Mango Markets Exploiter Avi Eisenberg Found Guilty of Fraud and Manipulation

coindesk.com Eisenberg was arrested in Puerto Rico in December 2022 and charged with commodities fraud, commodities manipulation, and wire fraud for the scheme. He will be sentenced on…

N.Y. Gives Trump The Anne Boleyn Treatment

zerohedge.com N.Y. Gives Trump The Anne Boleyn Treatment Authored by Richard Porter via RealClear Politics, Jury selection is underway now complete in the case of The People of the State…

Decentralization and Localized Manufacturing: Bitcoin, AI and 3D printing

bitcoinmagazine.com In the 1997 book The Sovereign Individual, William Rees-Mogg and James Dale Davidson make a convincing case that again and again throughout history, the dominant power of…

New Yorkers get next to nothing for their high state taxes

nypost.com If you pay New York state taxes, you’re paying top dollar and getting bupkis. Nothing in the tentative budget deal announced in Albany changes that. State tax money is…

Ayesha Harris Signs With Innovative Artists

deadline.com Ayesha Harris has signed with Innovative Artists for representation. Harris broke out in 2023 as one of the industry’s prominent rising LGBTQ+ voices. She recurred in the…

Want $2000 In Passive Income? Invest $1000 Into These Dividend Stocks

247wallst.com On the cover of the Friday, April 12, 2024 edition of The Wall Street Journal, the headline read: “Cost of Owning a Home Soars”. The article cited one family whose home…

How did the cost of food delivery get so high?

vox.com Food delivery apps have recently added new fees in response to minimum pay rules in New York City and Seattle. | Getty Images/iStockphoto As delivery discourse rages, don’t…

Afrobeats Superstar Davido Talks Headlining Madison Square Garden and Wanting to Work With Rihanna and Jelly Roll

variety.com Afrobeats has been one of the fastest-growing musical genres of the past decade, but if any further evidence were needed that it has reached new peaks, just look at Nigerian…

Trump Uses Visit To Harlem Bodega On Day 2 Of Hush Money Trial For An Attack On Manhattan District Attorney: 'Alvin Bragg Does Nothing'

benzinga.com Former President Donald Trump paid a visit to a Harlem bodega on Tuesday, amidst his ongoing hush money trial. What Happened: Trump’s unexpected visit to the bodega was met…

We asked lawmakers. Eclipse or budget: What will come first?

politico.com With help from Shawn Ness New from New York Happening now: The Legislature is back. And no, there isn’t a budget deal. What lawmakers think of Rebecca Lobo’s comments about…

Is deploying soldiers on New York’s subway as mad as it seems?

economist.com NEW YORKERS have seen it all in the subway. They watch in appreciation as a rat carries a slice of pizza down a staircase. They feel powerless when someone in the throes of…

The consequences of Donald Trump’s huge fine for fraud

economist.com IT DOES NOT bode well when a judge, before meting out a punishment, tells a defendant that his lack of remorse “borders on pathological”. Sure enough, that dressing-down of…

Donald Trump’s tremendous love

economist.com What does Donald Trump talk about when he talks about love? For the man presents himself as being full of it. He is associated with a politics of grievance and retribution…

Charter schools do things that all Democrats say they support

economist.com A year ago New York’s governor, Kathy Hochul, a Democrat, proposed to adjust a state cap on charter schools, the publicly funded but privately run schools that have become a…

Is working from home about to spark a financial crisis?

economist.com In midtown manhattan reminders of commercial property’s difficulties are everywhere. On the west side, near Carnegie Hall, stands 1740 Broadway, a 26-storey building that…

Craft Latino Celebrates Fania Records’ 60th Anniversary With Box Sets & Remastered Albums

billboard.com It’s been 60 years since Dominican bandleader Johnny Pacheco co-founded Fania Records with attorney Jerry Masucci. To commemorate the legacy of the Latin label that brought…

California is Losing Tech Jobs

apricitas.io Thanks for reading! If you haven’t subscribed, please click the button below: By subscribing you’ll join over 42,000 people who read Apricitas weekly! The tech industry is…

The Trump Trial In Manhattan Is An Indictment Of The New York Legal System

zerohedge.com The Trump Trial In Manhattan Is An Indictment Of The New York Legal System Authored by Jonathan Turley, I have long been critical of the case as a clear example of the…

Adam Moss Is Seeking Inspiration

vanityfair.com One of the works of art in Moss’s book is a Times front page from May 2020, which saw the paper memorialize nearly 100,000 COVID deaths by filling A1 with the names of 1,000…

WGA Awards 2024 Full Winners List (UPDATED LIVE)

variety.com The Writers Guild of America is honoring the best of 2023’s television and film via its annual WGA Awards, held this year at the Hollywood Palladium for the West Coast…

John Waters on Peter Hujar’s ‘original, sexy’ photography

ft.com Hujar’s ‘Portraits in Life and Death’ pairs photographs of his friends from New York’s cultural scene in the 1970s with images he made in the catacombs of Palermo. As they…

Google’s AI Narrative is Starting to Flip

thewrap.com Hours after Google wrapped its major cloud keynote on Tuesday, I sat down for dinner with three public tech company CEOs and a handful of journalists on New York’s West…

Polo G Arrested on Weapons Charges in New York

billboard.com Polo G was arrested on Wednesday (April 10) in New York on a pair of weapons charges, a spokesperson for the NYPD confirmed to Billboard on Friday (April 12). Police relayed…

24 hours in Albany?

politico.com With help from Shawn Ness New from New York Happening now: Gov. Kathy Hochul may consider shorter extenders. A new parks attendance record thanks to the eclipse. Some…

BARK Air launches first luxury airlines for dogs

nypost.com Dog toy company BARK will launch a jet charter service that promises “white paw service” — though it will cost as much as $16,000 for a round-trip ticket for just one pooch…

“We Will See How This Goes”: Journalists Prepare to Cover Trump on Trial

vanityfair.com It was around this time last year that reporters swarmed Lower Manhattan to cover Donald Trump’s arraignment for his alleged role in the 2016 hush money payout to porn star…

Ron Goldman’s Family Calls O.J. Simpson’s Death “a Mixed Bag of Complicated Emotions”

hollywoodreporter.com Fred and Kim Goldman during O.J. Simpson's sentencing in an unrelated case in 2008. Simpson served nine years in a Nevada prison after being convicted in a robbery and…

A fact-checker’s guide to Trump’s first criminal trial: business records, hush money and a gag order

poynter.org Amid a fiercely competitive 2024 election rematch against incumbent President Joe Biden, former President Donald Trump will become the first former president put on criminal…

Sam Bankman-Fried Files Notice of Appeal, Challenges Conviction and Sentence

news.bitcoin.com Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried formally lodged an appeal against both his conviction and sentence with the District Court for the Southern District of New York (SDNY) on…

Gloria Allred Doesn’t “Mourn” O.J. Simpson’s Death: “Remember the Victims”

hollywoodreporter.com Gloria Allred, the attorney who represented Nicole Brown Simpson’s family in O.J. Simpson‘s headline-making murder trial, has spoken out after Simpson’s death. The family of…

Finance returns to office as Wall Street North (NYC) and South (Miami) blow other markets out of the water with cubicles over 80% full

fortune.com The return-to-office rate in New York City has reached a fever pitch, with a leading provider of foot traffic data finding occupancy hitting more than 80% of its…

Fred Goldman On O.J. Simpson Death: “No Great Loss To The World”; Caityln Jenner Tweets “Good Riddance”

deadline.com Fred Goldman, the father of murder victim Ron Goldman, told NBC News today that the death of O.J. Simpson is “no great loss to the world.” Simpson stood trial in the 1994…

Christie’s Dives into Bitcoin Ordinals with “Ordinal Maxi Biz” Auction

nftculture.com Unpacking the Buzz: Christie’s New York’s Bitcoin Ordinals Debut In an exciting development for the NFT and digital art world, Christie’s New York has announced its…

There’s a Bright Spot in New York Theater. It’s Not Where You Think

nytimes.com Broadway is struggling through a postpandemic funk, squeezed between higher production costs and lower audience numbers just as a bevy of new shows set sail into those…

Aerosmith Sets Rescheduled Dates For Its Postponed ‘Peace Out’ Farewell Tour

deadline.com Aerosmith has announced the rescheduled dates for the “Peace Out” farewell tour, which was abruptly postponed last September because of singer Steven Tyler‘s ongoing vocal…

CFPB Could Block Lenders From Charging for Title Insurance

pymnts.com America’s leading consumer watchdog is reportedly weighing a sweeping change to the title insurance industry. As Bloomberg News reported Wednesday (April 10), the Consumer…

Eclipse & Earthquake Songs From Soundgarden, Bonnie Tyler, Carole King & More Way Up in Streams After Wild Week

billboard.com Welcome to Billboard Pro’s Trending Up newsletter, where we take a closer look at the songs, artists, curiosities and trends that have caught the music industry’s attention.…

Former Trump executive Allen Weisselberg sentenced to 5 months in jail for lying

chicagotribune.com By MICHAEL R. SISAK and PHILIP MARCELO (Associated Press) NEW YORK (AP) — Allen Weisselberg, a retired executive in Donald Trump’s real estate empire, was sentenced…

New Jersey Transit hikes fares 15% as congestion toll looms

nypost.com There’s no way around it! New Jersey commuters will be shelling out a lot more to come into Manhattan — whether by train, bus or car — starting this summer. The board of…

Ex-Trump CFO Allen Weisselberg Sentenced to Five Months in Jail

youtube.com Allen Weisselberg, the longtime chief financial officer of Donald Trump’s real estate company, was sentenced to five months in jail for lying under oath in New York’s civil…

Inside YoungArts’ New York Gala in the Met’s Magical Temple of Dendur

observer.com This past Monday, a mix of cultural and philanthropic luminaries gathered at the Metropolitan Museum of Art to raise funds for YoungArts at the foundation’s annual gala.…

$2.3 billion hedge fund manager on his move from New York to Florida: ‘I know of no business that has generated long term success by driving away its highest…

fortune.com Larry Robbins jokes he’s the last hedge fund manager to move to Florida. But unlike those who relocated before him — most notably Citadel’s Ken Griffin — Robbins’ move comes…

Cartilage Films Buys Queer Buddy Comedy ‘Summer Solstice’ (EXCLUSIVE)

variety.com Cartilage Films has acquired worldwide rights to “Summer Solstice,” a new comedy that marks the feature debut of its writer and director Noah Schamus. The movie boasts an…

Former Trump executive Allen Weisselberg sentenced to 5 months in jail for lying in civil fraud case

pbs.org Allen Weisselberg, a retired executive in Donald Trump’s real estate empire, was sentenced on Wednesday to five months in jail for lying under oath during his testimony in…

Sam Bankman-Fried is sentenced to 25 years

protos.com While some celebrated the 25-year sentence handed down to multi-billion dollar fraudster Sam Bankman-Fried, others suggested it was too harsh a punishment for a non-violent…

Olivia Rodrigo Duets With Jewel on ‘You Were Meant For Me’ During Final MSG Show

billboard.com Olivia Rodrigo closed out her epic four-night stand at New York’s Madison Square Garden on Tuesday night (April 10) by bringing out yet another surprise guest. The final…

Hochul rips Trump on abortion rights

politico.com With help from Shawn Ness New from New York Happening now: Gov. Kathy Hochul knocks Trump on abortion rights. Lawmakers leave, again, without a budget deal. Randall’s Island…

‘Beverly Hills Cop,’ ‘Footloose’ and More 1984 Classics Returning to Netflix Theaters With Milestone Movies Collection (EXCLUSIVE)

variety.com ‘80s nostalgia is heading back to Netflix’s theaters with Milestone Movies: The Anniversary Collection – 1984. The Milestone Movies collection will screen across three…

Nobody Wants To Let Trump Hold Half A Billion Dollars To Bond Out Of Civil Fraud Judgment

dealbreaker.com Yesterday morning Trump’s lawyers informed the First Judicial Department that their client has tried and failed to get someone — anyone! — to front the $550 million it will…

Can Sino-Arabian business ties replace Sino-American ones?

economist.com WHEN CHINESE and Middle Eastern moneymen meet, it is usually behind closed doors. Last month they mingled openly in the lobby of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, at the “FII…

Has Ron DeSantis gone too far in Florida?

economist.com More people live in Florida than in New York state, where the budget is nearly twice as big. From kindergarten through high school New York spends more than twice as much as…

State attorneys-general are shaping national policy

economist.com To foreigners looking in, it is unusual enough that America elects most of its top prosecutors. More shocking is the amount of money going into political campaigns. Now the…

Gucci, Prada and Tiffany’s bet big on property

economist.com From the corner of Fifth Avenue and 57th Street the facade of Tiffany’s looks just as it did in 1961 when Audrey Hepburn, dressed in a long black dress and pearls, nibbled…

Where You Should Put Your Money (And When)

benzinga.com One of the biggest problems people have when it comes to money is figuring out what to do with it and when. Should you save up an emergency fund or pay off your debt first?…