New York Philharmonic Cancels Fall Season, Moves up Geffen Rebuild

Dade Hayes Finance EditorNew York, New Jersey and Connecticut have doubled the number of states whose residents will be asked to go into quarantine when they travel to the Tri-State Area due to rising COVID-19 concerns.California has joined the list of 16 states, as have Georgia and Tennessee. Residents of 16 states will now have to go into 14 days of quarantine if they choose to travel to the New York area.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are making some power business moves.

Ted Johnson The governors of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut said that they are imposing a joint travel advisory in which visitors from states with high community spread of COVID-19 must quarantine for 14 days.The travel advisory is effective at midnight tonight.The list of states includes Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas, Utah and Washington.

Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-managerNew York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Saturday that New York’s Major League Baseball teams, the Yankees and Mets, will hold spring training in the city.The move comes as MLB has shuttered all 30 of its Florida and Arizona spring training camps for deep cleaning after several teams reported cases of coronavirus among staff and players.Both the Yankees (Tampa) and Mets (Port St.

Barry M.

coronavirus pandemic and has moved up the start of Geffen Hall’s reconstruction to take advantage of the orchestra’s absence. Philharmonic President Deborah Borda said Wednesday that she hopes to resume performances on Jan.

coronavirus pandemic.The Lincoln Center symphony orchestra announced Wednesday all concerts through January 5, 2021 will not happen, a decision made to ensure the safety of both fans and artists.“While the New York Philharmonic deeply regrets having to cancel our fall concerts, we had no choice,” President and CEO Deborah Borda said in a statement.

Ariana Grande, Billie Eilish and hundreds in the music industry are calling for police reform in New York.

Hundreds of members of the music community, including artists, managers, publishers, trade groups, executives and record labels, signed an open letter Monday (June 8) calling for New York state to repeal statute 50-A, the state law that shields police officers’ personnel and disciplinary records from public view.

Scott Soshnick The owners of the Philadelphia 76ers and New Jersey Devils are looking to expand their sports empire to baseball.Josh Harris, the billionaire co-founder of Apollo Global Management, and David Blitzer, an executive at private equity firm Blackstone, are among the suitors for the New York Mets, according to people familiar with the matter.The Mets have retained Steve Greenberg at Allen & Co.

Lizzo started YouTube's Dear Class of 2020 online graduation event on Sunday by playing "Pomp and Circumstance" on her flute.She was accompanied by members of the New York Philharmonic orchestra, who appeared with her remotely via video.Other celebrities appearing during the event included Beyoncé, Lady Gaga, Michelle and Barack Obama, Katy Perry, and Justin Timberlake.Many students graduating in 2020 haven't been able to attend their graduation ceremonies because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Cynthia Littleton Business EditorNew York City has brought an early end to the 8 p.m. curfew order that was issued last week as the city was grappling with looting and violence that marred the massive but largely peaceful protests sparked by the death of George Floyd.Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the order was lifted as of Sunday, one day earlier than originally planned.

Lakyia Jackson says that her seven-year-old daughter, Wynta-Amor Rogers, just wants her voice to be heard. And after videos of the first-grader protesting have gone viral, her message is being shared around the world.

By Bruce Haring

As protests around the country surrounding George Floyd's death in police custody continue, protestors are calling on organizations and companies to support the demonstrations in any way they can.

The New York Times newsroom is in open rebellion over an op-ed the newspaper's opinion section published Wednesday that called for the army to be deployed into American cities to crush nationwide protests over police brutality and systemic racism. In reaction to the op-ed, written by Arkansas Senator Tom Cotton and titled "Send in the Troops," dozens of Timesstaffers began tweeting out the same message on Twitter Wednesday evening in an open show of anger and solidarity.

By Bruce Haring

By Variety Staff

Multiple New York Times staff members are protesting an op-ed published in the Times by GOP Sen. Tom Cotton, writing on social media, “Running this puts Black @nytimes staff in danger” alongside a screenshot of the piece.

By David Robb