NYC Daybook
Associated Press NYC Daybook for Wednesday, Jul. 15.
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NEW EVENT: Wednesday, Jul. 15 8:15 AM New York City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito's public schedule - New York City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito appears live on PIX11 Morning News (8:15 AM EDT), and attends Committee Meeting on Rules, Privileges and Elections, City Hall, New York (10:45 PM EDT)
Location: New York City council.nyc.gov https://twitter.com/NYCCouncil
Contacts: New York City Council Press 1 212 788 7116
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NEW EVENT: Wednesday, Jul. 15 10:30 AM New York City Council Committee on Rules, Privileges and Elections hearing - New York City Council Committee on Rules, Privileges and Elections hearing, with agenda incl appointments to the Youth Board, the Civilian Complaint Review Board, the New York City Tax Commission and the New York City Art Commission
Location: City Hall, New York, NY New York City council.nyc.gov https://twitter.com/NYCCouncil
Contacts: New York City Council Press 1 212 788 7116
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NEW EVENT: Wednesday, Jul. 15 11:00 AM Pop-up library and media center open for the summer in Bronx park - Libraries Without Borders, the Alexander Soros Foundation, DreamYard and the New York Public Library unveil the Ideas Box in Hayden Lord Park in the South Bronx, a portable media center providing tools incl the internet, books, tablets, and cameras to provide users with access to educational information
Location: Hayden Lord Park, 1675 Andrews Ave South, Bronx, NY New York City http://www.librarieswithoutborders.org/ https://twitter.com/LWBontheweb
Contacts: Peter Schottenfels Risa Heller Communications peter@risaheller.com 1 646 676 4485 1 917 267 9488
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NEW EVENT: Wednesday, Jul. 15 12:00 PM Customers, advocates and phone workers testify about status of telecommunications - Customers, advocates and phone workers hold press conference before they testify at a hearing about the status of the telecommunications industry in New York City. Campaigners argues that Verizon is failing to meet its broadband commitments in New York City
Location: New York City Hall steps, New York, NY New York City
Contacts: Tolu Onafowokan BerlinRosen Public Affairs tolu.o@berlinrosen.com 1 646 200 5331
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NEW EVENT: Wednesday, Jul. 15 6:00 PM New York City Department of Education Carmen Farina attends NYC Leadership Academy's graduation ceremony
Location: New York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West, New York, NY New York City schools.nyc.gov https://twitter.com/NYCSchools
Contacts: Will Mantell NYC Dept of Education Chancellor's Press Office WMantell@schools.nyc.gov 1 212 374 5141
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NEW EVENT: Wednesday, Jul. 15 6:30 PM JP Updates holds dinner and discussion forum on civil and religious rights - JP Updates holds dinner and discussion forum themed 'From Selma to Sabbatah: Parallel Paths to Civil and Religious Rights in the United States'. Presenters incl former New York Governor David Paterson, Anti-Defamation League Director of Civil Rights Deborah Lauter. Agudath Israel of America National Board of Trustees member Chaskel Bennett moderates
Location: The Loft, 1306 40th St, Brooklyn, NY New York City http://jpupdates.com/ https://twitter.com/JewishPolitical
Contacts: The Friedlander Group Jonathan@TheFriedlanderGroup.com
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NEW EVENT: Wednesday, Jul. 15 7:00 PM Hudson Union Society hosts former Defense Intelligence Agency Director Lt. General Michael Flynn
Location: Hudson Union Society, 45 Main St #838, New York, NY New York City www.hudsonunionsociety.com
Contacts: Hudson Union Society Support
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NEW EVENT: Wednesday, Jul. 15 8:30 PM Resorts World Casino hosts All Star Meet & Greet - Resorts World Casino hosts All Star Meet & Greet with former NFL players O.J. Anderson and Richard Caster, and former NBA player Mel Davis
Location: Genting Palace, Resorts World Casino, 110-00 Rockaway Blvd, Queens, NY New York City http://www.rwnewyork.com/ https://twitter.com/resortsworldnyc
Contacts: Nell O'Connor Mercury noconnor@mercuryllc.com 1 212 681 1380
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UPDATED EVENT: Wednesday, Jul. 15 7:15 AM World record attempt for the largest parade of tandem bikes ridden by twins in Central Park - Television channel VH1 attempts to break the Guinness World Record for the largest parade of tandem bicycles ridden by twins in celebration of its new reality TV series, 'Twinning', which premieres on the channel on 22 Jul. 150 sets of twins from all over the U.S. are taking part in the two-mile bike ride, which finishes at 74th Street and Central Park West. Upon completion of the parade, a Guinness World Records ceremony confirming the new record is expected to take place
Location: Central Park at 106th Street and Central Park W, New York, NY New York City www.vh1.com https://twitter.com/VH1 #TWINNING
Contacts: Kanessa Tixe Dynamic Theories kanessa@dynamictheories.com 347 223 3464
Media Check-in: 7:00 AM EDT
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Wednesday, Jul. 15 7:30 AM 'Delivering Alpha' conference - 'Delivering Alpha' - one-day meeting featuring hedge fund managers, investors, and political and economic commentators, hosted by CNBC and Institutional Investor. Speakers incl 2016 Republican presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz
Location: The Pierre, New York, NY New York City http://www.deliveringalpha.com/ https://twitter.com/iimag
Contacts: Lisa McErlane Yao Institutional Investor lyao@iiconferences.com 1 212 224 3991
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Wednesday, Jul. 15 8:00 AM Risk Magazine Derivatives Clearing conference
Location: Marriott Marquis, New York, NY New York City http://www.riskotcclearing.com/ https://twitter.com/Incisive
Contacts: Lukas Hall Incisive Media lukas.hall@incisivemedia.com +44 (0)20 7484 9861
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Wednesday, Jul. 15 - Thursday, Jul. 16 8:00 AM PERE CFOs and COOs Forum
Location: The Westin Times Square, New York, NY New York City www.perenews.com
Contacts: Colm Gilmore PEI Media Head of Conferences colm.g@peimedia.com +44 (0) 20 7566 5447
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Wednesday, Jul. 15 8:30 AM Rotary Club of New York International Breakfast with South Korean Ambassador Hahn Choong-hee - Rotary Club of New York International Breakfast Meeting with South Korean Ambassador Hahn Choong-hee, discussing economic growth in South Korea, and the relationship between North Korea and South Korea
Location: UN Church Center, 777 United Nations Plaza, New York, NY New York City http://www.nyrotary.org/
Contacts: Andreas Runggatscher Rotary Club of New York ny.rotary@verizon.net 1 212 633 1311
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Wednesday, Jul. 15 9:00 AM 'Fresh Food for Seniors' program packs and distributes food for newly expanded service - Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer's 'Fresh Food for Seniors' program, which delivers fresh, locally-grown produce on a pay-as-you-go basis to older adults, packs and distributes food to a newly expanded group of pickup points in the West Village, Chelsea, and Clinton neighborhoods of Manhattan
Location: Fulton Senior Center, Ninth Ave, New York, NY New York City http://manhattanbp.nyc.gov/ https://twitter.com/galeabrewer
Contacts: Andrew Goldston Manhattan Borough President Press Secretary agoldston@manhattanbp.nyc.gov 1 212 669 3539 1 917 960 1187
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Wednesday, Jul. 15 9:15 AM Nasdaq Opening and Closing Bells - ESSA Pharma Inc CEO Bob Rieder and CFO David Wood ring the Nasdaq Opening Bell (9:15 AM EDT) * Real Industry, Inc Chairman and CEO Craig Bouchard rings the Closing Bell (3:45 PM EDT)
Location: Nasdaq MarketSite, 4 Times Square, New York, NY New York City http://www.nasdaq.com/ https://twitter.com/NASDAQOMX
Contacts: Christine Barna NASDAQ OMX press Christine.Barna@nasdaq.com 1 646 441 5310
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Wednesday, Jul. 15 10:00 AM The Bowery Mission receives delivery of dozens of new mattresses at its men's shelter - The Bowery Mission receives a delivery of dozens of new Leesa mattresses at its newly-renovated men's shelter facility. Bowery Mission CEO David Jones and Leesa Founder and CEO David Wolfe join Bowery Mission volunteers and Leesa employees to unload the donated mattresses and carry them upstairs to the bunks
Location: The Bowery Mission, 227 Bowery, New York, NY New York City https://www.bowery.org/ https://twitter.com/bowerymission
Contacts: Nancy Haberman Rubenstein Communications nhaberman@rubenstein.com 1 212 843 8021
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Wednesday, Jul. 15 10:00 AM New York City first lady McCray's schedule - New York City first lady Chirlane McCray reads aloud with New York City Deputy Mayor of Strategic Policy Richard Buery at Brooklyn Central Library, Brooklyn, NY (10:00 AM EDT); they both read at Jackson Heights Library, Jackson Heights, NY (11:30 AM EDT) and later both first lady McCray and Deputy Mayor Buery read aloud at Harlem Library, New York (1:00 PM EDT)
Location: New York City www.nyc.gov/mayor? https://twitter.com/NYCMayorsOffice
Contacts: New York Mayor media pressoffice@cityhall.nyc.gov 1 212 788 2958
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Wednesday, Jul. 15 10:00 AM New York State Council on Food Policy annual summer meeting
Location: 55 Hanson Place, Brooklyn, NY New York City http://www.agriculture.ny.gov/ https://twitter.com/nyagandmarkets
Contacts: Dave Bullard New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets Public Relations dave.bullard@agriculture.ny.gov 1 315 487 7711 Jola Szubielski Department of Agriculture and Markets jola.szubielski@agriculture.ny.gov 1 518 457 0752
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Wednesday, Jul. 15 11:00 AM Manhattan Borough President Brewer's schedule - Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer joins New York City Department of Sanitation Commissioner Kathryn Garcia for recycling announcement at 333 East 23rd Street, New York (11:00 AM EDT); attends reception celebrating New York City's investment in libraries at New York Public Library, New York (5:45 PM EDT) and later she attends Studio Museum's annual summer exhibition opening at 144 West 125th Street, New York (7:15 PM EDT)
Location: New York City http://manhattanbp.nyc.gov/ https://twitter.com/galeabrewer
Contacts: Andrew Goldston Manhattan Borough President Press Secretary agoldston@manhattanbp.nyc.gov 1 212 669 3539 1 917 960 1187
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Wednesday, Jul. 15 11:00 AM Annual Access to Independence Transportation Expo - New York City Department of Transport Commissioner Polly Trottenberg and New York City Mayor's Office for People with Disability Commissioner Victor Calise open annual Access to Independence Transportation Expo. Other attendees incl New York City Council Transportation Chair Ydanis Rodriguez and New York City Taxi and Limousine Commissioner Meera Joshi
Location: 163 West 125th Street, New York, NY New York City http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/home/home.shtml
Contacts: Scott Gastel NYC Dept of Transportation 1 212 442 7033 Gloria Chin NYC DOT gchin@dot.nyc.gov 1 212 839 4850 Jose Bayona NYC DOT 1 212 839 4850
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Wednesday, Jul. 15 12:00 PM New York City Mayor de Blasio's public schedule - New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio hosts press conference with New York City police Commissioner William Bratton to discuss community policing. Later Mayor de Blasio and New York City first lady Chirlane McCray host Iftar dinner in recognition of Ramadan, the event is closed to the press
Location: 1 Cardinal Spellman Place, Bronx, NY New York City www.nyc.gov/mayor? https://twitter.com/NYCMayorsOffice
Contacts: New York Mayor media pressoffice@cityhall.nyc.gov 1 212 788 2958
Pre-set: 11:14 AM EDT
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Wednesday, Jul. 15 12:00 PM Manhattan BP Gale Brewer marks 'Data Dump Day' with open data workshop - Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer marks 'Data Dump Day' with open data workshop on harnessing city government data to 'solve problems and enhance services for New Yorkers' * 'Data Dump Day' is the day each year that city agencies are required to detail their plans to release civic datasets under Local Law 11 of 2012
Location: Civic Hall, 156 5th Avenue, New York, NY New York City http://manhattanbp.nyc.gov/ https://twitter.com/galeabrewer
Contacts: Andrew Goldston Manhattan Borough President Press Secretary agoldston@manhattanbp.nyc.gov 1 212 669 3539 1 917 960 1187
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Wednesday, Jul. 15 5:00 PM The Bessies nominees announced - Bessie Awards Nomination Cocktail Party, revealing this year's New York Dance and Performance Awards (aka The Bessies) nominees. Winners of the Bessies Juried Award and the 2015 Bessie for Emerging Choreographer announced at the party
Location: Gibney Dance at 280 Broadway, New York, NY New York City http://www.dancenyc.org/ https://twitter.com/bessieawards
Contacts: Kimberly Giannelli In The Lights PR kimberly@inthelights.net 1 347 201 0485
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Wednesday, Jul. 15 5:30 PM Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce holds first look at New York Aquarium event - Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce holds 'Brooklyn's Next Great Destination: The New York Aquarium' event, with speakers Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, New York Aquarium Vice President and Director Jon Forrest Dohlin, and Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Carlo Scissura
Location: New York Aquarium, 602 Surf Ave, New York, NY New York City http://www.ibrooklyn.com/ https://twitter.com/BrooklynChamber
Contacts: Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce news@brooklynchamber.com
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Wednesday, Jul. 15 6:00 PM Brooklyn Borough President Adams' public schedule - Brooklyn Borough president Eric Adams holds press briefing on new push to strengthen the city's rent laws. The briefing is followed by a private roundtable discussion with several Brooklyn elected officials and tenant advocates
Location: New York City http://www.brooklyn-usa.org/press/2009/july6.htm
Contacts: Stefan Ringel Brooklyn Borough President's Office Communications Director sringel@brooklynbp.nyc.gov 1 718 802 3831
For access to press briefing call : 1 917 574 3277
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Wednesday, Jul. 15 6:00 PM Rally in Harlem to declare 'Poverty Is Violence' and demand that New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio 'immediately raise the minimum wage to $15/hr for 25,000 New Yorkers under his authority'. Participants incl supporters of 15 Now NYC and Black Lives Matter
Location: 125th St. and Adam Clayton Powell Blvd, Harlem, NY New York City http://15nownyc.tumblr.com
Contacts: Daniel Kroop 15 Now NYC 15nownyc@gmail.com 1 347 327 2776
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Wednesday, Jul. 15 6:00 PM New York British-American Societies' Annual Summer Garden Party - New York British-American Societies' Annual Summer Garden Party, helping to establish links and strengthen ties between the UK and the U.S. through the pursuit of contemporary social and cultural activities
Location: Union Theological Seminary, 3041 Broadway, New York, NY New York City http://www.americanscottishfoundation.com https://twitter.com/ASFevents
Contacts: American Scottish Foundation asfevents@wwbcny.com 1 212 605 0338
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Wednesday, Jul. 15 7:00 PM The Ali Forney Center Oasis benefit - Oasis, annual summer benefit for The Ali Forney Center. The Ali Forney Center is a nonprofit organization helping homeless gay youth
Location: The Lighthouse at Chelsea Piers, New York, NY New York City http://www.aliforneycenter.org/ https://twitter.com/AliForneyCenter
Contacts: Wil Fisher The Ali Forney Center wfisher@aliforneycenter.org 1 212 400 0282
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Wednesday, Jul. 15 7:45 PM Broadway dims lights in memory of Roger Rees - Marquees of Broadway theatres in New York dimmed for one minute in memory of Tony Award-winning actor and director Roger Rees, who died Friday at the age of 71 * Rees began his career with the Royal Shakespeare Company, playing Malcolm in Trevor Nunn's 1976 stage and 1978 television production of 'Macbeth', later originating the title role in David Edgar's stage adaptation of Charles Dickens' 'The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby', for which he won both Olivier and Tony Awards for Best Actor. His final Broadway appearance was in 'The Visit, which opened 23 Apr 2015
Location: Broadway, New York, NY New York City www.BroadwayLeague.com https://twitter.com/TheBwayLeague
Contacts: Elisa Shevitz The Broadway League EShevitz@broadway.org 1 212 703 0225
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Wednesday, Jul. 15 8:00 PM Foundation supporting Nelson Mandela's Children's Hospital streams concert live online - Legacy of Hope Foundation, the nonprofit organization working to support the building of the Nelson Mandela's Children's Hospital in Johannesburg, hosts concert and worldwide media event celebrating Mandela's love of children and his wish to create the NMCH, featuring performances from Robin Thicke, Common, CHIC featuring Nile Rodgers, Miri Ben-Ari, and Jonathan Butler. Streamed live online worldwide via the Legacy of Hope website
Location: Barclays Center, New York, NY New York City http://www.legacyofhope.org https://twitter.com/Mandela_LOH #LOHConcert
Contacts: Steven Wilson B|W|R Public Relations steven.wilson@bwr-pr.com 1 212 901 3920 Barry Baum Barclays Center media bbaum@brooklynse.com 1 201 635 3316
Press check-in: 6:30 PM EDT
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Wednesday, Jul. 15 Madison Square Garden Company welcomes new CEO - David 'Doc' O'Connor assumes new role as president and CEO of the Madison Square Garden company. He joins the company after three decades with Creative Artists Agency (CAA)
Location: New York City www.themadisonsquaregardencompany.com https://twitter.com/TheGarden
Contacts: Barry Watkins Madison Square Garden Company Barry.Watkins@msg.com 1 212 465 5920
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Wednesday, Jul. 15 - Thursday, Jul. 16 Mutual Fund Compliance Summit - Mutual Fund Compliance Summit and Investment Advisor Compliance Summit
Location: The Princeton Club, New York, NY New York City http://www.frallc.com/ https://twitter.com/FRAConferences
Contacts: Kathie Eberhard Financial Research Associates keberhard@frallc.com 1 704 341 2439
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Wednesday, Jul. 15 10:00 AM SNAP-Ed / Eat Smart New York program launch - Long Island's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program/Eat Smart New York (SNAP-Ed/ESNY) Program launched by Cornell Cooperative Extensions of Suffolk County and Nassau County, along with Family Residences and Essential Enterprises, Inc. (FREE) * The goal of Eat Smart New York is to improve health and reduce obesity among low income families who receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits or are SNAP eligible
Location: The Farm at St. Joseph, 1725 Brentwood Road, Brentwood, NY http://www.familyres.org/ https://twitter.com/FREEFamilyRes
Contacts: Patrice Radowitz Family Residence and Essential Enterprises, Inc pradowitz@familyres.org 1 516 870 1600 Andy Robles FREE familyres.free@gmail.com 1 516 603 0447
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Wednesday, Jul. 15 11:00 AM Senior softball players commemorate 60th anniversary of Brooklyn Dodgers world championship - The Bristal All-Stars, softball players in their 70's and 80's, commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Brooklyn Dodgers 1955 World Series Championship with a softball game wearing Yankees caps and Brooklyn Dodger caps
Location: Baldwin Park, Baldwin Harbor, Long Island, NY
Contacts: Howard Cannon Rubenstein Communications hcannon@rubenstein.com 1 212 843 8072 1 973 985 9845
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NEW EVENT: Wednesday, Jul. 15 2:00 PM Nuclear expert Paul Blanch presents 'critical new information' about the Spectra AIM Pipeline - Nuclear expert Paul Blanch presents 'critical new information' about the Spectra AIM Pipeline, and makes a formal presentation to a special meeting of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission Petition Review Board. Attendees incl New York State Assemblywoman Sandy Galef
Location: Hendrick Hudson Library, 185 Kings Ferry Rd, Montrose, NY http://sape2016.org/ https://twitter.com/SAPE2016
Contacts: Paul Blanch pmblanch@comcast.net 1 860 922 3119
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Wednesday, Jul. 15 11:00 AM Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano and Sarah Lawrence College announce soccer home games in Yonkers - Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano and Sarah Lawrence College President Karen Lawrence announce an agreement that will see the school's men's and women's soccer teams return home to Yonkers * After joining the NCAA four years ago the teams have played their 'home' games in other Westchester communities * To mark their new home in Yonkers, Sarah Lawrence College Soccer and the City of Yonkers will host a free soccer clinic for Yonkers youth on 26 Aug
Location: Fleming Field, 324 Prescott St, Yonkers, NY Yonkers http://www.cityofyonkers.com/ https://twitter.com/CityofYonkers
Contacts: Christina Gilmartin Yonkers Office of the Mayor Communications Director Christina.gilmartin@yonkersny.gov 1 914 377 6208
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Wednesday, Jul. 15 7:30 PM Town of Ossining Planning Board meeting
Location: John-Paul Rodrigues Operations Center, 101 Route 9A, Ossining, NY http://www.townofossining.com/
Contacts: Susanne Donnelly Ossining Town Supervisor sdonnelly@townofossining.com
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NEW EVENT: Thursday, Jul. 16 10:00 AM The Empire State Building hosts Kelsea Ballerini - The Empire State Building hosts Kelsea Ballerini, country singer named one of CMT's Next Women of Country, for a performance and photo opportunity. The singer is due to perform a number of songs from her debut album, 'The First Time'
Location: Empire State Building lobby, 350 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY New York City http://www.esbnyc.com https://twitter.com/EmpireStateBldg
Contacts: Amanda Gorin UEG Amanda.Gorin@uegworldwide.com 1 646 226 3683
Media Check-in: 9:45 AM EDT
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NEW EVENT: Thursday, Jul. 16 8:30 PM Celebration of Patriots star Rob Gronowski for DuJour's summer issue - 'Get Gronk'd', a celebration of the photos and short film of Patriots star Rob Gronkowski by Bruce Weber for DuJour's Summer Issue. Attended by DuJour magazine editor-in-chief Nicole Vecchiarelli, Jason Binn and Bruce Weber
Location: LAVO, 39th E. 58th Street, New York, NY New York City www.dujour.com https://twitter.com/DuJourMedia
Contacts: Christine Coppinger Sunshine Sachs coppinger@sunshinesachs.com 1 212 691 2800
Media Check-in: 7:30 PM EDT
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UPDATED EVENT: Thursday, Jul. 16 - Saturday, Jul. 18 5:00 PM BlogHer Annual Conference - BlogHer - Annual Conference for women bloggers. Keynote speakers incl 'Selma' director Ava DuVernay and actress Gwyneth Paltrow
Location: Hilton, New York, NY New York City http://www.blogher.com/blogher-15 https://twitter.com/BlogHer #BlogHer15
Contacts: Julie Zappelli BlogHer press blogher@innercirclelabs.com 1 415 684 9564 Lori Anderson BlogHer lori.anderson@blogher.com 1 916 616 6363 luckylori11
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Thursday, Jul. 16 7:30 AM National Association of Women Lawyers Annual Meeting and Awards Luncheon
Location: Grand Hyatt at Grand Central Station, New York, NY New York City www.nawl.org
Contacts: NAWL nawl@nawl.org 1 312 988 6186
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Thursday, Jul. 16 12:30 PM 106.7 LITE FM's Broadway in Bryant Park continues - 106.7 LITE FM's Broadway in Bryant Park continues, showcasing New York City's most popular Broadway and Off-Broadway performances to the public for free. Today's shows incl 'Finding Neverland', 'Chicago', 'Sistas: The Musical' and 'Mamma Mia!', hosted by Christine Nagy. Performances run every Thursday at lunchtime
Location: Bryant Park Stage, Bryant Park, New York, NY New York City http://www.1067litefm.com/main.html https://twitter.com/1067Litefm #BroadwayInBryantPark
Contacts: Alexandra Andreassen DKC Public Relations Alexandra_Andreassen@dkcnews.com 1 212 981 5203
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Thursday, Jul. 16 6:00 PM 5th annual 'New Orleans to New York City' Starfish Foundation Gala - 5th annual 'New Orleans to New York City' Starfish Foundation Gala, attended by founders Soledad O'Brein and Brad Raymond with celeb guests incl Ludacris, Keri Hilson and Bevy Smith. The annual celebration aims to raise funds for beneficiaries of the organization, which aims to bridge the gaps between obstacles and opportunities for young women in the aftermath of 2006's Hurricane Katrina
Location: ESPACE, 635 W 42nd Street, New York, NY New York City http://www.starfishscholars.org/ https://twitter.com/soledadfdn
Contacts: Natalie Logan Rogers & Cowan nlogan@rogersandcowan.com 1 310 854 8150
Media Check-in: 17:30 AM EDT
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Thursday, Jul. 16 6:00 PM Brooklyn BP Eric Adams holds town hall on tenant harassment - Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams and civil rights Attorney Norman Siegel hold a town hall to investigate cases of tenant harassment throughout Brooklyn, with the aim to determine the potential for lawsuits against bad-acting landlords who have put the health and safety of Brooklynites at risk * The town hall is part of a series
Location: All Saints Church, 115 Throop Ave, Brooklyn, NY New York City http://www.brooklyn-usa.org/press/2009/july6.htm
Contacts: Stefan Ringel Brooklyn Borough President's Office Communications Director sringel@brooklynbp.nyc.gov 1 718 802 3831
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Thursday, Jul. 16 6:30 PM NYC BigApps entry deadline - NYC BigApps entry launch, a contest for software developers and members of the public to create web or mobile applications using official City data
Location: 156 5th Ave, New York, NY New York City http://home.nyc.gov/portal/index.jsp?pageID=nyc_mayor&catID=1194 https://twitter.com/NYCMayorsOffice
Contacts: New York Mayor media pressoffice@cityhall.nyc.gov 1 212 788 2958
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Thursday, Jul. 16 7:30 PM Uma Thurman hosts dinosaur night at the American Museum of Natural History - Actress Uma Thurman hosts a dinosaur themed evening at the American Museum of Natural History to launch Kuato Studio's two newest interactive learning games, 'Dino Tales' and 'Safari Tales'. Visitors to the family-friendly event are welcome to play the new games, while Thurman gives a special live 'story time' performance
Location: American Museum of Natural History, Central Park, W 79th Street, New York, NY New York City http://www.amnh.org/ https://twitter.com/AMNH
Contacts: Kaylee Conley Mission PR kaylee@thisismission.com 212 219 2787
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Thursday, Jul. 16 8:00 PM Opening night for new Broadway musical 'Amazing Grace' - 'Amazing Grace', opening night for Christopher Smith and Arthur Giron's Broadway musical based on the story behind the famous song, following the journey of a musically-talented English slave trader and his voyage across the ocean where he faces a self-reckoning that later inspires the anthem of hope. Starring Josh Young, Erin Mackey and Chuck Cooper, directed by Gabriel Barre
Location: Nederlander Theatre, 261 West 41st St, New York, NY New York City www.AmazingGraceMusical.com https://twitter.com/AGMusical #AGMusical
Contacts: Aaron Meier Boneau/Bryan-Brown ameier@bbbway.com 1 212 575 3030 x 217
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Thursday, Jul. 16 United Nations Security Council meetings on Cyprus, Somalia, and Eritrea
Location: New York City http://www.un.org/en/sc/ https://twitter.com/UN_News_Centre
Contacts: U.N. press inquiries2@un.org 1 212 963 5851
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Thursday, Jul. 16 - Friday, Jul. 17 The Internet of Things (IoT) Summit
Location: New York, NY New York City http://www.theiotsummit.com/ https://twitter.com/CDMmedia
Contacts: CDM Media info@cdmmedia.com 1 808 535 9300
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Thursday, Jul. 16 Waters Technology's annual Waters Rankings awards lunch
Location: New York, NY New York City http://events.waterstechnology.com/waters-rankings/static/home https://twitter.com/Incisive
Contacts: Anthony Malakian Waters U.S. Editor anthony.malakian@incisivemedia.com 1 646 490 3973
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Thursday, Jul. 16 - Friday, Jul. 17 Digital Publishing Innovation Summit
Location: New York, NY New York City http://theinnovationenterprise.com/ https://twitter.com/IEGroup #Digipub
Contacts: Deanna Notice Innovation Enterprise dnotice@theiegroup.com 1 415 992 5561
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Thursday, Jul. 16 - Friday, Jul. 17 Multicultural Women's National Conference
Location: Marriott Marquis, New York, NY New York City www.workingmothermediainc.com https://twitter.com/_workingmother_
Contacts: Janet Wigfield Working Mother Media Executive Director Conferences and Events janet.wigfield@bonniercorp.com
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Thursday, Jul. 16 - Sunday, Jul. 19 Great South Bay Music Festival - Great South Bay Music Festival, featuring performances from Electric Hot Tuna, Jefferson Starship, 311, Christina Perri and Colbie Caillat
Location: Shorefront Park, Patchogue, NY http://www.greatsouthbaymusicfestival.com/ https://twitter.com/GSBMFestival
Contacts: Jamie James Faith jamie@jfaith.com 631 946 2135
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Friday, Jul. 17 Diahann Carroll celebrates 80th birthday - 80th birthday of Diahann Carroll, American actress whose career spanned nearly six decades. She is often remembered for playing the title role in the 1968 television series 'Julia', which made her one of the first African American actresses to play a non-stereotypical role, such as a servant, which was common for the era. Carroll is also known for playing the role of Dominique Deveraux on long-running soap opera 'Dynasty'
Location: New York City
Contacts: TBD
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Friday, Jul. 17 'Toyota Concert Series on TODAY' continues with Alan Jackson - 'Toyota Concert Series on TODAY', 20th annual series of live performances outside the 'TODAY' studio in Rockefeller Plaza continues with Alan Jackson
Location: Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY New York City http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/3041478/ https://twitter.com/todayshow #AlanJacksonTODAY
Contacts: Megan Kopf Stackhouse NBC megan.kopf@nbcuni.com 1 212 664 6205
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