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What does Met’s U-turn on John Galliano augur for him, the gala and Anna Wintour?

NYC’s elite figures, led by Julie Menin, made Wintour blink, and the designer who in 2011 had gone on a drunken antisemitic rant, bowed out of industry’s biggest event

The Guardian - US · Sep 5

City Council Hearing Faults Months of Missing Cooling Tower Enforcement in Upper East Side ZIP Codes

Council members said no cooling tower violations were issued in Upper East Side ZIP codes during the four months before the Legionnaires outbreak.

Medical Daily · Sep 3

John Galliano's Met Exhibition Has Been Canceled: What We Know About "Horizons"

The Met and John Galliano have canceled "John Galliano: Horizons," its planned Spring 2027 Costume Institute exhibition. Here's what happened.

Fashion Times · Sep 1

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Fashion designer Galliano calls off Met Gala exhibit as backlash over anti-Semitic rant mounts

A planned nine-month retrospective of the work of fashion designer John Galliano at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art has been called off following backlash over the British designer's 2011 conviction for anti-Semitic and anti-Asian comments. Footage surfaced in 2011 showing Galliano hurling racist and anti-Semitic slurs at patrons in…

France 24 · Aug 31

Met Museum cancels John Galliano exhibition after backlash over antisemitic remarks

The Met Museum cancelled a planned exhibition for designer John Galliano. This decision followed significant criticism regarding his past antisemitic and racist comments. Galliano himself agreed to the cancellation after considerable reflection and regret. The museum will announce a replacement exhibition for its spring 2027 program. This situation highlights challenges…

The Economic Times · Aug 31

Met Gala exhibition honoring John Galliano is cancelled after backlash

Fashion designer was convicted of hate crime by French court in 2011 after series of racist and antisemitic remarks

The Guardian - US · Aug 31

Family of Indian teen killed in Central Park carriage crash sues New York City for $105 million

The family of 18-year-old Romanch Mahajan, who died after falling from a runaway horse carriage in New York's Central Park, is seeking $105 million from New York City, alleging stray electrical voltage caused the horse to bolt.

The Times of India · Aug 17

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Upper East Side Legionnaires Death Toll Reaches Nine Two Weeks After the City Declared the Outbreak Over

Two more Legionnaires deaths push the Upper East Side toll to nine, two weeks after New York City said the summer cluster had ended.

Medical Daily · Aug 15

New York Says Prediction Markets Are Predatory. It Is Investigating Them.

New York City announced that it is investigating prediction market betting websites, alleging that the companies use predatory marketing tactics to target young people.

International Business Times · Aug 12

Fifth person dies in New York City amid legionnaires’ disease outbreak

Outbreak has been traced to Upper East Side cooling towers, but Mamdani believes source of exposure was eliminated

The Guardian - US · Jul 22

Fifth Person Dies in NYC Legionnaires Outbreak as Cases Reach 82; Officials Say Source Has Likely Been Eliminated

A fifth person died Tuesday in the NYC Upper East Side Legionnaires outbreak as cases climbed to 82. The source is "likely eliminated" but 140 towers still await results.

Medical Daily · Jul 22

Who speaks for the horses? New push seeks to ban Central Park’s carriages

A tourist’s death has boosted animal advocates’ drive to end a trade supporters say provides jobs and treats horses well

The Guardian - US · Jul 20

NYC Legionnaires' Cluster Grows to 63 Cases on Upper East Side as Cooling Tower Investigation Continues

NYC confirms 63 Legionnaires' disease cases on the Upper East Side in ZIP codes 10028, 10075, and 10128. Active investigation ongoing. What residents should know now.

Medical Daily · Jul 16

'Act now': Indian teen Romanch Mahajan's father urges NYC to ban horse carriages after son's death

The father of Indian teenager Romanch Mahajan, who died in a horse-drawn carriage accident in New York's Central Park while trying to save his mother, made an emotional appeal to the New York City Council, requesting lawmakers to ban horse-drawn carriages and ensure that "no other family" suffers a similar…

The Times of India · Jul 16

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The Independent UK · Jul 14

New diagnoses slow in NYC Legionnaires' disease outbreak; source still unclear

Health officials say a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Manhattan’s Upper East Side now counts 60 cases, but new diagnoses are slowing

International Business Times UK · Jul 7

Mamdani Secretly Adds $700M to Bloated NYC Schools Budget While Quietly Slashing $29M From the NYPD

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has quietly steered an extra $680 million into the public school budget while cutting $29 million from the NYPD, prompting questions over transparency and priorities.

The Guardian - US · Jun 6

Party poopers: New Yorkers sniff at pet owners leaving behind animal waste

Increase in complaints about the hazardous eye sore has prompted city to take action to curb irresponsible owners

The Guardian - US · May 18

‘Stop killing us’: New York’s home care providers near hunger strike over wage injustice

Home care workers want the city council to end policy of 24-hour shifts for which they are paid for only 13 hours

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The Guardian - US · May 4

Several New York City synagogues and homes vandalized with swastikas

Police are searching for at least four individuals responsible for ‘terrifying signals of hatred and threats of violence’

The Mary Sue · Apr 29

Zohran Mamdani’s first veto targets a protest safety bill, but the real battle is over Gaza demonstrations near NYC schools

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani just dropped his first veto, and it’s putting a major protest safety bill on ice. The move has kicked off a fresh power struggle with the City Council, but the real tension here isn’t just about policy. It’s about how the city handles Gaza-related…

The Mary Sue · Apr 16

Zohran Mamdani’s biggest promise finally happened, and things are about to get really interesting

Zohran Mamdani just scored his biggest policy win yet and New York City’s ultrawealthy are about to feel the pinch. Governor Kathy Hochul and the socialist mayor have teamed up to push a pied-à-terre tax on second homes worth over $5 million, a move that could haul in more than…

The Independent UK · Feb 18

Mamdani reboots homeless encampment sweeps in New York City

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has resumed the practice of clearing out homeless encampments, saying he has retooled the process

The Guardian - US · Feb 18

Mamdani floats New York City property tax raise if state won’t tax millionaires

Threat of 9.5% property tax increase puts pressure on Governor Hochul, who is seeking re-election this year

Axios · Feb 10

NYC demands Pride flag return to Stonewall monument

A community leader vowed to raise the flag again.

We Got This Covered · Jan 13

‘Assault on our democracy’: Mamdani explodes after ICE detains NYC Council employee, and the two sides can’t agree on what happened

Both versions of this story can't be true, so what happened?

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