A New York Thanksgiving: From hospital rooms to Gracie Mansion

A New York Thanksgiving: From hospital rooms to Gracie Mansion

My own Thanksgiving: I was the guest of Luigi Romaniello, the Waldorf’s managing director, in the hotel’s new Lex Yard restaurant. Just months old, Lex Yard is beyond terrific. Décor, service, menu. As I left, there came an unfamiliar phone caller. She quickly spoke about Victoria Gotti. Her dad, of course, was gangster John Gotti, who died…

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Anti-ICE protesters defiant day after violent clash with NYPD: ‘We’ll do it every single time’

Anti-ICE protesters defiant day after violent clash with NYPD: ‘We’ll do it every single time’

Anti-ICE activists vowed Sunday to continue protesting federal immigration raids in the Big Apple — and refused to apologize for a violent clash with the NYPD at a Lower Manhattan demonstration. The proclamation came just one day after the protest against US Immigration & Customs Enforcement agents got out of hand, with cops caught in…

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Why teenage Hilary Duff was scared of ‘mean’ A-list co-star in ‘A Cinderella Story’

Why teenage Hilary Duff was scared of ‘mean’ A-list co-star in ‘A Cinderella Story’

Hilary Duff was intimidated by Jennifer Coolidge while working on the 2004 movie “A Cinderella Story” together. The “Lizzie McGuire” alum reminisced about working with the “American Pie” star and how Coolidge got into character as Fiona, the wicked stepmother of Duff’s character, Sam, in the modernization of the classic fairy tale. “By the way,…

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