Posted inBrooklyn (NYC) Cooking and Cookbooks Manhattan (NYC) Wine Bars Wines New York’s Best Wine Bars At these 11 watering holes, you’ll find some of the city’s finest wine lists, along with food to match. Posted by By Eric Asimov
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Posted inBars and Nightclubs Budd Friedman Comedy and Humor Deaths (Obituaries) Evening at the Improv (TV Program) Improv Los Angeles (Calif) Manhattan (NYC) Budd Friedman, Who Built an Empire of Comedy Clubs, Dies at 90 Starting with the original Improv in Midtown Manhattan, he gave Richard Pryor, Lily Tomlin and countless other comedians a launching pad to fame. Posted by By Clay Risen
Posted inBreest, Haleigh Church of Scientology Decisions and Verdicts Haggis, Paul Manhattan (NYC) Movies Sex Crimes Sexual Harassment Suits and Litigation (Civil) Jury Says Paul Haggis Raped Woman After Film Premiere Mr. Haggis, a writer of the Oscar-winning films “Crash” and “Million Dollar Baby,” was sued by a film publicist after a 2013 encounter in his New York apartment. Posted by By Julia Jacobs