The Central Park Boathouse re-opening?
Don’t hold your breath
Posted By: Imright, 7/22/2022 7:41:18 PM
She’s all washed up — and it’s a heartbreak for the city. Beware of false assurances from city officials, scrambling to save face — I don’t expect the Central Park Boathouse to come back to life any time soon after the restaurant shuts its doors in October. “It is our intention to engage a future operator as soon as possible,” Parks Department officials said on Friday, after current manager Dean J. Poll announced he was shutting things down. Poll, the Long Island-born restaurateur notable for rescuing Gallagher’s Steakhouse from closure back in 2013, blamed skyrocketing, inflation-driven food prices,
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An alleged grave ghoul has been charged with stealing 13 bronze veteran plaques from an upstate New York cemetery.
Eric T. Logue, 42, was arrested Thursday and charged with grand larceny, cemetery desecration, drug possession and criminal mischief, Wellsville police said.
The plaques are affixed to the granite headstones of veterans, stating their military branch, rank, the war they fought in, and birth and death dates. They cost $400 each and $150 to install.
Police did not offer a motive for the theft but observers believe the plaques might have been grabbed as scrap metal
21st Century Western Elites View Christianity
Just as They Did in the Second-Century
Roman Empire 5 replies
Just as They Did in the Second-Century
Roman Empire 5 replies
This will perhaps come as a shock to them, but the doggedly secularist elites of 21st century America and Europe view Christianity, especially in its Evangelical and traditional Catholic assemblies, in much the same way as the Roman elites of the second-century empire viewed a movement that was then but a minor irritant.
Or to put it another way, George Soros and your buddies with the Davos Great Reset crowd, meet Emperor Marcus Aurelius and the Pax Romana.
For one thing, both eras feature widely diverse religious groups professing multiple understandings of and approaches to living a good life. As George Barna puts it in his latest American Worldview Inventory:
Lara Trump roasts media coverage of Biden
getting COVID compared to Trump's case:
'Amazing to watch' 1 reply
getting COVID compared to Trump's case:
'Amazing to watch' 1 reply
Fox News contributor Lara Trump said on ‘Fox & Friends First’ Friday that the media's left-wing bias can be seen in how it covered President Biden's positive COVID test, compared to former President Trump's bout with the virus.
WHITE HOUSE DOESN'T KNOW WHERE BIDEN CAUGHT COVID, SAYS IT'S NOT IMPORTANT -
LARA TRUMP: You're not suggesting that the media is somehow playing favorites with Joe Biden over Donald Trump, are you? Of course, that is exactly what's happening. It's amazing to watch the difference in coverage of the exact same location, the balcony of the White House, where Donald Trump stood and took off his mask.
Flashback: Hochul Branded Zeldin ‘Dangerous’
And An ‘Extremist’ Weeks Before Man
Tried To Stab Him 6 replies
And An ‘Extremist’ Weeks Before Man
Tried To Stab Him 6 replies
Democratic New York Gov. Kathy Hochul branded Republican gubernatorial nominee and sitting Congressman Lee Zeldin as “dangerous” and a “far-right extremist” in a campaign ad just weeks before a man tried to stab Zeldin at a campaign event.
The ad, released in June, said Zeldin isn’t “just any Republican” but rather an “extreme” candidate.
“Meet Lee Zeldin, the far-right extremist that the Republicans just nominated for governor,” Hochul’s tweet read. “Despite what he might try to sell you, the facts speak for themselves: he is dangerous for New York.”
The man released from police custody after allegedly attacking Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-NY) during a campaign event Thursday night was arrested again Saturday on a federal assault charge.
David Jakubonis was charged at the state level with second degree attempted assault, but he was “released on his own recognizance” Thursday, according to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office. Jakubonis will now stand before U.S. Magistrate Judge Marion W. Payson Saturday to face his federal charge, Fox News reported.
Following his suspected attacker’s release,
The Mega Millions jackpot continues to grow after no ticket matched the 6 winning numbers drawn on Friday.
The jackpot is estimated to soar to over $790 million before the next drawing on Tuesday, according to a Mega Millions news release. This will be the fourth-largest jackpot in Mega Millions history.
Although the jackpot was not claimed, there were 3,428,412 winning tickets at lower prize levels, according to Mega Millions.
Four winning ticket-holders drew the first five numbers and won the second prize jackpot.
Report: FBI Believes Huawei Telecom Equipment
Can Capture and Disrupt U.S. Military Communications 8 replies
Can Capture and Disrupt U.S. Military Communications 8 replies
An FBI investigation into Chinese land purchases near critical infrastructure as well as the Huawei equipment found on many American cell towers has found the Chinese company’s telecom gear capable of capturing and even disrupting U.S. military communications, including that of the U.S. Strategic Command, which oversees America’s nuclear arsenal, according to a report by CNN.
According to a CNN report based on interviews with 12 current and former intelligence officials, Chinese telecom giant Huawei has been the subject of investigations by the FBI
On Saturday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Fox & Friends,” Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-NY) stated that if he was a Democrat, the attack on him “would be the number one story. And it wouldn’t just be the number one story for a day, it would be the number one story for an entire cycle.” And every single House Republican would be called on to condemn the attack.
Zeldin stated, “Well, this keeps happening over and over again, and you could find other stations that should be covering it and aren’t. Fortunately, some others are. Fox has been all on top of it. … I mean,
Jill Biden Gets Heckled by Protester With
the Perfect Line About Her Husband and
Gas Prices 13 replies
the Perfect Line About Her Husband and
Gas Prices 13 replies
If you look at how unpopular Joe Biden is, you have to know that there’s a lot of anger brewing about how much he’s failed the American people, particularly when it comes to the economy.
He and his team can try to buffalo the American people on a lot of subjects but when it comes to the economy, Americans know that the Bidenflation is hitting them right in the wallet. We can’t buy what we used to under Donald Trump, everything costs more–particularly food–and many people are juggling how they can pay for the daily costs that it takes to live.
January 6 defendant Mark Aungst of Williamsport, Pennsylvania committed suicide this week according to the local coroner. Aungst pleaded guilty last month to parading in the Capitol and was facing up to six months in prison and a $5000 fine.
News of Aungst’s death was reported by PennLive (excerpt)- (Photo) A Lycoming County man awaiting sentencing for illegally entering the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, has died.
The death Wednesday of Mark R. Aungst, 47, of South Williamsport, was ruled a suicide, Coroner Charles E. Kiessling Jr. said.
A 7,000-word story was published by Axios on Friday warning about the so-called “radical plan” by former President Trump and his allies to clean house in the DOJ, FBI, and Pentagon once he is reelected in 2024.
Axios’ Jonathan Swan is ringing alarm bells over the possibility but many Americans contend that’s exactly what is needed.
Swift claims the plan is based on a last-minute executive order from Trump in 2020 known as “Schedule F.” It reportedly takes direct aim at the “deep state” and purges woke progressives and Marxists from government agencies.
Four people were shot and wounded early Saturday in East Garfield Park — the fourth mass shooting in the area in the last three months.
A group of people were standing in the street in the 2700 block of West Jackson Boulevard around 1:45 a.m. when a black truck approached and someone got out and began firing a rifle, Chicago police said.
A man, 37, was hit in the right shoulder and was taken to Mount Sinai Medical Center in good condition; a man, 40, was grazed in the right hand and taken to Mount Sinai in good condition; a woman, 32, was shot in the back and taken
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Elena Kagan Claims 'Legitimacy' of Supreme
Court Is at Risk When It Strays From Public Opinion 51 replies
Court Is at Risk When It Strays From Public Opinion 51 replies
Welp, here we go again — with more ignorance of the role of the United States Supreme Court in the aftermath of the Roe overturn. Only this time, the idiocy comes from within SCOTUS, courtesy of Elena Kagan, who on Thursday claimed the legitimacy of the Court is tied to its conformity with public opinion.
Roll that over in your mind a couple of times.
Silly me. All this time, I thought the Supreme Court’s role was that of final arbiter of the law, thus ensuring the American people with the promise of equal justice under the law and, thereby, as guardian of the Constitution
Donald Trump has plans to purge the so-called 'deep state' beyond what any president has done before if he runs for and wins the presidency in 2024 and as many as 50,000 government workers could find themselves on the chopping block. The former president, if elected again, would move in with a plan being drawn up now to 'drain the swamp' and cut tens of thousands of civil servants from what are typically apolitical roles, according to an Axios report.(Snip)The Trump official who came up with the Schedule F order said it could apply to as many as 50,000 of the some-two million federal workers.
Representative Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) said Friday on CNN’s “Newsroom” that the children of Republicans who supported former President Donald Trump will be ashamed.
Kinzinger said, “I’ve had a lot of anecdotal people call and say like a good friend said my dad was a super MAGA, he hated Adam and loved Donald Trump. He’s all in against Donald Trump because he believes he’s been lied to. But look, yeah, there may be a certain set of voters that will never pay attention. Their kids will.” He added, “I’m going to tell you, I truly believe in my heart in five years, maybe not five but definitely
NYC Mayor Eric Adams mooted housing 3,000 illegal immigrants who've overwhelmed homeless shelters in hotels - and said he wants taxpayer cash from Joe Biden to do so.
During a press conference on Thursday, Adams told a room of reporters that in order to house those who cross the border illegally: 'If we have to get hotel rooms, we get hotel rooms.'
Adams also said 'our team has been in constant contact with the White House' and added that he wants the federal government to release funds in order 'to deal with this unprecedented surge' of migrants.
According to reports, the city is struggling to cope
LGBT activists demand resources for monkeypox,
don’t want officials to stigmatize gay communities 37 replies
don’t want officials to stigmatize gay communities 37 replies
The Biden administration and local leaders are walking a fine line as they play catchup with the surging monkeypox, scrambling to get vaccines and tests to an LBGTQ community that is losing patience while combatting the idea this is a sexually transmitted disease for gay men.(Snip)“We, at the Los Angeles LGBT Center, are fearful that the government’s history of not taking the necessary action to protect the LGBT community when facing a public health threat is repeating itself with the current monkeypox response,” Joe Hollendoner, CEO of the center, said recently in an open letter to Rochelle Walensky, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Vulnerable House Democrat says she ‘might
have to school’ rural Trump voters to
win their support 37 replies
have to school’ rural Trump voters to
win their support 37 replies
A Pennsylvania Democrat facing one of the toughest races in the midterm elections said she "might have to school" rural Trump voters in order to win their support.
Rep. Susan Wild, D-Pa., is running for reelection in Pennsylvania's redrawn 7th congressional district, which now includes Republican-friendly Carbon County. During a virtual meet & greet on Monday, Wild said the Republican voters of Carbon County may need to be educated on the error of their ways.
"Carbon County has many attributes, but it is a county that – although it was once an Obama county – it since has become a Trump county," she said.
Army to shift $1 billion to recruiting,
retention efforts; rely more on reserves
as ranks shrink 32 replies
retention efforts; rely more on reserves
as ranks shrink 32 replies
The Army will shift about $1 billion to recruiting programs and will rely more heavily on reserve units as its ranks dwindle and the service struggles to attract new soldiers, Army officials said in a memo this week that described a high-stakes “war for talent” that confronts America’s armed forces and comes at a crucial moment for national security. Faced with demographic shifts and a red-hot civilian job market, Army officials said the number of active-duty soldiers is expected to drop considerably over the next several years.(Snip)Recruitment officials for the Air Force, Navy and Marines say they are facing similar challenges.
A jury in a federal court in Washington, D.C., on Friday found former Trump White House adviser Steve Bannon guilty on both counts in his contempt of Congress trial.
The 12-member jury found him guilty on both counts of contempt for failing to comply with two subpoenas issued by the Democrat-led House committee investigation the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol riot.
Sentencing is set for Oct. 21. Each count carries a minimum of 30 days of jail and as long as a year behind bars, according to the Associated Press.
The New York Times published a series of op-eds by its opinion columnists Thursday that began with the phrase "I Was Wrong About." As part of the collection, Bret Stephens admitted he was wrong to label Trump supporters "appalling."
Stephens said, "The worst line I ever wrote as a pundit" was the first he ever wrote about Trump: "If by now you don’t find Donald Trump appalling, you’re appalling."
"This opening salvo, from August 2015, was the first in what would become dozens of columns denouncing Trump as a unique threat to American life, democratic ideals and the world itself," he continued. Stephens said he "regret[s] almost nothing
An entire North Carolina police force has quit in protest at the town’s newly hired “progressively responsible” town manager — who the police chief said created a “hostile work environment.”
Kenly Police Chief Josh Gibson made the shocking announcement in a Facebook post on Thursday, saying the assistant town manager and a key clerk had joined him and his five officers in quitting in protest.
“I have put in my 2 weeks notice along with the whole police dept.,” he wrote of the force he has served with for 21 years. “The new manager has created an environment I do not feel we can perform our duties and services to the community
The chief of the World Health Organization said the expanding monkeypox outbreak in more than 70 countries is an “extraordinary” situation that now qualifies as a global emergency, a declaration Saturday that could spur further investment in treating the once-rare disease and worsen the scramble for scarce vaccines.
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus made the decision to issue the declaration despite a lack of consensus among experts serving on the U.N. health agency’s emergency committee. It was the first time the chief of the U.N. health agency has taken such an action.
“We have an outbreak that has spread around the world rapidly through new modes of transmission
The Biden administration on Friday announced a new $270 million security assistance package for Ukraine, which includes High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems and 36,000 rounds of ammunition.
John Kirby, the White House’s national security spokesperson, said the aid is the 16th drawdown of equipment under President Biden’s drawdown authority, which allows him to send allies weapons from the Pentagon’s stockpile. It is the second security assistance package Mr. Biden has approved this month. In early July, the administration announced a $400 million security aid package for Ukraine. Mr. Kirby said the U.S. will continue to aid Ukraine as it fights to fend off Russian invaders. “We will have more packages