This year's ceremony honoured Cate Blanchett, Zadie Smith and more
27.04.2020 - 22:09 / variety.com
By Gene Maddaus
Senior Media Writer
Sen. Bernie Sanders has suspended his presidential campaign, but his camp is nevertheless livid that New York officials decided on Monday to cancel the June 23 primary.
The state Board of Elections voted on Monday to cancel the election due to the coronavirus pandemic. The chair of the elections board said it would be “essentially a beauty contest,” given that Sanders has dropped out and endorsed Joe Biden.
Sanders’ senior advisor, Jeff Weaver, issued a
This year's ceremony honoured Cate Blanchett, Zadie Smith and more
State Sen. Brad Hoylman with Bette Midler — Photo: Facebook
A New York judge has rejected actress Mary-Kate Olsen’s bid for an emergency divorce from husband Pierre Olivier Sarkozy after ruling it is not an “essential matter”.
Actress Hilarie Burton cried tears of joy after discovering her memoir had made the New York Times Best Sellers list.
On Mon. May 11, New York’s largest poverty fighting organization Robin Hood raised $115 million during its Rise Up New York! benefit.
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By Jill Goldsmith
By Anthony D'Alessandro
Last night, the nonprofit organization Robin Hood New York teamed up with iHeart Radio and held their virtual telethon to raise money to help those who have been affected by the coronavirus within the New York area. The telethon featured some big names including Mariah Carey, Jennifer Lopez, Spike Lee, Alicia Keys, Barbara Streisand, Robert De Niro, and many other A-list celebrities, who lent their voices and talent for the cause.
Artists from every corner of New York came together Monday night (May 11) for Robin Hood and iHeartMedia's Rise Up New York! virtual telethon.The benefit event plans on donating 100 percent of the funds raised to the most vulnerable New Yorkers in need of food, shelter, financial assistance, physical and mental health services, legal services and educational support during the coronavirus pandemic.
Organizers of the New York Film Festival, one of the signature cultural events in the city hardest-hit by COVID-19, say they are still exploring a range of scenarios for the 58th edition this fall, including live events.