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RGB chair David Reiss (iStock, Brooklyn Law) Landlords called for a 5 percent hike; tenants groups, a 5 percent roll back. The Rent Guidelines Board didn’t quite meet them in the middle. In a preliminary vote Wednesday night, the city board approved a proposal to increase rents on stabilized apartments and lofts by 0 to 2 percent on one-year leases and 1 to 3 percent on two-year leases. Last year, the board froze rents to alleviate the pandemic’s impact on renters. The proposal, introduced by Chair David Reiss also called for a rent freeze on rent-stabilized hotels, approved with a 7 to 2...

Many parents rely on kid-centric entertainment to get through the days, much of which involves screens and speakers. They're the new and improved (and non-narcotic) mother's little helpers: Sesame Street, Disney +, Kidz Bop, etc. Child-appropriate entertainment that lets mommy or daddy have a little time to relax. In fact, Nanny Elmo is one of the only reasons this writer is able to get any work done sometimes. As adults, it's easy to figure out what's appropriate for a kid to watch or listen to. Blood and gore? Nope. Explicit language and genital grinding? Big nope. Satanic imagery? Probab...

Michael Steele’s take on the future of the Republican party seems to be coldly realistic; he is not called on to be a cheerleader, but nor has he abandoned the GOP. He does seem disappointed in the direction it is going.For good reason. Real Republicans are leaving the loony bin that used to be the Party of Lincoln.

New York Times documentary Framing Britney has made one thing abundantly clear: There are many people who owe Britney Spears an apology. For years now fans have thought Diane Sawyer is one of them.  Almost immediately following the release of Framing Britney on February 5, Justin Timberlakefaced backlash over his treatment of Spears after their 2002 breakup. (There were reports Spears cheated; they were never confirmed.) From his “Cry Me a River” video to an interview during which he enthusiastically admitted to sleeping with Spears, the doc suggests he “weaponized” h...

For anyone with an interest in the horrors of the celebrity industrial complex, “Framing Britney Spears” is essential viewing that may leave you absolutely furious on her behalf. The hour-and-40-minute