Posts by Liam Redmond
Exclusive | NY liquor stores look to pump sagging sales with low-alcohol wines, spirits
As health concerns tank demand for booze nationwide, a handful of vintners and distillers are introducing ultra-low-alcohol wines and spirits — and New York liquor stores are signing up to test the goods. In December, Brooklyn-based St. Agrestis introduced Phony 1 Proof Negroni — a ready-to-drink cocktail that’s just 0.5% alcohol, versus a Negroni mixed…
Read MoreOverwhelming number of NYers and Latino residents want illegal-migrant criminals booted: poll
An overwhelming number of New Yorkers support deporting illegal-migrant criminals, a new poll reveals. Nearly 80% of New Yorkers statewide told Siena College pollsters that they back kicking out undocumented migrants who have been convicted of a crime, with that figure including 69% of Democrats and 71% of Latinos, the survey released Monday says. The…
Read MoreRecovery efforts in Washington helicopter-plane collision identify 55 of 67 victims
Officials have positively identified 55 of the 67 people killed in Wednesday’s midair collision between an American Airlines passenger jet and a military helicopter over the Potomac River in Washington, DC. “It’s my belief that we’re going to recover everyone,” Fire Chief John Donnelly said on Sunday at a press conference. “We have some work to do as…
Read MoreSt. John’s can make loud March Madness statement as Big East’s elite await
Even as the wins have piled up and St. John’s has soared to the top of the Big East, notching its best record through 21 games since the 1985-86 season, there has been a but and a question mark. Doubts about the legitimacy of the 15th-ranked Johnnies persist. Wait until Rick Pitino’s team plays an…
Read MoreLendlease Global Commercial Reit reports 14.3% lower H1 DPU of S$0.018
LENDLEASE Global Commercial Real Estate Investment Trust’s (Lendlease Reit) distribution per unit (DPU) fell 14.3 per cent to S$0.018 for its first half ended Dec 31, 2024, from S$0.021 in the corresponding period in the year before. The lower DPU was driven by higher finance costs, lower net property income (NPI), as well as an…
Read MoreBilly Ray Cyrus makes first public appearance since disastrous inauguration performance, son’s plea
Billy Ray Cyrus has been seen for the first time since his disastrous performance at one of President Donald Trump’s inaugural balls, which was closely followed by a public message of concern from his son. Over the weekend, the “Achy Breaky Heart” hitmaker, 63, stepped out to attend the Nashville Humane Association’s Unleashed Dinner with Your Dog…
Read MoreGordon Tang and wife extend closing date of cash offer for Suntec Reit to Feb 7
THE closing date of the mandatory conditional cash offer made by property tycoon Gordon Tang and his wife Celine to acquire all units of Suntec Real Estate Investment Trust (Reit) has been extended to 5.30 pm on Feb 7. The offer had been slated to close on Monday (Feb 3), at 5.30 pm. In a…
Read MoreIce skater Maxim Naumov surrounded by family friends after losing both parents in DC plane collision
Ice skater Maxim Naumov is being surrounded by his family friends “24 hours a day” after he tragically lost both of his parents in the mid-air collision in Washington, D.C. last week. Naumov, 23, has been spending time with his loved ones after the unimaginable tragedy, which claimed the lives of 67 people after an…
Read MoreKKR, Gaw look to sell Tokyo Hyatt Regency for over 100 billion yen
KKR and Gaw Capital Partners are in talks to sell the Hyatt Regency hotel in Tokyo to Japan Hotel Reit Investment for more than 100 billion yen (S$879.3 million), according to people familiar with the matter. The two investment firms bought the hotel in the Shinjuku area for an estimated 60 billion yen less than…
Read MoreDear Abby: I’m 74 years old and raising my great-granddaughter, should I go to college?
DEAR ABBY: We share a vacation home with another family. My husband and I are neat people. The other family is the opposite. They leave dirty dishes in the sink for days, promising, “I’ll get to them.” Dirty diapers are left on the living room floor as well as toys, clothes and stale food. It’s…
Read MorePrivate healthcare players upbeat as China hospitals ease rules on foreign ownership
Significant investments are needed for these hospitals to make returns, observers say THE Chinese government’s recent move to allow foreign healthcare players to wholly own hospitals in certain regions will offer flexibility and more avenues to players hoping to harness growth in China. However, significant investment in areas such as funding and talent will be…
Read MoreFlorida woman caught on camera hurling commemorative ‘first date’ brick through ex hubby’s window despite denials: sheriff
Authorities called this unhappy ex a brick-faced liar. A Florida woman was caught on camera chucking a commemorative “first date” brick through her ex-husband’s window late last month – even as she repeatedly denied carrying out the vengeful act, according to police. Sabrina Coyne, 34, was arrested around 11 p.m. on Jan. 24 when Lee…
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