully glued together with moments of irreverent fun.

The chaos began early, with the 21+, invite-only guest list shuffled into a quickly crowded bar area while they waited for the doors to open. At the “Space Bar,” drinks called Hot Girl Summer and Yeehaw Agenda were served.

New York City made history Tuesday when legislators passed a law that provides free access to tampons and sanitary pads in public schools, homeless shelters and jails. The bill, which passed by a unanimous vote, is the first of its kind in the United States at a time when cities across the world - including New York City - are pushing to eliminate taxes on menstrual-hygiene products. The Department of Citywide Administrative Services will place dispensaries in the bathrooms of 800 public schools, providing access for around 300,000 students. Another 23,000 women in homeless shelters will also be covered; in shelters alone the...

New York City made history Tuesday when legislators passed a law that provides free access to tampons and sanitary pads in public schools, homeless shelters and jails. The bill, which passed by a unanimous vote, is the first of its kind in the United States at a time when cities across the world - including New York City - are pushing to eliminate taxes on menstrual-hygiene products. The Department of Citywide Administrative Services will place dispensaries in the bathrooms of 800 public schools, providing access for around 300,000 students. Another 23,000 women in homeless shelters will also be covered; in shelters alone the...

Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio are under fire for joking about "Cp time" at Saturday night's Inner Circle charity dinner. The controversial joke was delivered during a pre-planned comedic sketch performed by the two politicians and Hamilton cast member Leslie Odom Jr. "Thanks for the endorsement, Bill," Clinton began, quipping, "Took you long enough." "Sorry, Hillary. I was running on Cp time," de Blasio joked in response, in an apparent reference to "colored people time," a phrase stemming from the stereotype that black people are chronically late. In a video of the skit,...

Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio are under fire for joking about "Cp time" at Saturday night's Inner Circle charity dinner. The controversial joke was delivered during a pre-planned comedic sketch performed by the two politicians and Hamilton cast member Leslie Odom Jr. "Thanks for the endorsement, Bill," Clinton began, quipping, "Took you long enough." "Sorry, Hillary. I was running on Cp time," de Blasio joked in response, in an apparent reference to "colored people time," a phrase stemming from the stereotype that black people are chronically late. In a video of the skit,...

If you were paying attention to the entertainment industry at all yesterday, you probably noticed that the nominations for the 88th Academy Awards were announced. In the wake of these revelations, there was the annual landslide of analysis, celebration, and criticism as people discussed everything under the sun, including snubs, surprises, and a film.s relative chances to walk away with Oscar. One of the biggest complaints levied against the Academy Awards over the years is the lack of diversity in their nominations. As with almost every year, this has raised one of the biggest outcries, but this time around the Mayor of New York City, Bill de Blasio, got in on the action.   Hollywood fine with taking $ from people of color. Also apparently fine with ignoring their talent. #OscarsSoWhite https://t.co/LzTpQs3rmE . Bill de Blasio (@BilldeBlasio) January 15, 2016 Bill de Blasio and his wife, Chirlane McCray, took to...

Who wants to build a snowman with Kate? Duchess of Cambridge Kate Middleton visited the Northside Center for Child Development in Harlem, New York, on Monday, Dec. 8, where she was mistaken for a famous film princess by the kids. For her first engagement in the Big Apple, Prince William's wife toured the facility with Chirlane McCray, wife of the city's mayor Bill de Blasio. Inside the Child Development Center, the two met privately in the library with families, and children ages 2 to 18 experiencing developmental [...]...

On Friday night, May 30, Mayor Bill De Blasio and his wife First Lady Chirlane McCray saw A Raisin in the Sun and headed backstage at intermission to take photos with the company. Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun is currently playing at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre 243 West 47th Street. Scroll down for a look at the couple with the cast...

Barbara Walters' final appearance as co-host of The View will now occur on her own day.

New York City mayor Bill de Blasio has proclaimed May 16, the day Walters is set to make her last appearance as co-host on the ABC daytime show, as Barbara Walters Day.

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Appearing on Monday's edition of the show alongside wife Chirlane McCray, de Blasio presented the proclamation to Walters before the couple was interviewed by the show's panelists.

Walters then received a standing ovation from her co-hosts and the audience as ...