Southampton mayor ripped for gutting perks for town workers: ‘Straw that broke the camel’s back’

They won’t even talk to him until they’d had their coffee. Fed up workers for Southampton Village on Long Island fought back against the town’s mayor and his cronies after their cost saving became so dramatic they stopped supplying hot beverages. “The straw that broke the camel’s back was that the Mayor, William Manger Jr., and his employees had the bright idea to remove the coffee, plates and utensils from the lunchroom. “These are all the employees that take care of the beaches, the parks, the boats,” a source close to the situation, who asked to remain anonymous, told The…

Pregnant Seattle meteorologist Claire Anderson blasts viewer who body-shamed her over form-fitting outfits: ‘Distracts from your presentation’

A pregnant Seattle meteorologist stormed back against a critic who claimed that her form-fitting outfits that showed off her baby bump during live broadcasts “distracts” viewers. Claire Anderson, who is 7-and-a-half-month pregnant, is a meteorologist for Fox 13 Seattle and showed off the demeaning email she received to her 10,000…

K-Pop company DearU to open flagship store in Union Square

DearU, a global K-Pop  company, will bring its US flagship and its first permanent brick-and-mortar store, to 24 Union Square East. Newmark’s Jeffrey Roseman and Drew Weiss are the exclusive leasing agents for the property’s owners, the S. Klein Family LLC. The 9,932 square-foot store, to be called Bubble House…

Evgeni Malkin re-signs with Penguins to return for 21st NHL season

Evgeni Malkin is back for another year in the Steel City.  The beloved Penguins star signed a one-year, $5.5 million contract on Tuesday, marking his return for his 21st NHL season, and one that will likely be his last.  Malkin will turn 40 later this summer and has spent his…

From Cartier’s golden gift to American astronauts to Madonna’s breast-baring Gaultier dress: Comité Colbert’s new exhibit celebrates France’s friendship with the US

Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins were over the moon in 1969 when each was gifted a solid gold model of their Lunar Excursion Module created by Cartier. The glittering tribute to America’s pioneering spacemen was commissioned by the French newspaper Le Figaro, funded by its…

Gavin Newsom’s last state budget includes K portrait of himself

The time for Gavin Newsom honoring himself isn’t over yet. California’s governor wants taxpayers to spend $33,000 on an official portrait of Newsom, even as Democratic lawmakers fume over his “absurd” $20 million proposal to honor the state’s living former governors — an exclusive club of which he’ll soon be…

Bob Horner, 1978 National League Rookie of the Year, dead at 68

Former Braves star Bob Horner has died, the team announced Tuesday.  He was 68. Horner, the No. 1 pick in the 1978 draft, played 10 total seasons in the big leagues after skipping the minor leagues.  No cause of death was not given. “The Atlanta Braves extend sincere sympathies to…

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