News
Friends in High Places Lets Michael Gyure Get Off With a Slap on the Hand

New York Mayor David Dinkins, Larry King and others submitted support letters to get Gyure off the hook and it worked.
It seems District Judge Naomi Reice Buchwald of the federal court in Manhattan, doesn’t think that filing false tax returns or disclosing over $433,000 in personal expenses deserves prison time. She let Friars Club executive director Michael Gyure off with 100 hours of community service and time served.
Mr. Gyure pleaded guilty to failing to report $433,000 in compensation from 2012 – 2016. This included reimbursements and payments he used for personal expenses including wine, international travel for both himself and his family members, clothing and groceries. The Friar’s Club also forgave him of $160,000 in loans and the members were never told. In 2015, the club had to ask vendors to accept late or reduced payments. Mr. Gyure also failed to pay several hundred thousand dollars in state sales tax between 2015 – 2016, according to investigators.
Prosecutors had been pushing for Gyure to get up to a year and a half in prison.”Time behind bars could make Gyure understand what he can and can’t do with other people’s money,” Assistant US Attorney Sheb Swett told the judge.
It seems the “Good Old Boys” still stick up for each other. What is the most surprising of all is The Friars are still sticking up for this man and he has not lost his standing. Anyone who questions Gyure’s position is instead harassed and ousted out of this prestigious club.
Events
FreePalestine Protesters Tried To Ruin Thanksgiving and Black Friday, What’s Next?

Today innocents were freed for terrorists. On Thanksgiving over 30 protestors halted the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade along Sixth Avenue, glueing themselves to the route. Several protestors were taken into custody, but with our DA Alvin Braggs, how long will that last?
On The New England Native American float one performer held out a Palestinian flag. How was that Native American?
Loud boos for both incidents rang out from the crowd, as the white jumpsuit-clad protestors poured fake blood over themselves and held up the parade for thousands.
As I was trying to get to Thanksgiving dinner, Anti-Israel protesters flocked to the New York Times building after the parade and if you were coming from Port Authority or any subway near there, your life was thrown into chaos. It took me over an hour to get from Port Authority to 55th and 6th.
The FreePalestine protesters also redecorated the Stephen Schwarzman building of the NY Public Library with pro-Palestine art & fake blood as well.
To make matters worse Anti-Israel protesters targeted Macy’s on Black Friday after disrupting the store’s iconic Thanksgiving Day parade screaming “Why are you shopping? Bombs are dropping!” They also stopped the traffic on 34th street and 6th avenue in Manhattan with a massive Palestinian flag, causing traffic delays.
They also went after the PUMA flagship store as they sponsor the Israel’s football association.
These protestors are hijacking NYC, time and time again. They are hijacking tax payer dollars for their protests? Why aren’t we doing something to stop this and getting mad as hell over this? WHY?
Events
Count Down To Thanksgiving: Watching The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Balloon’s Come To Life

On the day before the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade visitors can get a behind-the-scenes glimpse as the balloons get inflated.
Enter the viewing lineup on 72nd St at Columbus Ave. Bring proof of vaccination and photo ID.
The balloons start to come to life starting at 12 p.m. Wednesday and expect crowds. The best time to really see the balloon is later but the crowds are less the earlier you arrive. One you enter at 72nd and Columbus, you will head to West 77th and Columbus, move along Columbus, around the Natural History Museum and end up on Central Park West and West 81st Street.
Admission to the balloon area is free and stops at 6p.m.
Public transportation is the best way to get to the inflation area as they’re restriction on parking and taxi access.
If you have never done this, it is treat for both young and old.
Columns
My View: Who Knew Broadway and 42nd Street Ran All The Way to Boca/Delray…The Wick Theatre
Who knew 42nd Street and Broadway ran all the way down to Boca/Delray and end at The Wick Theatre and Museum Club! In an event yesterday afternoon that rivaled any Broadway Opening Night Party, Marilynn & Kimberly Wick celebrated the opening of The Wick’s 2023/2024 season with a spectacular immersive exhibition of “Dancing Feet” The Experience, 42nd Street. They also had in attendance none other than the star of the original Tony Award Winning Broadway show (42nd Street) Lee Roy Reams on the Museum Club’s Stage to add commentary, sing, and have a fun filled talk back with the audience. Lee Roy, who starred as Billy Lawlor in the 1980 production, shared many anecdotes about the musical during the video presentation, including insights about renowned choreographer Gower Champion and his untimely death on the day of the show’s Broadway opening. The legendary show went on to win the Tony Award for Best Musical and Best Choreography. While Reams continued his illustrious career in musical theatre, starring in numerous Broadway shows including The Producers and La Cage Aux Folles, and at The Wick, he created a sensation with his role as Dolly Levi in Hello, Dolly!
“The Wick is breaking new ground in both entertainment and technology by creating these immersive experiences that both entertain and educate audiences about the history of Broadway,” said Kimberly Wick, curator. “As the owners of the largest Broadway costume collection in the nation, we are thrilled to add this innovation as another way to preserve the incredible artistry of our past for generations to come.”
Last year, The Wick Costume Museum underwent a dramatic high-tech transformation, resulting in a stunning new venue, rechristened The Museum Club at The Wick. The completely renovated space thrilled guests with 360-degree immersive video experiences, historic costume displays, dining, and entertainment.
Broadway
7 Autistic Performers Are About To Win The Heart of Broadway As They Break The Norm in How To Dance In Ohio

Broadway broke new ground last night as seven openly autistic actors took to the stage to play seven autistic characters and they were fantastic.
Also the book and lyrics by Rebekah Greer Melocik music by Jacob Yandura
choreography by Mayte Natalio and direction by Sammi Cannold are also all making their Broadway debuts and seriously are about to show Broadway veterans how its done. I know the season is early, but I expect this show to swept the Tonys.
The new musical I am talking about is How to Dance in Ohio, inspired by Alexandra Shiva’s Peabody Award-winning documentary of the same name. It begans previews on Broadway tonight and will officially open at the Belasco Theatre on December 10, 2023.
I have never seen an audience so in tune with a show the moment it started. They were there for the cast and the cast gave back in spades.
How to Dance in Ohio is a heartfelt new musical about the desire to connect and the courage it takes to put yourself out into the world. At a group counseling center in Columbus, Ohio, seven autistic young adults prepare for a spring formal dance—a challenge that breaks open their routines as they experience love, stress, excitement, and independence. How to Dance in Ohio is a story about people on the cusp of the next phase of their lives, facing down hopes and fears, ready to take a momentous first step…and dance. And we could all use the lessons this show tells us with soul.
Events
200,000 Protesters In Washington DC Speak Out…… Where is NYC?

Today, White House National Security Spokesman John Kirby stated Hamas and Islamic Jihad DID hide under hospitals in Gaza, backing up Israeli claims. They used hospitals in the Gaza Strip, including Al Shifa, which had tunnels underneath them, to conceal and to support their military operations and to hold hostages.
Before the Holocaust, people were in denial of what was happening, preferring to bury their heads about the ugly truth that almost wiped out a race.
The Hamas attacks of October 7 left over 1,000 Israelis dead and 240 abducted many of them young people who have yet to have had a start in life. It was uncalled for and an act of war.
In NYC thousands of pro-Palestinan protesters have upset Manhattan traffic in Grand Central, Times Square, Brooklyn Bridge, marched at campuses and through Midtown, Bryant Park, lobby of The New York Times, Eighth Avenue, Lower Manhattan, City Hall and across the Manhattan Bridge to Flatbush Avenue in Brooklyn and it was allowed. Where were the New Yorkers protesting that people are being killed senselessly? It took Washington DC to carry out that act.
Why protest in Washington DC? They are trying to get their loved ones back, as a New York Broadway producer brought his own scissors to take a poster of a missing and kidnapped child off a pole.
‘The over 200,000 loud crowd shouted “bring them back, bring them back”.
Brooklyn resident Alana Zeitchik, has six relatives being held hostage in Gaza after being taken from a kibuttz “My family is being held hostage by terrorists. For too many in the west, the suffering of families like mine has become a footnote – collateral damage in service of some perceived higher universal truth. To demand the release of the hostages is not an act of war, it is an act of love and a cry for humanity.”
Rachel Goldberg, son Hersh who is one of the hostages, also took the stage. This wounded civilian was an American-Israeli kidnapped from the music festival on October 7.
At least 240 human beings have been stolen and buried alive.
Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer stated “never ever will we forget the evil of Hamas. We will not rest until we get all the assistance you need.” What about stopping the Pro Palestines in NYC?
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson stated “Hamas wants to wipe Israel off the face of the earth, so let me be clear we will not let that happen.”
Yeshiva University in New York cancelled classes and 2,500 students were expected to attend.
More than 250 New Yorkers traveled in five buses to the capital for a day trip to attend the rally.
Jewish students from Queens College in New York and the University of Maryland traveled to DC to attend.
Anti-Semitism is on the rise and we need to speak up. Hate should NEVER be acceptable.
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