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…

Yankees test Jasson Dominguez in right field with Aaron Judge sidelined

The Martian is learning to inhabit a new planet. Jasson Domínguez played right field Tuesday at Triple-A and was scheduled to do so again Wednesday, according to Yankees manager Aaron Boone. Dominguez has never played right field in the majors — and only done so once in his minor-league career…

Cracker Barrel shares surge 23% on upbeat sales forecast as logo controversy fades

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store shares rose 23% on Wednesday after it reported a second straight quarter of surprise profit and lifted its annual targets, signaling that the restaurant chain is moving on from a tumultuous period of backlash around its logo change. Store traffic was improving gradually, and consumers were responding to the company’s…

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