NYC Daybook
Associated Press NYC Daybook for Friday, Jan. 17.
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Friday, Jan. 17 8:15 AM NYC Schools Chancellor Carranza speaks at NYLS CityLaw Breakfast - New York Law School's CityLaw Breakfast Series continues with featured guest New York City Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza
Location: New York Law School, 185 W Broadway, New York, NY
Weblinks: http://www.nyls.edu, https://twitter.com/nylawschool
Contacts: Liz Thomas, New York Law School, [email protected], 1 212 431 2872
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Friday, Jan. 17 9:00 AM Dem Rep. Gregory Meeks unveils legislation giving taxi medallion owners 'financial relief' - Democratic Rep. Gregory Meeks announces legislation to 'relieve taxi medallion owners from tax liability for debt forgiveness'. Other attendees include representatives from the New York Taxi Workers Alliance
Location: New York City Hall steps, New York, NY
Weblinks: http://meeks.house.gov, https://twitter.com/GregoryMeeks
Contacts: Andrei Vasilescu, Office of Rep. Gregory Meeks, [email protected], 1 202 225 3461
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Friday, Jan. 17 9:00 AM Diocese of Brooklyn conducts active shooting training - Diocese of Brooklyn, in conjunction with the Office of the Superintendent of Catholic School Support Services, host active shooter response training drills tomorrow at St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Academy, 241 Prospect Park W, Brooklyn; St. Francis De Sales Catholic Academy, 219 Beach 129th St, Belle Harbor, Queens. The program is designed to provide practical education and training to school staff and students to respond to violent intruder and active shooter situations.
Location: New York, NY
Weblinks: http://dioceseofbrooklyn.org/, https://twitter.com/BrooklynDiocese
Contacts: John Quaglione, DeSales Media Group, [email protected], 1 718 517 3112 ; Adriana Rodriguez, DeSales Media Group, [email protected], 1 718 517 3143;
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Friday, Jan. 17 9:00 AM Members of Cuomo administration deliver State of the State presentation - Members of the Cuomo administration deliver the State of the State presentation, with Empire State Development Acting Commissioner and President and CEO-designate Eric Gertler presenting at Greater New York Chamber of Commerce, 20 W 44th St, New York (9:00 AM EST); Office of Addiction Services and Supports Commissioner Arlene Gonzalez Sanchez at Family and Children's Association Thrive Center, 1324 Motor Pkwy, Hauppauge (12:00 PM EST); and New York State Justice Center Director Denise Miranda at Rochdale Village, 169-65 137th Ave, Jamaica (1:30 PM EST)
Weblinks: http://www.ny.gov, https://twitter.com/NYGovCuomo
Contacts: New York State Executive Chamber, [email protected], 1 518 474 8418
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Friday, Jan. 17 9:30 AM NYSE Opening and Closing Bells - Phoenix Tree Holdings Limited Chairman Derek Shen, CEO Jing Gao and President Yan Cui ring the New York Stock Exchange Opening Bell, to celebrate the company's IPO (9:30 AM EST) * North Shore Indices founder and CEO Tim Rotolo rings the Closing Bell, to celebrate the launch of the North Shore Global Uranium ETF in December (4:00 PM EST)
Location: New York Stock Exchange, 11 Wall St, New York, NY
Weblinks: http://nyse.nyx.com/, https://twitter.com/NYSE
Contacts: Judy Shaw, NYSE Corporate Communications Manager, [email protected]
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Friday, Jan. 17 10:00 AM New York City Council Speaker Corey Johnson appears live on WNYC's 'The Brian Lehrer Show'
Weblinks: http://council.nyc.gov, https://twitter.com/NYCCouncil
Contacts: New York City Council Press, [email protected], 1 212 788 7116
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Friday, Jan. 17 10:00 AM Manhattan BP Brewer's public schedule - Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer speaks at the swearing-in for Teamsters Local 237 President Gregory Floyd, 216 W 14th St, New York (10:00 AM EST); and speaks at press conference opposing the demolition of 14-16 Fifth Ave, New York (11:30 AM EST)
Location: New York, NY
Weblinks: http://manhattanbp.nyc.gov/, https://twitter.com/galeabrewer
Contacts: Manhattan Borough President's Office, [email protected]
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Friday, Jan. 17 10:00 AM Abraham Lincoln High School juniors celebrate completion of internships in Brooklyn - 85 Abraham Lincoln High School juniors celebrate the completion of semester-long internships with mentors from 24 Brooklyn businesses, schools, hospitals, senior centers, and veterinarians. Attendees include Abraham Lincoln HS Principal Ari Hoogenboom and Internships Director Jacques Hoffmann, Coney Island YMC Lincoln Intern Raheim Smith, Coney Island Hospital Lincoln Intern Omniya Ibrahim, Gargiulo's Restaurant's Rachael Russo, and Gallup NYC's Cheriselle Scott
Location: Abraham Lincoln High School, 2800 Ocean Pkwy, Brooklyn, NY
Weblinks: https://www.alhs.nyc/
Contacts: Ari Hoogenboom, Abraham Lincoln High School, [email protected], 1 718 353 7474
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Friday, Jan. 17 10:00 AM Bipartisan Reps. attend swearing-in ceremony of new Teamsters Local 237 president - Swearing-in ceremony of Gregory Floyd as president of International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 237. International Brotherhood of Teamsters General President James Hoffa officiates, with attendees including Democratic Reps. Jerrold Nadler and Adriano Espaillat, Republican Rep. Peter King, New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli, New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer, New York Commissioner of Labor Robert Reardon, New York State AFL-CIO President Mario Cilento, New York City Central Labor Council President Vincent Alvarez, and NAACP New York State Chapter President Hazel Dukes
Location: 216 W 14th St, New York, NY
Weblinks: http://www.local237.org/
Contacts: Phyllis Shafran, Teamsters Local 237, 1 646 638 8501, 1 347 947 0102
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Friday, Jan. 17 10:00 AM Harlem Communication Development Corporation Directors meeting
Location: Harlem Community Development Corporation, 163 W 125th St, New York, NY
Weblinks: http://esd.ny.gov/, https://twitter.com/EmpireStateDev
Contacts: ESD Press Office, [email protected], 1 800 260 7313
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Friday, Jan. 17 10:30 AM Children's Museum of Manhattan hosts preview of 'Inside Art' exhibition - Children's Museum of Manhattan hosts a special preview of its new exhibit, 'Inside Art', which encourages visitors to 'connect with art, space and design like never before as they assemble, create, peek into, crawl under and walk through new large scale installations and sculptures'
Location: Children's Museum of Manhattan, 212 W 83rd St, New York, NY
Weblinks: http://cmom.org/, https://twitter.com/cmomNYC
Contacts: Adam Miller, Rubenstein, [email protected], 1 212 843 8032; Shannon Spence, Rubenstein, [email protected], 1 212 843 9342;
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Friday, Jan. 17 10:30 AM NYC Council Member Treyger calls for justice in hit and run incident - New York City Council Member Mark Treyger calls for justice for the family of Deborah Mutell, who died in a fatal hit and run crash at the corner of 86th St and Bay Pkwy in the Bensonhurst neighborhood of Brooklyn yesterday, via press conference. He also urge 'accountability for the driver of a private sanitation company'
Location: corner of Bay Pkwy and 86th St, Brooklyn, NY
Weblinks: http://council.nyc.gov, https://twitter.com/NYCCouncil
Contacts: Maria Henderson, Office of NYC Council Member Mark Treyger, [email protected], 1 646 891 8441
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Friday, Jan. 17 11:00 AM ICE acting director speaks on impact of sanctuary policies in New York state - Immigration and Customs Enforcement Acting Director Matthew Albence addresses how sanctuary policies in New York and New York state impact public safety, via news conference
Location: 26 Federal Plaza, New York, NY
Weblinks: http://www.ice.gov, https://twitter.com/ICEgov
Contacts: ICE Media, [email protected]
Media should arrive no later than 10:30 a.m. to ensure they have enough time to move through security at the federal building * Media credentialed required
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Friday, Jan. 17 11:30 AM MTA Chief Development Officer Lieber conducts tour of 42 St corridor projects - MTA Chief Development Officer Janno Lieber leads reporters on a tour of several projects along the 42 St corridor and discusses how the decision to bundle the work into one master project is 'helping the MTA achieve significant cost savings and considerably reducing the length of construction on work'
Location: Grand Central Station, E 41st St, New York, NY
Weblinks: http://www.mta.info, https://twitter.com/mta
Contacts: MTA Press Office, [email protected], 1 212 878 7440
Please RSVP by 9:00 AM EST * Paid area, start of the 42 St Shuttle passageway near the mezzanine
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Friday, Jan. 17 11:30 AM Press conference to speak out against Madison Realty Capital plan for 14-16 Fifth Avenue - Press conference to speak out against a plan by Madison Realty Capital to demolish a five-story, 20-unit apartment building at 14-16 Fifth Avenue constructed in 1848, and replace it with a 244-feet-tall tower with 18 units of 'super-luxury housing'. Attendees include Village Preservation Executive Director Andrew Berman, Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer, New York City Council Speaker Corey Johnson, New York state Sen. Brad Hoylman, state Assemblymember Deborah Glick, Historic Districts Council Executive Director Simeon Bankoff, Village Independent Democrats' Katharine Wolpe, and Tenants Taking Control Sally Young
Location: 14-16 5th Ave, New York, NY
Weblinks: http://www.gvshp.org, https://twitter.com/gvshp
Contacts: Andrew Berman, GVSHP Exec Dir, [email protected], 1 212 475 9585 x 38, 1 917 533 1767
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Friday, Jan. 17 2:00 PM Hunger Free America begins 'MLK Advocacy and Legacy Week' - Hunger Free America begins 'MLK Advocacy and Legacy Week', with volunteers helping out at a variety of hunger relief organizations including soup kitchens and food pantries to serve low-income New Yorkers struggling with food insecurity
Location: Community Health Action of Staten Island, 2134 Richmond Terrace, Staten Island, NY
Weblinks: http://www.hungerfreeamerica.org, https://twitter.com/HungerFreeUSA
Contacts: Nicole Aber, Hunger Free America, [email protected], 1 646 627 7741
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Friday, Jan. 17 2:00 PM MTA NYC Transit officials hold Queens Bus Network Redesign plan briefing - MTA New York City Transit officials brief reporters on the proposed draft plan for the Queens Bus Network Redesign, with Acting MTA Bus Company President and NYC Transit Senior Vice President for Buses Craig Cipriano, MTA bus planners, and community outreach staff
Location: 2 Broadway, New York, NY
Weblinks: http://www.mta.info, https://twitter.com/mta
Contacts: MTA Press Office, [email protected], 1 212 878 7440
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Friday, Jan. 17 6:00 PM NYC Schools Chancellor Carranza appears on Univision 41 - New York City Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza appears on Univision 41's 'A Clase con el Canciller' * Earlier today, he delivers remarks at a New York Law School CityLaw Breakfast
Weblinks: http://schools.nyc.gov, https://twitter.com/NYCSchools
Contacts: NYC Schools Chancellor's Press Office , 1 212 374 5141
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Friday, Jan. 17 - Wednesday, Jan. 22 6:00 PM New York Peace Week continues - 10th annual New York Peace Week continues, a week of interactive, motivating and thought-provoking special events designed to inspire youth and communities to take personal action to promote peace. Events today include Bowling For Peace hosted by Man Up Inc! and Save/GOSO, Bowl 360 Bowling Alley, 98-18 Rockaway Blvd, Ozone Park (6:00 PM EST); and Healing Through Laughter, 116-55 Sutphin Blvd, Jamaica (7:00 PM EST)
Location: New York, NY
Weblinks: http://www.peaceweeknyc.com/, https://twitter.com/lifecampinc
Contacts: Rachel Noerdlinger, Mercury, [email protected], 1 347 821 9678; Aquib Yacoob, Peace Week, [email protected], 1 718 825 6887;
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Friday, Jan. 17 7:00 PM The American Scottish Foundation's Burns Night - ASF 25th Anniversary Burns Night Celebration ahead of Burns night, which is celebrated on or around the day Scottish poet Robert Burns was born (25 Jan 1759)
Location: The University Club of New York, 1 W 54th St, New York, NY
Weblinks: http://www.americanscottishfoundation.com, https://twitter.com/ASFevents
Contacts: American Scottish Foundation, [email protected], 1 212 605 0338
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Friday, Jan. 17 7:30 PM A$AP Mob host annual Yams Day - A$AP Mob host the annual Yams Day, celebrating the life and legacy of the late Steve 'A$AP Yams' Rodriguez, co-owner of the A$AP Worldwide record label who died aged 26 in 2015
Location: Barclays Center, 620 Atlantic Ave, Brooklyn, NY
Weblinks: , https://twitter.com/ASAPMOB, #YAMSDAY
Contacts: Amanda Silverman, Lede Company, [email protected]; Cara Hutchison, Lede Company, [email protected];
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Friday, Jan. 17 8:00 PM Opening night for Barra Grant's comedy about her mother, the first Jewish Miss America - 'Miss America's Ugly Daughter', opening night for the Off-Broadway premiere of a solo comedy play written and performed by Barra Grant, exploring her childhood growing up in the shadow of her mother Bess Myerson, the first and only ever Jewish Miss America. Directed by Eve Brandstein
Location: The Marjorie S. Deane Little Theater, 10 W 64th St, New York, NY
Weblinks: https://www.missamericasuglydaughter.com/, https://twitter.com/MsAUglyDaughter
Contacts: Jennifer Hoffer, YMCA of Greater New York, [email protected], 1 212 630 9662; Erik Opsal, YMCA of Greater New York, [email protected], 1 212 630 9699, 1 763 234 5907;
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Friday, Jan. 17 8:00 PM NYC Public Advocate Williams attends Southern Queens Park Association 44th anniversary event - New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams attends the Southern Queens Park Association Inc. 44th anniversary event, where he honors 32BJSEIU President Kyle Bragg and Queens Parks Commissioner Michael Dockett
Location: 177-01 Baisley Blvd, Jamaica, NY
Weblinks: http://pubadvocate.nyc.gov/
Contacts: Office of the NYC Public Advocate, [email protected]
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Friday, Jan. 17 - Sunday, Jan. 19 Booking.com begins stays in New Year's resolutions themed condos - Booking.com begins stays in 20 'Resolution Suite' condos themed to align with 20 of the most popular New Year's Resolutions for 2020
Location: The Broad Exchange Building, 25 Broad St, New York, NY
Weblinks: http://Booking.com
Contacts: Siobhan Stocks-Lyons, Marino, [email protected], 1 212 402 3531
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Friday, Jan. 17 Opening night for Kate Hamill's new adaptation of 'Dracula' - 'Dracula', opening night for a new adaptation of Bram Stoker's classic novel by Kate Hamill, which confronts the sexism in Stoker's original work and subjugates it as a smart and disquieting feminist revenge fantasy, directed by Sarna Lapine. Starring Hamill as Renfield and Matthew Amendt in the titular role alongside Laura Baranik, Michael Crane and Kelley Curran and Frances Dukes. Production runs as part of a new gothic repertory cycle at Classic Stage Company alongside a new adaptation of 'Frankenstein' by Tristan Bernays (30 Jan - 8 Mar)
Location: Classic Stage Company, 136 E 13th St, New York, NY
Weblinks: http://www.classicstage.org, https://twitter.com/classicstage
Contacts: Classic Stage Company, [email protected], 1 212 677 4210 x 10
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Friday, Jan. 17 - Saturday, Jan. 18 8th annual Black Comic Book Festival at Schomburg Center - 8th annual Black Comic Book Festival hosted by Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, featuring panel discussions, film screenings, cosplay, and exhibit tables with premiere black comic creators from across the country
Location: Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, 515 Malcolm X Blvd, New York, NY
Weblinks: http://www.nypl.org, https://twitter.com/nypl
Contacts: Sara Beth Joren, New York Public Library press, [email protected], 1 212 592 7710
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Friday, Jan. 17 Film Comment Selects season begins - Film Comment Selects, 20th edition of Film Comment magazine's annual film festival, launches with the New York premiere of Jeffrey Peixoto's 'Over the Rainbow' and a screening of Darren Aronofsky's 'mother!' * The festival has been relaunched in a new extended format in 2020, spotlighting a selection of titles, both new and old, curated by the magazine's editors in events throughout the year
Location: Film Society of Lincoln Center, Walter Reade Theater, 70 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY
Weblinks: http://www.filmlinc.com/, https://twitter.com/FilmLinc
Contacts: Lisa Thomas , The Film Society of Lincoln Center, [email protected]
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Friday, Jan. 17 New York Mayor de Blasio travels to Maine - New York Mayor Bill de Blasio travels to Maine for his aunt's 93rd birthday, with no public events scheduled
Weblinks: http://www.nyc.gov/mayor, https://twitter.com/NYCMayorsOffice
Contacts: New York Mayor’s Office, [email protected], 1 212 788 2958
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Friday, Jan. 17 10:30 AM North Shore University Hospital 50th annual MLK Day celebration - North Shore University Hospital 50th annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Day celebration, featuring keynote from author Dr Michael Eric Dyson. Other attendees include the event's co-founder Mattie Gray
Location: North Shore University Hospital, 300 Community Dr, Manhasset, NY
Weblinks: https://www.northwell.edu/, https://twitter.com/northwellhealth
Contacts: Michelle Pinto, Northwell Health, [email protected], 1 516 321 6708
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Friday, Jan. 17 11:30 AM Rebuild NY Now call for funding to 'fix crumbling roads and bridges' - Rebuild New York Now press conference calling for more state funding to 'fix crumbling roads and bridges' across New York state, with New York state Sens. Shelley Mayer and Pete Harckham, state Assemblymembers Nader Sayegh, David Buchwald, Kevin Byrne, and Steve Otis, Westchester County Executive George Latimer and Operations Director Joan McDonald, Yonkers Deputy Mayor Steven Levy, Rebuild NY Now President and CEO Mike Elmendorf, Greenburgh Town Supervisor Paul Feiner, Construction Industry Council of Westchester and Hudson Valley Executive Director John Cooney Jr., Teamsters Local 456 President Louis Picani, Peckham Industries President John Peckham, Laborers Local 60 Business Manager Anthony Ascencao, and Red Hook Town Highway Superintendent of Red Hook Theresa Burke
Location: Teamsters Local 456, 160 S Central Ave, Elmsford, NY
Weblinks: http://www.rebuildnynow.org/, https://twitter.com/rebuildnynow
Contacts: Karen Mustiga, Mercury, [email protected], 1 212 681 1380
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Saturday, Jan. 18 10:00 AM Hunger Free America's 'MLK Advocacy and Legacy Week' continues - Hunger Free America's 'MLK Advocacy and Legacy Week' continues, with volunteers helping out at a variety of hunger relief organizations including soup kitchens and food pantries to serve low-income New Yorkers struggling with food insecurity
Location: Community Health Action of Staten Island, 2134 Richmond Terrace, Staten Island, NY
Weblinks: http://www.hungerfreeamerica.org, https://twitter.com/HungerFreeUSA
Contacts: Nicole Aber, Hunger Free America, [email protected], 1 646 627 7741
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Saturday, Jan. 18 11:00 AM 2020 Women's 'RISE & ROAR' March - 2020 Women's 'RISE & ROAR' March, hosted by Women's March Alliance to highlight issues including pay equity, #MeToo, domestic abuse, immigration reform, gun reform, abortion rights, LGBTQ+ social justice and the rights of disabled individuals. Schedule includes rally (11:00 AM EST), followed by march (12:00 PM EST)
Location: Columbus Cir, New York, NY
Weblinks: https://womensmarchalliance.org/
Contacts: Fred Yaeger, Yaeger Public Relations, [email protected], 1 914 525 9198
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Saturday, Jan. 18 1:00 PM New York Mayor de Blasio in Maine and Massachusetts - New York Mayor Bill de Blasio in Maine, where he delivers remarks at Eastport Arts Center's benefit talk: 'Reflections on America', Eastport Arts Center, 36 Washington St, Eastport, ME (1:00 PM EST); and later travels to Massachusetts
Weblinks: http://www.nyc.gov/mayor, https://twitter.com/NYCMayorsOffice
Contacts: New York Mayor’s Office, [email protected], 1 212 788 2958
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Saturday, Jan. 18 - Wednesday, Jan. 22 2:00 PM New York Peace Week continues - 10th annual New York Peace Week continues, a week of interactive, motivating and thought-provoking special events designed to inspire youth and communities to take personal action to promote peace. Events today include Sip & Paint Time For Healing, 114-20 Sutphin Blvd, Jamaica (2:00 PM EST); and 'Jesus Hopped The A Train' play, Jamaica Performing Arts Center, 153-10 Jamaica Ave, Jamaica (8:00 PM EST)
Location: New York, NY
Weblinks: http://www.peaceweeknyc.com/, https://twitter.com/lifecampinc
Contacts: Rachel Noerdlinger, Mercury, [email protected], 1 347 821 9678; Aquib Yacoob, Peace Week, [email protected], 1 718 825 6887;
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Saturday, Jan. 18 2:00 PM Apple Bank and Brooklyn Public Library Lunar New Year Celebration with Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company
Location: Brooklyn Public Library - McKinley Park Branch, 6802 Fort Hamilton Pkwy, Brooklyn, NY
Weblinks: http://www.bklynlibrary.org, https://twitter.com/bklynlibrary
Contacts: Katie Groenke, BerlinRosen, [email protected], 1 646 680 0904, 1 443 841 0282
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Saturday, Jan. 18 Producers Guild Award Nominees Breakfast - Producers Guild Award Nominees Breakfast and Panel ahead of this evening's 31st annual Producers Guild Awards, bringing together all the producers nominated for the Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures. Film nominees include '1917', 'Ford v Ferrari', 'The Irishman', 'Jojo Rabbit', 'Joker', 'Knives Out', 'Little Women', 'Marriage Story', 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood' and 'Parasite'; while TV nominees include 'Big Little Lies', 'The Crown', 'Game of Thrones', 'Succession' and 'Watchmen' (Drama); and 'Barry', 'Fleabag', 'The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel', 'Schitt's Creek' and 'Veep' (Comedy)
Location: Skirball Center for the Performing Arts, 566 LaGuardia Pl, New York, NY
Weblinks: https://www.producersguild.org, https://twitter.com/producersguild, #PGAwards
Contacts: Matthew Lawrence, Sunshine Sachs, [email protected]
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Saturday, Jan. 18 12:30 PM Dem Rep. Eliot Engel attends 'Rally for All' in Westchester County, NY - Up2Us sponsors annual 'Rally for All' in Westchester County, NY, to 'resist the Trump administration with a celebration of unity, equality and inclusion'. Speakers include Democratic Rep. Eliot Engel, New York state Sens. Shelley Mayer, Pete Harckham, and Jamaal Bailey, Westchester County Executive George Latimer, White Plains Common Council Member Nadine Hunt-Robinson, and Hispanic Dems of Westchester's Evelyn Santiago and Ximena Francella
Location: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, White Plains, NY
Weblinks: https://www.up2us.us/
Contacts: Iris Lachaud, Up2Us, [email protected], 1 914 262 9205
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Sunday, Jan. 19 2:00 PM 'Soul to Soul' performed at Museum of Jewish Heritage - 'Soul to Soul' performed at Museum of Jewish Heritage - A Living Memorial to the Holocaust, a theatrical concert that explores the parallels of African American and Jewish history. Event features an introduction by New York Board of Rabbis Executive Vice President Rabbi Joseph Potasnik and New York City Council Member Robert Cornegy Jr., with performers Lisa Fishman, Cantor Magda Fishman, Elmore James and Tony Perry and participation from IMPACT Repertory Theatre
Location: Museum of Jewish Heritage - A Living Memorial to the Holocaust, 36 Battery Pl, New York, NY
Weblinks: http://www.mjhnyc.org/index.htm, https://twitter.com/MJHnews
Contacts: Jeff Simmons, Anat Gerstein Inc, [email protected], 1 347 361 7451
Press must RSVP in advance. No audio or video may be recorded during this production
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Sunday, Jan. 19 - Wednesday, Jan. 22 4:00 PM New York Peace Week continues - 10th annual New York Peace Week continues, a week of interactive, motivating and thought-provoking special events designed to inspire youth and communities to take personal action to promote peace. Events today include the annual 'Forgiveness Dinner', hosted by LIFE Camp
Location: Occasions Catering Hall, 127-08 Merrick Blvd, Jamaica, NY
Weblinks: http://www.peaceweeknyc.com/, https://twitter.com/lifecampinc
Contacts: Rachel Noerdlinger, Mercury, [email protected], 1 347 821 9678; Aquib Yacoob, Peace Week, [email protected], 1 718 825 6887;
RSVP required
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Sunday, Jan. 19 New York Mayor Bill de Blasio returns to New York from Massachusetts
Weblinks: http://www.nyc.gov/mayor, https://twitter.com/NYCMayorsOffice
Contacts: New York Mayor’s Office, [email protected], 1 212 788 2958
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Sunday, Jan. 19 - Tuesday, Jan. 21 Project and MRket NY Men's fashion event - Project and MRket NY Men's fashion event, featuring influential apparel, footwear, and accessories brands from emerging to established, and contemporary to classic
Location: Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, 655 West 34th Street, New York, NY
Weblinks: http://www.magiconline.com/
Contacts: Fashion event customer service, [email protected], 1 218 740 6873
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Sunday, Jan. 19 - Tuesday, Jan. 21 Texworld USA Trade Fair - Texworld USA Trade Fair: Worldwide Fabrics Rendez-vous, co-located with the International Apparel Sourcing Show
Location: Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, 655 West 34th Street, New York, NY
Weblinks: http://www.texworldusa.com/, https://twitter.com/TexworldUSA
Contacts: Messe Frankfurt (USA), [email protected], 1 770 984 8016
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Sunday, Jan. 19 Opening night for world premiere production of 'Emojiland: The Musical' - 'Emojiland: The Musical', opening night for the Off-Broadway world premiere of a new musical following a diverse community of archetypes who take one another at face value, as a software update threatens to destroy life as they know it. Featuring a book, music and lyrics by Keith Harrison and Laura Schein. Starring Max Crumm, Jacob Dickey, Lesli Margherita, Lucas Steele and Felicia Boswell
Location: The Duke On 42nd Street, 229 W 42nd St, New York, NY
Weblinks: https://www.emojiland.com/, https://twitter.com/emojimusical, #EmojilandMusical
Contacts: Dan DeMello, DDPR Public Relations, [email protected], 1 212 575 0263
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Sunday, Jan. 19 Opening night for adaptation of 'Timon of Athens' starring Kathryn Hunter - 'Timon of Athens', opening night for a new gender-swapped re-imagining of Simon Godwin's contemporary adaptation of William Shakespeare's play, starring Kathryn Hunter in the titular role, which marks the first time Godwin's adaptation has been staged with a female lead. Also stars Shirine Babb, Arnie Burton and Helen Cespedes
Location: Theatre for a New Audience at Polonsky Shakespeare Center, 262 Ashland Pl, New York, NY
Weblinks: http://www.tfana.org/, https://twitter.com/TheatreforaNewA
Contacts: Blake Zidell, Blake Zidell & Associates, [email protected], 1 718 643 9052