Sentences with phrase «york city holiday»

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Lastly, BuzzFeed Product Labs is turning its office, located a few blocks away from BuzzFeed's headquarters in New York City's Flatiron district, into a physical retail store called «Homesick for the Holidays.»

The New York City - based Mexican chain used a popular meme format to give a special offer for the holiday.

From Tiffany's stunning diamond display to Macy's iconic themes, retailers in New York City are known for their beautiful, intricate holiday windows.

This year at the advice of my employees, I organized a holiday shopping trip to New York City (a three - and - a-half-hour drive).

Poppin, an office supply retailer based in New York City, has an under $ 25 holiday gift guide, which includes «grip grass» — for storing pens and knickknacks — pencil cases, staplers, and notebooks.

Button, a New York City - based partnership platform for mobile commerce, said it gives employees a $ 1,000 vacation allowance for families ($ 500 for individuals), and encourages them to use those funds during the holidays.

From staging a Nick Jonas concert at Lord & Taylor to launching fireworks over Fifth Avenue at Bergdorf Goodman, New York City's iconic department stores went far beyond the typical ceremonial curtain drop to reveal their holiday windows this year.

Airbnb has brought hotel pricing down in many places during holidays, conventions and other big events when room rates should be at their highest and the industry generates a significant portion of its profits, said Vijay Dandapani, chief executive of the Hotel Association of New York City, which works with the American Hotel and Lodging Association.

Rabbi Kerry M. Olitzky, executive director of the Jewish Outreach Institute in New York City, says the notion of calling Hanukkah «minor» really presents a misnomer and it is only a term used when discussing holidays that impart major restrictions on people's behavior.

We do not celebrate Jewish holidays (except maybe in New York City), nor any of the Indian, Chinese, African, or even other Christian holidays (such as the Eastern Orthodox holidays; there are many more religious holidays on the Christian calendar than Christmas and Easter).

Dee... please read again, they are pushing for two Muslim holidays in just New York city, a place where Yaum kippur and Rosh Hashanah are already on school calender.

in new york city, jewish holidays are observed by the district so all students have those days off.

Let's hope they don't celebrate one of their religious holidays and bring one to school or to the new mosque near the World Trade Center in New York City.

New York's City Council convened to vote on the issue and almost unanimously passed resolution 1281, calling for the Department of Education to recognize the holidays.

Preface On December 21, 1988, individuals converged on Kennedy Airport in New York City to welcome family members home for the holidays who were en route from London on Pan Am Flight 103.

Another issue is that Khalid Latif points out that «About 12 percent of New York City students are Muslim,» and that should be a reason why New York public schools should celebrate the Muslim holidays.

Our purpose was to encourage New York City to give permanent recognition to its Muslim community by adding two holidays observed by Muslims to the public school calendar: Eid ul - Fitr, which celebrates the end of Ramadan, the sacred month of fasting and Eid Ul - Adha, which celebrates the end of the Hajj, the yearly pilgrimage to Mecca.

Observing Muslim holidays in New York City.

On December 21, 1988, individuals converged on Kennedy Airport in New York City to welcome family members home for the holidays who were en route from London on Pan Am Flight 103.

Noting that more than 10 percent of New York City school students are Muslim, he suggests that the public school calendar grant the Islamic community the same holiday leisure as it already gives to Christian and Jewish students.

It should make no difference as to what New York City bureaucrats decide to do with Muslim holidays because, at the end of the day, they're not the ones in control of the matter.

I pondered the question after reading a CNN Belief Blog post in which Imam Khalid Latif, executive director of New York University's Islamic Center, argued that public schools should close for two prominent Muslim holidays in New York City.

It's the whimsical culinary creation of celebrated chef David Burke and ABC News» «Good Morning America» went inside the kitchen at his newest New York City restaurant, Tavern 62, and learned how to make maple crisps for the holidays.

On New Year's Eve, Sofitel New York celebrates the magic of the holiday in both New York City and Paris by offering two New Year's toasts.

Every holiday season, New York City - and Napa - based chef Brad Farmerie blends batches of homemade hazelnut - chocolate spread, and his wife, Jocelyn, packages it as holiday gifts for friends and family.

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Nestled on a 500 - acre estate in New Jersey's bucolic equestrian country — just one hour from New York City and 90 minutes from Philadelphia — the resort's award - winning Ninety Acres restaurant and Cooking School will wrap up the year with a bit of holiday magic and a full calendar of culinary celebrations.

Here is another variation on stuffed chiles, this one courtesy of Zarela Martinez formerly of Zarelas Restaurant in New York City, who says that her version is based on the classic recipe served on national holidays in Mexico.

You couldn't have published any better articles during the holiday season than those on Joe Paterno and Ernie Lorch, coach of New York City's Riverside Church basketball team (ON THE SCENE, Dec. 22 - 29).

Early in his Barstool career, well before the big move to New York City, Pardon My Take, and Larry II, Big Cat showed his generous holiday spirit by highlighting one of the simplest and most profitable trends of all time on a social media platform whose stock is a guaranteed smart investment.

By visiting New York City in late fall we're hoping to take advantage of still - tolerable weather and the kick - off of the holiday season.

The Big Apple Circus could return to New York City for this year's holiday season, according to the winning bidder for the bankrupt enterprise, Compass Partners LLC, which beat a handful of competitors.

America's oldest public park, Bowling Green Park in Lower Manhattan, received a very special holiday season a gift that would become and is today legendary as a symbol of New York City known around the world.

This past Sat., Nov. 25th, in partnership with Small Business Saturday, the Acacia Network, the office of City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito, and the New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC), La Marqueta Retoña officially kicked off the holiday season with a pop - up market with artists and vendors displaying unique wares for sale.

New York City Public Advocate Letitia James didn't respond to requests for comment on friday on the eve of the holiday weekend.

At 12:30 p.m., members of the Campaign for Alternatives to Isolated Confinement will deliver a holiday card to Cuomo urging him to end solitary confinement, outside the govenror's New York City office, 633 Third Ave., Manhattan.

At noon, Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer and Food Bank For New York City will celebrate the donation of hundreds of diapers in her office's holiday diaper drive, Borough President's Northern Manhattan Office, 431 W. 125th St., Manhattan.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is making several media - related appearances and attend a holiday party for 1199 SEIU.

(New York NY) In a morning announcement, Mayor de Blasio fulfilled a campaign promise by adding two Muslim Holidays — Eid al - Adha & Eid al - Fitr — to the New York City public schools calendar.

«New York City will become the largest school district in the nation to recognize Eid al - Fitr and Eid al - Adha as holidays,» said Mayor Bill de Blasio.

Mona Davids, President of the New York City Parents Union (NYCPU) recalled that as a New York City public school student being marked absent when observing Muslim Holidays and until recently her own children have been marked absent for observing those hHolidays and until recently her own children have been marked absent for observing those holidaysholidays.

This year the holiday fell on September 12 and public schools in New York City were closed in observance.

«Through the advocacy of many leaders in our community, we are proud that Lunar New Year is now a holiday that is celebrated city - wide,» LINDA LEE, Executive Director of Korean Community Services of Metropolitan New York said.

It's unclear what kind of financial impact the police barricades and lane closures on Fifth Avenue are having on business for the stores located near Trump Tower, but de Blasio said the city will be working with the Midtown business community on the problem, which he hoped would be offset by the holiday season, when New York City expects to receive 60 million touricity will be working with the Midtown business community on the problem, which he hoped would be offset by the holiday season, when New York City expects to receive 60 million touriCity expects to receive 60 million tourists.

Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the addition of two Muslim holidays, Eid al - Fitr and Eid al - Adha, to the New York City school system's calendar.

Tuesday morning's press conference was supposed to be about the holiday season, and how Cuomo was directing his various police forces to flood New York City's transportation facilities with armed officers.

When New York City's most prominent Democrats gathered for a holiday party at the Queens Museum at the behest of U.S. Rep. Joseph Crowley recently, they dined on broccoli rabe with sausage, drank, belted out songs, and, of course, engaged in some politicking.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo is urging calm through the upcoming holidays and respecting families» grief in response to the weekend killings of two New York City police officers and the July death of a Staten Island man in a confrontation with police.

Press Release: FreshDirect is donating a total of 1,900 turkeys this week to various groups throughout New York City and Philadelphia in anticipation of the Thanksgiving holiday.

Charles Platkin, PhD, MPH, Executive Director of the New York City Food Policy Center at Hunter College takes a look at a few or your kids favorite holiday candy and what's inside.