Coalition to Serve as Powerful Government Advocate for Restaurants, Nightlife & Hotels; First Time Ever that NYC’s Hospitality Industry Joins Forces
NEW YORK, June 19, 2012 – For the first time in history, New York City’s hospitality industry – made up of restaurants, nightlife establishments, destination hotels and industry suppliers – has joined forces to create a formal alliance that will advocate on behalf of its members at all levels of government.
Called the New York City Hospitality Alliance, the group will comprise small businesses as well as some of the biggest names in the respective industries from all five boroughs. In addition to government advocacy, The Alliance will serve as a one-stop resource for its members, offering education and training, access to top industry consultants, and opportunities to collaborate and exchange ideas.
The Alliance is led by Executive Director Andrew Rigie, former executive vice president of the New York State Restaurant Association’s New York City chapter. Rob Bookman, a thirty-year veteran of City politics who was the co-founder and counsel for the New York Nightlife Association (NYNA), and former NYC legislative counsel for the NYS Restaurant Association, will serve as counsel for The Alliance. (The New York Nightlife Association has formally joined The Alliance.)
An abbreviated list of initial members of The New York City Hospitality Alliance includes:
•B.R. Guest Hospitality, Stephen Hanson - Includes Blue Water Grill, Dos Caminos, Isabella’s
Dallas BBQ and Tony’s DiNapoli, Herb Wetanson
•Hampshire Hotels - Includes Dream New York, Night, Stay, Time, Chatwal
•The Alicart Restaurant Group, Jeffrey Bank - Includes Carmine’s, Virgil’s
•BLT Restaurants, Jimmy Haber - Includes Casa Nonna, Go Burger
•EMM Group, Mark Birnbaum and Eugene Remm - Includes Abe & Arthur’s, Tenjune, Catch
•NYC Best Bars, Mitch Banchick - Includes Jake’s Dilemma, Gin Mill, Down the Hatch
•Chef Driven Group, Tour De France and Five Napkin Burger, Simon Oren -Includes Nice Matin, French Roast, Marseille
•Pax Ventures, Alexander Xenopoulos
•Café Metro, Steve and George Tenedios
•Empire Merchants, E. Lloyd Sobel
•Derossi Global, Ravi Derossi - Includes The Bourgeois Pig, Death & Co.
•Helios Hospitality, Paul Seres, President, New York Nightlife Association -Includes The DL
•Anheuser Busch-Inbev
•Rosa Mexicano, Doug Griebel, Past President, NYC Chapter of NY State Restaurant Association
•Myriad Restaurant Group
•Super Linda, Smith and Mills, Matt Abramcyk
•Sugar Bun Bake Shop, Andrea Kay
•David Rabin, Former President, New York Nightlife Association; Founder, Meatpacking District Improvement Association
•Diner, Marlow & Sons, Roman’s, Reynards, Andrew Tarlow
“This organization will ensure New York City strengthens its status as a vibrant, global center of hospitality with the best restaurants, hotels, bars and clubs anywhere on earth,” said Andrew Rigie. The New York City Hospitality Alliance has already enlisted a who’s who of the restaurant, nightlife and hotel worlds, and we will continue to grow and expand in the coming months.”
“The hospitality industry is a major economic engine in New York City and needs a strong and united voice in the halls of government and beyond,” said Robert Bookman. ““The ongoing success of this industry is sustainable only with the support of a strong advocate like The Alliance.”
As part of its initial policy agenda, The Alliance will pursue the following:
•The creation of an Office of Hospitality Affairs in the City of New York, which will serve as a dedicated ombudsman for the industry
•A more responsive and flexible Health Department within the City of New York
•A collaborative relationship between the government and hospitality industry that ensures public safety while reducing financial penalties and regulatory burdens
•Additional government education and an approach that emphasizes correction and improvement over penalties
“New York City is built, in part, on the diversity and quality of its restaurants, from small, family-owned cafes to four star restaurants,” said Jimmy Haber, managing partner of BLT Restaurants. “Even though I have a number of prominent restaurants in Manhattan, I see the urgent need for a five-borough association that will offer the mom-and-pops a voice in this industry. The Alliance will be that voice for all of us.”
“The New York Nightlife Association is thrilled to announce that we are merging into this unprecedented citywide Alliance,” said NYNA president Paul Seres. “Our 150 members will be proud to be part of an industry that speaks with one voice for us all."
"Empire Merchants is pleased to be a founding member of this exciting new organization,” said E. Lloyd Sobel, president and CEO of the largest NYC-based spirits and wine distributor. “The hospitality sector is critical to the economic well being of our City, and it is past time that suppliers and our accounts are all are united under one organization to support and promote our industry."
The Alliance’s full-time professional staff, headed by Rigie, will work closely with an all-star team of world-class industry professionals, including Bookman and his law firm Pesetsky and Bookman, widely recognized liquor law experts; Carolyn Richmond, Esq., a labor employment attorney from Fox Rothschild LLP, a national law firm representing the hospitality industry; Myles Share, from Myles Share & Associates, a premier insurance brokerage for the hospitality industry; and The Marino Organization, a top New York City public relations firm that will lead strategic communications efforts.
Throughout the summer months, The Alliance will continue its development, before holding a formal launch event in September. For more information on the New York City Hospitality Alliance visit www.theNYCalliance.org.
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Saturday, August 25, 2012
The Live@365 2012-2013 Season
In the heart of Manhattan is a striking space of acoustic intimacy and brilliance. Where musicians adore the sound and where audiences can experience global music—from powerful voices to delicate jaw harp—with a sonic intensity difficult to find in large halls or clubs designed for amplification.
It’s the Elebash Recital Hall, the 180-seat home of Live@365 (liveat365.org), a world music series presented by the CUNY Graduate Center and curated by Isabel Soffer/Live Sounds. Now in its second season, the series embraces the intersection of deep tradition and contemporary innovation, welcoming veteran performers and crafting new collaborations from across the planet.
The Live@365 2012-2013 season:
September 20: Crossing Boundaries with the jazz-inflected Bulgarian traditional song of Vlada Tomova, the lush vocals of Haitian songstress Emeline Michel, and Martha Redbone’s stirring, Native American-influenced neo-soul.
October 24: Bachata Legends Unplugged with the cornerstone of the Dominican Republic’s racy, witty acoustic tradition, Edilio Pareles and special guests.
November 27: West African Griot Summit. An extraordinary chance to hear more than a dozen traditional storytellers, musicians, and oral historians from seven countries finding common ground and trading licks.
March 12: Ancient Persia: Songs and Stories (U.S. debut). Celebrate the Persian New Year with masters of the ancient, living art of Naqqali storytelling and striking Zoorkhaneh percussion, both rarely heard outside Iran. Artists will recite from the Shahnameh (Book of Kings), Iran’s most beloved 11th-century epic story.
April 9: Budapest Bar (U.S. debut). A new project by Hungarian Gypsy music darlings, the four-member band invokes the spirit of Budapest’s golden age of cabaret, the 1920s-1950s. The wildly popular band will team up with local cabaret singers, swinging between the sultry and the rollicking.
May 7: Hypnotic Chinese Jaw Harp. Wang Li transformed the local jaw harp traditions of his native region in China into a powerful meditation on silence and breath. Though flowing from his years as a contemplative in a French monastery, Wang Li’s music instantly engages with its profound focus and stunning variety.
All performances held at 7 PM at Elebash Recital Hall, CUNY Graduate Center, at 365 5th Ave (at 34th Street). For tickets, see smartix.com or call 212-868-4444.
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“You can hear every nuance of a voice, every stroke of an instrument,” enthuses Live@365 curator Isabel Soffer, describing the Elebash Recital Hall. “It’s a distinctive atmosphere for performers and audience; listeners are engaged with the artists on the stage. My mission is to create shows that work in this particular environment.”
That powerful unifying thread—the unparalleled sound, the intimate experience—allows the series to present diverse artists with multifaceted visions, from different geographical and musical backgrounds—while retaining a strong curatorial vision. Many of this season’s performances—the gathering of New York’s many West African bards on a single stage, the magical performance of sung Persian poetry, the fresh and contemplative jaw harp of Wang Li—are dream concerts for Soffer, who had been longing for an intimate but acoustically superior place to present performers.
Such small concerts with such high-level international artists would have been difficult without the instigation and ongoing support of CUNY Graduate Center Public Programs department, the organization that developed and launched the series. Hoping to bring a wider variety to its unique Midtown venue, the Graduate Center approached Soffer to create a series that would bring global sounds to the Elebash. The collaboration resulted in a series unlike any other in the city: sounds that thrived in the Hall’s rich acoustics, responsive artists, committed audiences.
It fit The Graduate Center’s mission and vision perfectly. “Our combination of great diversity and public education is unique, and that spirit—as well as the spirit of our academic programs via our Music Department—shows in the series,” explains Andrea Jeyaveeran, The Center’s Director of Public Programs.
“Live@365 suits the theater and the audience,” Soffer reflects. “And it also suits these remarkable artists in a way that no other theater in New York does. It results in very intimate experiences for everyone.”
The Graduate Center is the primary doctorate-granting institution of the City University of New York (CUNY). As a cultural and academic hub for music lovers, it offers a wide array of performances, lectures, master classes, and symposia. Home to a distinguished D.M.A program, as well as a world-class ethnomusicology department, it also houses the Barry S. Brook Center for Music Research and Documentation.
The Graduate Center offers more than 30 doctoral programs across the arts and sciences, and a number of master's programs. It accommodates 33 interdisciplinary research centers and institutes, and provides an extensive array of public lectures, exhibitions, and theatrical events. Further information on the Graduate Center may be found at www.gc.cuny.edu.
Friday, August 24, 2012
FINAL EIGHT WEEKS BEGIN FOR
FINAL EIGHT WEEKS BEGIN FOR
ROUNDABOUT THEATRE COMPANY’S
Tony Award® Winning
ANYTHING GOES
Starring
Stephanie J. Block and Joel Grey
Directed & Choreographed by
2011 Tony Award winner Kathleen Marshall
Now through August 5, 2012
at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre on Broadway
The 2012-2013 National Tour announces stops in
Los Angeles, Memphis, Pittsburgh, St. Paul, Dallas, D.C. and many more!
The final eight weeks of performances begin today for Roundabout Theatre Company’s (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director) Tony Award winning production of Anything Goes. The original limited engagement subscription run opened on April 7, 2011 and was scheduled to run for 19 weeks. It went on to be extended three times through August 5, 2012 and this week, Anything Goes will celebrate its 500th performance on Broadway. This acclaimed production marks the second longest Broadway run in Roundabout’s history, following its beloved revival of Cabaret.
Roundabout Theatre Company’s national tour of Anything Goes, starring Rachel York, begins in October 2012 in Cleveland, Ohio and will continue on to over 20 additional cities in 2012-2013.
Anything Goes won three 2011 Tony® Awards including Best Revival of a Musical and Best Choreography (Kathleen Marshall); five Drama Desk Awards including Outstanding Revival of a Musical and Outstanding Choreographer of a Musical (Kathleen Marshall); four Outer Critics Circle Awards including Outstanding Revival of a Musical and Outstanding Choreographer of a Musical (Kathleen Marshall) and the Drama League Award for Distinguished Revival of a Musical.
The production currently stars Stephanie J. Block as “Reno Sweeney” and Tony and Academy® Award winner Joel Grey as “Moonface Martin.”
Directed & choreographed by 2011 Tony Award winner Kathleen Marshall, Anything Goes is playing on Broadway at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre (124 West 43rd Street) through August 5, 2012.
Critics have called Anything Goes “a zesty new revival with knockout numbers & white-hot dancing” (New York Times); “musical-comedy bliss!” (Daily News) and “For any lover of live musical theater, Anything Goes sends meteoric thrills streaking across our field of vision for days to come” (New York Magazine). Vogue has said “Roundabout Theater Company’s buoyant production of Anything Goes has a lot going for it: indelible Cole Porter standards, whose gleaming melodies and perfectly wrought, effortlessly urbane lyrics are still the top and Kathleen Marshall’s Busby Berkeley /Fred and Ginger–era dance numbers” and Vanity Fair has said “I can’t imagine there’s a better show in New York right now than the revival of Cole Porter’s Anything Goes.”
Anything Goes features music & lyrics by Cole Porter, an original book by P.G. Wodehouse & Guy Bolton and Howard Lindsay & Russel Crouse and a new book by Timothy Crouse and John Weidman.
The creative team includes Bill Elliott (Additional Orchestrations), Rob Fisher (Musical Director) and David Chase (Dance Arranger). The design team includes Derek McLane (Sets), Martin Pakledinaz (Costumes), Peter Kaczorowski (Lights) and Brian Ronan (Sound).
Roundabout thanks Bank of America, the sponsor of the entire run, and the members of the Musical Theatre Production Fun whose lead gifts helped make this production possible.
In October 2012,the national tour of Anything Goes will set sail at Cleveland’s Playhouse Square in October 2012. Following its opening in Cleveland, Roundabout Theatre Company’s ANYTHING GOES will cruise into more than 25 other cities during the 2012/2013 season including the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. and the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles. Additional casting will be announced soon. For more information, please visit www.anythinggoesonbroadway.com.
The Grammy nominated cast album is available now through Ghostlight Records.
The cast also features John McMartin as “Elisha Whitney”, Julie Halston as “Evangeline Harcourt,” Bill English as “Billy Crocker”, Erin Mackey as “Hope Harcourt,” Robert Petkoff as “Lord Evelyn Oakleigh,” Jessica Stone as “Erma,” Ed Dixon as “Captain,” Robert Creighton as “Purser,” Andrew Cao as“Luke,”and Raymond J. Lee as “John.”Additional cast members include
Lawrence Alexander, Leslie Becker, Brandon Bieber, Ward Billeison, Janine DiVita, Daniel J. Edwards, Justin Greer, Derek Hanson, Michelle Loucadoux, Brittany Marcin, Kaitlin Mesh, Shina Ann Morris, Kevin Munhall, Mary Michael Patterson, Brandon Rubendall, William Ryall, Jennifer Savelli, Kiira Schmidt, Vanessa Sonon.
ALL ABOARD for this saucy and splendid new production of Cole Porter’s musical romp across the Atlantic. When the S.S. American heads out to sea, etiquette and convention head out the portholes as two unlikely pairs set off on the course to true love… proving that sometimes destiny needs a little help from a crew of singing sailors, an exotic disguise and some good old-fashioned blackmail. Peppering this hilariously bumpy ride are some of musical theater’s most memorable standards, including “You're the Top,” “Blow, Gabriel, Blow,” “It’s De-Lovely,” “I Get A Kick Out of You,” and “Anything Goes.”
TICKET INFORMATION:
Tickets are available by calling Telecharge.com at (212)239-6200 / (800)432-7250 or online at www.Telecharge.com/AG. Ticket prices range from $87-$147. Tickets can also be purchased at
The Stephen Sondheim Theatre Box Office (124 W. 43rd St).
Roundabout Subscribers save up to 50% off of ticket prices and have access to special in-theatre events and perks. To become a Roundabout Subscriber, visit www.roundabouttheatre.org/joinnow or call Roundabout Ticket Services (212)719-1300 today.
PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE:
Anything Goes plays Tuesday evenings at 7:00PM, Wednesday through Saturday evenings at 8:00PM with a Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday matinee at 2:00PM.
Roundabout Theatre Company’s 2011-2012 season features Marc Camoletti’s Don’t Dress For Dinner starring Ben Daniels, Adam James, Patricia Kalember and Jennifer Tilly, adapted by Robin Hawdon, directed by John Tillinger; Simon Gray’s The Common Pursuit,directed by Moisés Kaufman; Mary Chase’s Harvey starring Jim Parsons, Jessica Hecht & Charles Kimbrough, directed by Scott Ellis. Roundabout’sTony Award winning production of Anything Goes starring Stephanie J. Block & Joel Grey, directed & choreographed by Kathleen Marshall, is currently playing at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre. The 2011 Tony® Award winning Anything Goeswill set sail on a National Tourat Cleveland’s Playhouse Square in October 2012. Following its opening in Cleveland, Anything Goes will cruise into more than 25 other cities during the 2012/2013 season.
Roundabout Theatre Company’s 2012-2013 season features Rupert Holmes’ The Mystery of Edwin Drood starring Chita Rivera, directed by Scott Ellis; Edmond Rostand’s Cyrano de Bergerac,with a translation by Ranjit Bolt, starring Douglas Hodge, directed by Jamie Lloyd; William Inge’s Picnic directed by Sam Gold; Nick Payne’s If There Is I Haven’t Found It Yet directed by Michael Longhurst, with Jake Gyllenhaal; Clifford Odets’ The Big Knife starring Bobby Cannavale, directed by Doug Hughes; Steven Levenson’s The Unavoidable Disappearance of Tom Durnin directed by Scott Ellis.
Joshua Elias Harmon’s Bad Jews directed by Daniel Aukin is a world premiere production that launches the sixth season of Roundabout Underground following five critically acclaimed seasons of world-premiere productions since its premiere in 2007.
www.anythinggoesonbroadway.com
www.roundabouttheatre.org
Follow ROUNDABOUT THEATRE COMPANY on Twitter: @AnythingGoesRTC and on Facebook.
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ROUNDABOUT THEATRE COMPANY’S
Tony Award® Winning
ANYTHING GOES
Starring
Stephanie J. Block and Joel Grey
Directed & Choreographed by
2011 Tony Award winner Kathleen Marshall
Now through August 5, 2012
at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre on Broadway
The 2012-2013 National Tour announces stops in
Los Angeles, Memphis, Pittsburgh, St. Paul, Dallas, D.C. and many more!
The final eight weeks of performances begin today for Roundabout Theatre Company’s (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director) Tony Award winning production of Anything Goes. The original limited engagement subscription run opened on April 7, 2011 and was scheduled to run for 19 weeks. It went on to be extended three times through August 5, 2012 and this week, Anything Goes will celebrate its 500th performance on Broadway. This acclaimed production marks the second longest Broadway run in Roundabout’s history, following its beloved revival of Cabaret.
Roundabout Theatre Company’s national tour of Anything Goes, starring Rachel York, begins in October 2012 in Cleveland, Ohio and will continue on to over 20 additional cities in 2012-2013.
Anything Goes won three 2011 Tony® Awards including Best Revival of a Musical and Best Choreography (Kathleen Marshall); five Drama Desk Awards including Outstanding Revival of a Musical and Outstanding Choreographer of a Musical (Kathleen Marshall); four Outer Critics Circle Awards including Outstanding Revival of a Musical and Outstanding Choreographer of a Musical (Kathleen Marshall) and the Drama League Award for Distinguished Revival of a Musical.
The production currently stars Stephanie J. Block as “Reno Sweeney” and Tony and Academy® Award winner Joel Grey as “Moonface Martin.”
Directed & choreographed by 2011 Tony Award winner Kathleen Marshall, Anything Goes is playing on Broadway at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre (124 West 43rd Street) through August 5, 2012.
Critics have called Anything Goes “a zesty new revival with knockout numbers & white-hot dancing” (New York Times); “musical-comedy bliss!” (Daily News) and “For any lover of live musical theater, Anything Goes sends meteoric thrills streaking across our field of vision for days to come” (New York Magazine). Vogue has said “Roundabout Theater Company’s buoyant production of Anything Goes has a lot going for it: indelible Cole Porter standards, whose gleaming melodies and perfectly wrought, effortlessly urbane lyrics are still the top and Kathleen Marshall’s Busby Berkeley /Fred and Ginger–era dance numbers” and Vanity Fair has said “I can’t imagine there’s a better show in New York right now than the revival of Cole Porter’s Anything Goes.”
Anything Goes features music & lyrics by Cole Porter, an original book by P.G. Wodehouse & Guy Bolton and Howard Lindsay & Russel Crouse and a new book by Timothy Crouse and John Weidman.
The creative team includes Bill Elliott (Additional Orchestrations), Rob Fisher (Musical Director) and David Chase (Dance Arranger). The design team includes Derek McLane (Sets), Martin Pakledinaz (Costumes), Peter Kaczorowski (Lights) and Brian Ronan (Sound).
Roundabout thanks Bank of America, the sponsor of the entire run, and the members of the Musical Theatre Production Fun whose lead gifts helped make this production possible.
In October 2012,the national tour of Anything Goes will set sail at Cleveland’s Playhouse Square in October 2012. Following its opening in Cleveland, Roundabout Theatre Company’s ANYTHING GOES will cruise into more than 25 other cities during the 2012/2013 season including the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. and the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles. Additional casting will be announced soon. For more information, please visit www.anythinggoesonbroadway.com.
The Grammy nominated cast album is available now through Ghostlight Records.
The cast also features John McMartin as “Elisha Whitney”, Julie Halston as “Evangeline Harcourt,” Bill English as “Billy Crocker”, Erin Mackey as “Hope Harcourt,” Robert Petkoff as “Lord Evelyn Oakleigh,” Jessica Stone as “Erma,” Ed Dixon as “Captain,” Robert Creighton as “Purser,” Andrew Cao as“Luke,”and Raymond J. Lee as “John.”Additional cast members include
Lawrence Alexander, Leslie Becker, Brandon Bieber, Ward Billeison, Janine DiVita, Daniel J. Edwards, Justin Greer, Derek Hanson, Michelle Loucadoux, Brittany Marcin, Kaitlin Mesh, Shina Ann Morris, Kevin Munhall, Mary Michael Patterson, Brandon Rubendall, William Ryall, Jennifer Savelli, Kiira Schmidt, Vanessa Sonon.
ALL ABOARD for this saucy and splendid new production of Cole Porter’s musical romp across the Atlantic. When the S.S. American heads out to sea, etiquette and convention head out the portholes as two unlikely pairs set off on the course to true love… proving that sometimes destiny needs a little help from a crew of singing sailors, an exotic disguise and some good old-fashioned blackmail. Peppering this hilariously bumpy ride are some of musical theater’s most memorable standards, including “You're the Top,” “Blow, Gabriel, Blow,” “It’s De-Lovely,” “I Get A Kick Out of You,” and “Anything Goes.”
TICKET INFORMATION:
Tickets are available by calling Telecharge.com at (212)239-6200 / (800)432-7250 or online at www.Telecharge.com/AG. Ticket prices range from $87-$147. Tickets can also be purchased at
The Stephen Sondheim Theatre Box Office (124 W. 43rd St).
Roundabout Subscribers save up to 50% off of ticket prices and have access to special in-theatre events and perks. To become a Roundabout Subscriber, visit www.roundabouttheatre.org/joinnow or call Roundabout Ticket Services (212)719-1300 today.
PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE:
Anything Goes plays Tuesday evenings at 7:00PM, Wednesday through Saturday evenings at 8:00PM with a Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday matinee at 2:00PM.
Roundabout Theatre Company’s 2011-2012 season features Marc Camoletti’s Don’t Dress For Dinner starring Ben Daniels, Adam James, Patricia Kalember and Jennifer Tilly, adapted by Robin Hawdon, directed by John Tillinger; Simon Gray’s The Common Pursuit,directed by Moisés Kaufman; Mary Chase’s Harvey starring Jim Parsons, Jessica Hecht & Charles Kimbrough, directed by Scott Ellis. Roundabout’sTony Award winning production of Anything Goes starring Stephanie J. Block & Joel Grey, directed & choreographed by Kathleen Marshall, is currently playing at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre. The 2011 Tony® Award winning Anything Goeswill set sail on a National Tourat Cleveland’s Playhouse Square in October 2012. Following its opening in Cleveland, Anything Goes will cruise into more than 25 other cities during the 2012/2013 season.
Roundabout Theatre Company’s 2012-2013 season features Rupert Holmes’ The Mystery of Edwin Drood starring Chita Rivera, directed by Scott Ellis; Edmond Rostand’s Cyrano de Bergerac,with a translation by Ranjit Bolt, starring Douglas Hodge, directed by Jamie Lloyd; William Inge’s Picnic directed by Sam Gold; Nick Payne’s If There Is I Haven’t Found It Yet directed by Michael Longhurst, with Jake Gyllenhaal; Clifford Odets’ The Big Knife starring Bobby Cannavale, directed by Doug Hughes; Steven Levenson’s The Unavoidable Disappearance of Tom Durnin directed by Scott Ellis.
Joshua Elias Harmon’s Bad Jews directed by Daniel Aukin is a world premiere production that launches the sixth season of Roundabout Underground following five critically acclaimed seasons of world-premiere productions since its premiere in 2007.
www.anythinggoesonbroadway.com
www.roundabouttheatre.org
Follow ROUNDABOUT THEATRE COMPANY on Twitter: @AnythingGoesRTC and on Facebook.
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Sunday, April 05, 2009
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Saturday, December 16, 2006
Traffic Congestion
Partnership Study Discovers $13+ Billion in Annual Costs to the Metro Region Economy Due to Traffic Congestion
Region Loses as Many as 52,000 Jobs Every Year - In a breakthrough study, the Partnership for New York City has identified more than $13 billion a year in losses to the New York Metropolitan Region’s economy that are a direct result of traffic congestion. The report issued by the Partnership today concludes that existing transportation and road systems are inadequate to accommodate the region's growing population and continued economic expansion, resulting in the loss of as many as 52,000 new jobs every year.
According to the Partnership, the traffic problem will only grow as Manhattan-bound traffic moving through the region increases by more than 20 percent over the next two decades.
“Busy streets are signs of our region’s economic health. But the level of traffic congestion in New York City has now passed the tipping point and is causing serious damage to virtually every community and industry sector,” said Partnership President and CEO Kathryn S. Wylde. “Left unchecked, excess congestion will stunt the economy’s capacity for sustained growth and innovation in the years ahead.”
For the report, Growth or Gridlock? The Economic Case for Traffic Relief and Transit Improvement for a Greater New York, the Partnership enlisted a team of private sector experts to explore the economic consequences of traffic congestion and the possible remedies. HDR Decision Economics and the PB Consult unit of Parsons Brinckerhoff provided major contributions to the report.
Findings of the Partnership study include:
The primary cause for traffic congestion across the city and the region is the density of economic activity in the Manhattan Central Business Districts, which drive a $901 billion regional economy.
3.6 million people travel into Manhattan south of 60th Street each weekday, a third of them in cars, trucks or taxis.
Delays endured by commuters, workers and other travelers annually cost some $5 billion to $6.5 billion in lost time and productivity and up to $2 billion in wasted fuel and other vehicle operating costs.
Traffic delays add to logistical, inventory and personnel costs that annually amount to an estimated $1.9 billion in additional costs of doing business and $4.6 billion in unrealized business revenue each year.
There is a net loss in regional economic output of at least $3.2 to $4 billion annually due to loss of productivity, with the greatest losses concentrated in Manhattan, New Jersey and Long Island.
Other world cities, many of which are competitors with New York for business investment and job creation, are moving aggressively to reduce the burden that traffic places on economic activity.
“Businesses, individuals and communities across New York City and the region suffer from through traffic that is trying to move toward or away from Manhattan’s super-charged center of commerce, tourism and dense residential activity,” Wylde said. “We must move quickly to consider all potential solutions and to ultimately adopt a comprehensive program of traffic relief and congestion management. The cost of doing nothing about the problem is simply too great for the city and the region.”
While the Partnership does not take a position in the report on how to solve the congestion problem, it seeks to make the case for the city to obtain available federal aid to undertake a comprehensive feasibility study of congestion-relief strategies, focusing on best practices around the world.
According to the Partnership report, potential options that merit further study include:
Better design and management of freight loading facilities;
Improved regulation and increased pricing for on-street parking;
New and upgraded bus, ferry and commuter rail services;
Charges for vehicle use of certain roads and for entry into highly congested zones.
“Although government is making improvements in mass transit, traffic management and parking regulation, excess congestion continues to grow. The historic response to heavy traffic— building new highways and road capacity—is not an option here,” Wylde concluded. “To maintain economic growth, we must examine all available remedies and tailor a solution that reflects the region’s complexity and is fair and practical for all New Yorkers.”
The Partnership’s full report is available on its web site at www.pfnyc.org.
The Partnership for New York City (www.pfnyc.org) is a network of business leaders dedicated to enhancing the economy of the five boroughs of New York City and maintaining the city’s position as the global center of commerce, culture and innovation.
Monday, July 10, 2006
To the residence of New York City
Hello,
This efffort is to assist in openning to door to the greater world of who you are as well as others through Inter - Cultural Communications via the internet.This blog and the associated website is based upon the principle of cultural democracy. What this means is that you the community - online ( because your are now using a computer to read this ) user has the means to impact your community with others through your contribution to what is being published on the internet about your community.
A community has many voices, and those who are not aware of either your community or the diversity among your very own people should be likewise known.This is a mirror reflection of us all, and depicts the very differences each community has, which then becomes the very scoiocultural richness and valuable assests we need to maintain a rich an full life -individually. Moreover, this effort was started as a result when suggestions were offered by two Cornell student's emails - right after I place Ithaca Night Life ( NightLife ), NY online. Since then I have cover many other communities, and have enlisted help from the very same communities I have covered in my Night Life ( NightLife ), RMC series of blogs, journalsites and websites. Emails come in daily.
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First go the main Hub - Website :
Then go to these following websites:
National and Internation Social Dance Registry to register your community's weekly socials. Offer suggestions to Night Life ( NightLife ), RMC Art Gallery - Galleries, Artists and Art Studio Guides, Night Life ( NightLife ), RMC - Night Sport Clubs - Nite Spots Guide, and suggest listings and others items not being covered.Please note the links below. They are intended to open a portal in which you may also offer suggestions, or comments. Everything will be reviewed.
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Riverhead .Minola .White Plains .New City .Jersey City .Hackensack .Stanford. New York City Night Life ( NightLife ), RMC .New York City Nite Life, RMC .New York City NightLife, RMC .
Well thats all for now. I will do some addtional posting, as well as post some of your emails - with you permission of course.
Yours,
Mr. Roger M. Christian
Ithaca, New York
Links:
The Ithaca Cultural Directory .Cultural Democracy an Evolving Essay .
Hello,
This efffort is to assist in openning to door to the greater world of who you are as well as others through Inter - Cultural Communications via the internet.This blog and the associated website is based upon the principle of cultural democracy. What this means is that you the community - online ( because your are now using a computer to read this ) user has the means to impact your community with others through your contribution to what is being published on the internet about your community.
A community has many voices, and those who are not aware of either your community or the diversity among your very own people should be likewise known.This is a mirror reflection of us all, and depicts the very differences each community has, which then becomes the very scoiocultural richness and valuable assests we need to maintain a rich an full life -individually. Moreover, this effort was started as a result when suggestions were offered by two Cornell student's emails - right after I place Ithaca Night Life ( NightLife ), NY online. Since then I have cover many other communities, and have enlisted help from the very same communities I have covered in my Night Life ( NightLife ), RMC series of blogs, journalsites and websites. Emails come in daily.
Instructions:
First go the main Hub - Website :
Then go to these following websites:
National and Internation Social Dance Registry to register your community's weekly socials. Offer suggestions to Night Life ( NightLife ), RMC Art Gallery - Galleries, Artists and Art Studio Guides, Night Life ( NightLife ), RMC - Night Sport Clubs - Nite Spots Guide, and suggest listings and others items not being covered.Please note the links below. They are intended to open a portal in which you may also offer suggestions, or comments. Everything will be reviewed.
Additional Blogs:
Riverhead .Minola .White Plains .New City .Jersey City .Hackensack .Stanford. New York City Night Life ( NightLife ), RMC .New York City Nite Life, RMC .New York City NightLife, RMC .
Well thats all for now. I will do some addtional posting, as well as post some of your emails - with you permission of course.
Yours,
Mr. Roger M. Christian
Ithaca, New York
Links:
The Ithaca Cultural Directory .Cultural Democracy an Evolving Essay .
A perspective on New York City - ongoing...
New York City, officially named the City of New York, is the most populous city in the United States, the most densely populated major city in North America, and is the largest financial center in the world. The city is at the center of international finance, politics, entertainment, and culture. New York City is one of the world's major global cities (along with London, Tokyo and Paris) and is home to an almost unrivaled collection of world-class museums, galleries, performance venues, media outlets, international corporations, and stock exchanges. The city is also home to all of the missions to the United Nations, which has its headquarters in New York City. New York is widely regarded as one of the great intellectual, financial, and cultural centers of the world. Located in the state of New York, New York City has an area of 309 square miles (800 km²). Estimated in 2004 to have 8,168,388 residents, it is the heart of the New York Metropolitan Area, which is one of the largest urban conglomerations in the world with a population of over 22 million. New York City proper comprises five boroughs: Brooklyn, the Bronx, Manhattan, Queens, and Staten Island, with all but Staten Island having populations exceeding one million. It also stands in the middle of the BosWash megalopolis that runs down the Eastern Seaboard of the United States. (see: Metropolitan Combined Statistical Area) The city includes large populations of immigrants from over 180 countries who help make it one of the most cosmopolitan places on earth. Many people from all over the United States are also attracted to New York City for its culture, energy, and cosmopolitanism, and by their own hope of making it big in the "Big Apple." The city serves as an enormous engine for the global economy, and is home to more Fortune 500 companies than any other place in the United States. The city is estimated to have a Gross Metropolitan Product of nearly $500 billion. If it were a nation, the city would have the 17th highest gross domestic product in the world, far exceeding that of Switzerland ($377 billion) and nearly equaling that of Russia ($586 billion). Nicknames for the city include "The Big Apple", "The City That Never Sleeps", or just "The City" (though to a New Yorker, this generally refers to the borough of Manhattan). A resident of New York City is referred to as a New Yorker.
City of New York, New York
Official flag of City of New York, New York
Official seal of City of New York, New York
City flag
City seal
City nickname: "The Big Apple"
Location
Location of City of New York, New YorkLocation in the state of New York
Government
Counties(Boroughs)
Bronx (The Bronx)New York (Manhattan)Queens (Queens)Kings (Brooklyn)Richmond (Staten Island)
Mayor
Michael Bloomberg (R)
Physical characteristics
Area Land Water
1,214.4 km² 800.31 km² 414.09 km²
Population Total (2004) Density
21,923,089 (metropolitan area) 8,168,388(city proper) 10,292 (land)/km²
Latitude
40°47' N
Longitude
73°58' W
Time zone Summer (DST)
EST (UTC−5) EDT (UTC−4)
Official website: City of New York
New York City, officially named the City of New York, is the most populous city in the United States, the most densely populated major city in North America, and is the largest financial center in the world. The city is at the center of international finance, politics, entertainment, and culture. New York City is one of the world's major global cities (along with London, Tokyo and Paris) and is home to an almost unrivaled collection of world-class museums, galleries, performance venues, media outlets, international corporations, and stock exchanges. The city is also home to all of the missions to the United Nations, which has its headquarters in New York City. New York is widely regarded as one of the great intellectual, financial, and cultural centers of the world. Located in the state of New York, New York City has an area of 309 square miles (800 km²). Estimated in 2004 to have 8,168,388 residents, it is the heart of the New York Metropolitan Area, which is one of the largest urban conglomerations in the world with a population of over 22 million. New York City proper comprises five boroughs: Brooklyn, the Bronx, Manhattan, Queens, and Staten Island, with all but Staten Island having populations exceeding one million. It also stands in the middle of the BosWash megalopolis that runs down the Eastern Seaboard of the United States. (see: Metropolitan Combined Statistical Area) The city includes large populations of immigrants from over 180 countries who help make it one of the most cosmopolitan places on earth. Many people from all over the United States are also attracted to New York City for its culture, energy, and cosmopolitanism, and by their own hope of making it big in the "Big Apple." The city serves as an enormous engine for the global economy, and is home to more Fortune 500 companies than any other place in the United States. The city is estimated to have a Gross Metropolitan Product of nearly $500 billion. If it were a nation, the city would have the 17th highest gross domestic product in the world, far exceeding that of Switzerland ($377 billion) and nearly equaling that of Russia ($586 billion). Nicknames for the city include "The Big Apple", "The City That Never Sleeps", or just "The City" (though to a New Yorker, this generally refers to the borough of Manhattan). A resident of New York City is referred to as a New Yorker.
City of New York, New York
Official flag of City of New York, New York
Official seal of City of New York, New York
City flag
City seal
City nickname: "The Big Apple"
Location
Location of City of New York, New YorkLocation in the state of New York
Government
Counties(Boroughs)
Bronx (The Bronx)New York (Manhattan)Queens (Queens)Kings (Brooklyn)Richmond (Staten Island)
Mayor
Michael Bloomberg (R)
Physical characteristics
Area Land Water
1,214.4 km² 800.31 km² 414.09 km²
Population Total (2004) Density
21,923,089 (metropolitan area) 8,168,388(city proper) 10,292 (land)/km²
Latitude
40°47' N
Longitude
73°58' W
Time zone Summer (DST)
EST (UTC−5) EDT (UTC−4)
Official website: City of New York
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