Author: Global Desk

Charly Triballeau/AFP via Getty Images New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani drew jeers at a Union Square vigil marking the third anniversary of the October 7 Hamas attacks on Wednesday night, with some attendees chanting “traitor” and “sellout” as he arrived. Hours later, according to a new report, Mamdani dined at a Palestinian restaurant on the Upper West Side whose sister Brooklyn location was accused in 2023 of running an “openly genocidal” menu. The restaurant, Ayat, faced backlash three years ago after its Brooklyn location featured a menu section titled “From the River to the Sea,” with a front page…

ABIDJAN, CÔTE D’IVOIRE, In the rapidly evolving landscape of African infrastructure, few leaders bridge the gap between academic precision and gritty, on-the-ground execution quite like Dr. Jules KON…

Getty Images New York Comic Con returns to the Javits Center October 8-11 for its 20th anniversary, and organizer ReedPop is marking the milestone with a Coney Island theme that brings a boardwalk sensibility into the convention floor, complete with anniversary merchandise designed around vintage sideshow and amusement park aesthetics. The celebration extends beyond decor. ReedPop has partnered directly with Coney Island for the anniversary, expanded the convention’s cosplay areas to handle what’s expected to be an especially large turnout, and introduced a reduced-price ticket for Thursday after 3pm, making the opening day more accessible for fans who can’t commit…

The tenor who won the Met National Council Auditions and made his Metropolitan Opera debut in 2016 sings Puccini and Donizetti under Maestro Arkady Beryn on 2 November 2026. New York audiences first…

Andrey Rudakov/Bloomberg Executives from OpenAI, Anthropic and Google have agreed to testify under oath before the New York City Council on October 5, backing down after being warned they could otherwise be subpoenaed to appear. Meta had already committed to sending a senior executive before the other companies received that warning. The hearing, a rare Committee of the Whole session convened by Council Speaker Julie Menin, will put company leaders in front of all 51 council members at once, including invitations extended to OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei directly. The session arrives alongside a legislative package…

New York City is serving fewer home-care clients even as those who receive care require more hours. The figures highlight a growing challenge for the city: an aging population is demanding more care…

John Nacion/Getty Images New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani says the American Dream has drifted so far out of reach for ordinary people that it now feels less attainable than winning the lottery. “It feels like you have to luck out in some big way,” he said in an interview on Theo Von’s podcast This Past Weekend, arguing that hard work alone no longer guarantees the kind of life Americans were once promised. Mamdani pointed to the enduring popularity of the lottery itself as evidence of just how far that promise has slipped. Many people, he said, believe they have…

Bloomberg / Contributor / Getty Images Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi is making no secret of how demanding he expects his company’s culture to be, telling employees in a recent podcast appearance that weekend emails aren’t optional reading. “We’re going to be really demanding,” he said. “Don’t come here if you want to coast.” Speaking on The Diary of a CEO podcast, Khosrowshahi described building an environment where he can “send emails over the weekend and expect a response back immediately.” For underperformers, he was equally direct about the consequences: “If you’re not performing, we’re going to let you know —…

For Valeria Prykhodko, bridal beauty is not simply about hair and makeup, it is about creating an entire visual language. As the founder of Vavilon Style, the NYC-based bridal hair and makeup artist…

ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images New York City Council Speaker Julie Menin unveiled a sweeping package of bills on Friday aimed at regulating the AI systems sold and deployed across the city, positioning New York to become one of the first major U.S. cities to impose binding rules on the industry. “We obviously are not in any way looking to stifle innovation. We want to ensure that New York stays the AI capital of the world, but with that comes responsibility,” Menin said in announcing the legislative push. The centerpiece measure would require AI systems to undergo outside validation covering…