He first made his mark doing stand-up in New York, but he was best known for his role as Chi Chi opposite Al Pacino in the hit 1983 movie.
Category: New York City
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The New York Times Will Stop Endorsing Candidates in New York Races
The paper’s editorial board will continue to endorse presidential candidates, as it has for more than 160 years.
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Can the S.S. United States Be Saved?
(The storied ocean liner, that is.)
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A Hip-Hop Comic Book Star Comes to Life in Steel
A statue of Rappin’ Max Robot is bound for Paris. But first it’s making a stop in the Bronx.
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The Artists Remaking Everyday Buildings in Dollhouse Scale
Miniaturists are memorializing the architecture of quickly changing cities with meticulous renderings of corner stores, restaurants and even dumpsters.
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As Markets Rock, a Reporter Stays Steady
Joe Rennison, who covers financial markets for The New York Times, raced home from vacation when a slowdown in the U.S. economy sparked widespread worry.
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Lincoln Center Taps Education Leader as Next President
Mariko Silver, a former president of Bennington College, will take the reins of the organization as it seeks to expand its audience and increase fund-raising.
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NYC Restaurants Take a Weird New Spin on Italian Classics
From olives encased in Jell-O cubes to giant ravioli, iconoclastic takes on Italian classics are shaping the menus at a new wave of restaurants.
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Eric Adams Announced a ‘Rat Pack’ Squad. There’s Merch.
A new initiative encourages New Yorkers to join an “elite squad of dedicated anti-rat activists.”
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For Billy Joel Fans, a New York Night to Remember
Thousands of people piled into Madison Square Garden on Thursday to hear Billy Joel glide from rock song to soulful blues in the final show of his long residency at the arena.
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Éramos la pareja ideal, excepto por la religión y los perros
OKCupid nos calificó como “altamente compatibles”. Solo que él era ateo y yo musulmana practicante.
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Marc Jacobs’s Latest Fall Collection Is Delightful Delusion
The designer’s fall collection, inspired by “personal transformation,” was wholly cartoonish.