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The Angels Return: Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show 2025 Lights Up New York
Last Updated:October 16, 2025, 10:35 IST The Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show 2025 returned to New York with iconic Angels, dazzling wings, and a fresh blend of glamour, sport, and empowerment. The Angels are back! Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show...

NY anti-Israel activists hold vigil for Oct. 7 Hamas chief Sinwar on anniversary of his killing
NEW YORK — Anti-Israel activists in New York City on Thursday set up a display with images of several terror chiefs to mark the first anniversary of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar’s death. Israeli forces killed Sinwar, the architect of the October 2023...

Scaring up screams at ‘Haunted Hayride’ and ‘Dark Harbor’; Ben Platt announces a hometown residency
I can’t think of another time that I was quite as terrified as when I walked alone into an interactive horror maze called “Feast” at a chilling carnival-like event called “The Queen Mary’s Dark Harbor: Summoned by the Seas,” which takes place in...

UN Expert: Socioeconomic And Cultural Injustices At Core Of Transitional Justice
OHCHR NEW YORK – Inequality, exclusion, and lack of justice fuel and exacerbate violence, said the Special Rapporteur on the promotion of truth, justice, reparation and guarantees of non-recurrence, Bernard Duhaime, in his new report to the...

UN Expert: Repression Of Climate Activists Undermines Just Transition
OHCHR NEW YORK – The climate crisis is a human rights crisis and those calling for their governments to mitigate its impacts must be protected as human rights defenders, a UN expert* told the General Assembly today, urging States to end the...

New York mayoral candidates face off in heated debate
IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Now Playing New York mayoral candidates face off in heated debate 04:14 UP NEXT NYC mayoral candidates spar over Israel-Gaza positions 02:23 U.S. strikes...

Princess Diana Said One Suprising Movie “Completed My Education”
Whether through their message, their characters, or their aesthetics, some films leave a lasting impression. For Princess Diana, The Rocky Horror Picture Show was the film that unexpectedly captured her youth. Tim Curry, one of the stars of the...

Cultural resistance to Trump begins to form, with artists leading the charge
Across the US, in the streets and in their studios, artists and arts workers are resisting the cultural crackdown instigated by President Donald Trump. A joint statement calling for “collective courage” and affirming a commitment to “artistic...
Here’s why NYC public schools are closed 1 day next week
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — New York City public school students will once again only head to class for four days next week, as they are off one day for a holiday. Public schools in New York City will be closed on Monday, Oct. 20, to observe Diwali. In...
New York Jobs CEO Council Names Accenture Chair and CEO Julie Sweet Chair
Founded in 2020 by JPMorganChase Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Jamie Dimon, the New York CEO Jobs Council has worked with employers to hire more than 50,000 low-income New Yorkers into living-wage jobs at their companies, including nearly...

New York City Mayoral Debate 2025: Zohran Mamdani, Andrew Cuomo, Curtis Sliwa face off tonight — When and where to watch
The race for New York City’s next mayor reaches a key moment tonight (Thursday, October 16) as the three candidates — Democrat Zohran Mamdani, Independent Andrew Cuomo, and Republican Curtis Sliwa — take the stage for the first mayoral general...

From New York to Madrid: a generation against tyranny
Eric Hobsbawm wrote in 2007 that the Spanish Civil War was a “war of intellectuals, poets, writers and artists” who flocked to the anti-fascist cause, only to be badly “let down by the workers and peasants of Europe,” who refused to respond to the...

Five takeaways from NYC mayoral debate as Mamdani and Cuomo clash
Kayla EpsteinRockefeller Center, Grace Eliza GoodwinRockefeller Center and Sakshi Venkatraman ShareSave Watch: Sliwa, Mamdani and Cuomo debate grocery bills, Trump and Gaza The three leading candidates for New York City mayor took the stage at...

Trump Refiles Defamation Lawsuit Against New York Times, Which Again Calls It Meritless and an Attempt to ‘Generate PR Attention’
Lawyers for President Donald Trump refiled a defamation lawsuit Thursday against the New York Times, with a complaint that is less than half as long as the previous one — after a judge spiked the president’s initial lawsuit for being “tedious and...
Nelson Mandela Bay church choir group to perform at New York’s Carnegie Hall
Premium By Bryan Goliath - 17 October 2025 Excitement is building among members of the Algoa region of the United Congregational Churches of SA (UCCSA) as its choir prepares for a once-in-a-lifetime performance at New York’s prestigious Carnegie...

NYT bestselling author Diane Kochilas talks latest cookbook at Hellenic Cultural Center
Search our comprehensive guide to things to do in Queens for more local events — or submit your own! Internationally acclaimed Greek chef, television personality, and New York Times bestselling author Diane Kochilas is making a stop in the heart...

Thousands expected at ‘No Kings' protests across NYC, U.S. Saturday: What to know
"No Kings Day" protests are planned in New York City and across the country this weekend in opposition to what some are characterizing as increasingly authoritarian practices by President Donald Trump. Thousands are expected to attend, especially...

NYC schools sue US department over cuts to promised funding
New York City schools sued federal education officials Thursday over a decision to discontinue $47 million in promised grants because of the schools' guidelines supporting transgender students. City officials said the federal agency led by...

3 least impressive Edmonton Oilers players from 4-2 loss to New York Islanders ft.
The Edmonton Oilers suffered their first regulation loss this season, dropping a 4-2 decision to the New York Islanders at UBS Arena on Thursday night. Islanders’ center Bo Horvat notched a hat trick in the win, with Mathew Barzal adding the other...

New York Jews Are Like Chickens Voting for Colonel Sanders
New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani is an avowed Jew-hater who has repeatedly demonstrated over the last decade his hatred for Israel; his support for Hamas; and even his support for a “global intifada,” which, by extension, includes...