Two Bakers Thrive in Brooklyn, Far From Syria’s Turmoil A refugee couple starts selling baklava and other sweets online, while waiting for word on a stranded son and his family. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times
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Broadway Glass Menagerie Announces Rush Ticket Policy How to see Sally Field and Joe Mantello during previews for less. {$excerpt:n} Source: Playbill
I Was Misinformed: Make Your Romantic Life Great Again This Valentine’s Day, be inspired by the Cupid in chief. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times
New York Today: New York Today: Documenting Hate Crimes Tuesday: Reporting of hate crimes, the science behind relationships, and the “Oscars of libraries.” {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times
Unbuttoned: Everything You Need to Know About This Fashion Season From all the change in New York to the Paris gossip grapevine, the ready-to-wear shows are going to be as topsy-turvy as everyday life. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times
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Twenty Years Later, Glenn Close Finds a New Norma It may be a reprisal of her Tony-winning role, but Glenn Close isn’t repeating anything in Broadway’s revival of Sunset Boulevard. {$excerpt:n} Source: Playbill
New Jersey Alters Its Bail System and Upends Legal Landscape New Jersey, which has nearly eliminated cash bail, is at the forefront of a movement aimed at a bail system that critics say discriminates against poor defendants. {$excerpt:n} Source: New…
About 20 Rabbis Arrested During Protest Over Trump Travel Ban Protesters in Manhattan sat down across an avenue, blocking cars and trucks, in a display the rabbinical group’s leader said was meant to show that many Jews opposed the travel…
Breakaway Democrats in New York Feel Trump Backlash Protesters in New York spurred to action by the new administration have found a new target: state senators who are members of the Independent Democrats. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times
Contract for N.Y.P.D. Body Cameras Is Under Investigation, Sources Say The city comptroller learned of the investigation last Friday, leading him to decide against signing off on the $6.4 million contract, an official in his office said. {$excerpt:n} Source: New…
11-Hour Lines for a New Ale? Fans Wait, Breweries Worry The hordes have grown so huge and unwieldy that many businesses feel they have to manage or curtail them. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times
Upcoming Auditions for Harry Potter and The Cursed Child, 1984, Beautiful, and Evita Here’s a selection of upcoming auditions in the New York area and around the country. {$excerpt:n} Source: Playbill
Universal Music Group Partners with Russell Simmons for Hip-Hop Stage Musical The Scenario will make its world premiere in New York City. {$excerpt:n} Source: Playbill
New York Public Library Has Theatre Fans Covered This Season Check out what theatre-related events and exhibitions are on offer at NYPL’s various locations. {$excerpt:n} Source: Playbill