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20.04.2020 - 21:59 / deadline.com
By Patrick Hipes
Executive Managing Editor
Organizers of NYC Pride 2020 said Monday that New York City’s signature gay-rights parade and its related in-person events won’t take place this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, marking the first time they won’t be held since the first incarnation 50 years ago.
Heritage of Pride said it worked closely with the city to arrive at the decision to cancel the events, which were scheduled to run June 14-28. New York City is the most impacted of any
Taylor Swift just made one fan's entire year!
Taylor Swift is expressing her gratitude for a fan who's put herself on the frontline during the coronavirus pandemic.A fan named Whitney -- who posts about all things Swift as @TaNnEytWiT on Twitter and is a nurse who traveled to work in New York City, the epicenter of the COVID-19 outbreak in the United States -- shared photos of a special delivery she got in time for her 30th birthday.She received a package chock-full of merch that arrived with a sweet letter penned by Swift."HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!
Sebastian Stan is on the move.
Sebastian Stan covers up with a raincoat while walking around the SoHo neighborhood of New York City on Wednesday afternoon (April 29).
In the opening scene of the new HBO series “Betty,” premiering Friday at 11 p.m., a young female skateboarder (Nina Moran) weaves around cars and through the traffic down Madison Avenue — unmasked, unbothered and unafraid.
Casey Affleck and Joaquin Phoenix, who are former brother-in-laws, haven’t spoken in years and now they have sold the New York City apartment that they purchased together.
By Greg Evans
As the threat of coronavirus continues to bring the world to a standstill, many major events around the globe have already been canceled to prevent the further spread of the disease.
A jewel-encrusted Furby pendant from Uncut Gems and the May Queen gown from Midsommar will soon be helping in the fight against COVID-19. Indie studio A24 has set up an A24 Auctions website, where it will be auctioning off original props, set pieces and costumes from some of its recent projects to benefit charities in New York City, where the company was founded and is based.
A scene from New York City Pride; this year’s event has been cancelled. (Blade file photo by Michael Key)
New York City won't allow public events in June, including three of the city's major annual celebrations: the National Puerto Rican Day Parade, the Celebrate Israel parade and the Pride parade on its 50th anniversary. Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Monday that the events would be canceled or at least postponed, saying that it was a painful but necessary step as the city continues to fight the coronavirus.