New York City

Head of New York City Ballet retires after abuse allegations

New York - Muslimchronicle

Peter Martins, the renowned head of the New York City Ballet, announced his retirement Monday following allegations of sexual harassment and physical abuse, according to a report in the New York Times. The 71-year-old stands accused by two dozen dancers of verbal and physical abuse as well as using his power to extort sexual favors. "I have denied, and continue toRead more

Whitewashing of terrorism debate will harm the US

Ramzy Baroud

Within hours of Akayed Ullah, a Bangladeshi immigrant, allegedly detonating a pipe bomb in New York City on Dec. 11, severely injuring himself and wounding four others, a most comprehensive official and media narrative emerged. The formulation of the narrative concerning Ullah’s motives, radicalization and assumed hate for the US was so immaculate, one would have thought it took authoritiesRead more

Several people killed by vehicle on New York City bike path

New York - Muslimchronicle

Several people were killed and numerous others injured in New York City on Tuesday afternoon after a vehicle drove down a bike path that runs alongside the Hudson River in Manhattan, police said. The New York City Police Department, in a post on Twitter, said that one vehicle struck another, then the driver of one of the vehicles “got outRead more

Lincoln Center heads urge Trump to keep funding arts

New York - AFP

Executives at New York's Lincoln Center made a joint appeal Tuesday for the United States to preserve arts funding, warning that steep cuts mulled by President Donald Trump would have devastating effects. Leaders of the prestigious complex's institutions -- including the Metropolitan Opera, New York Philharmonic and New York City Ballet -- said arts funding benefited people from children toRead more

LaBeouf brings anti-Trump piece to New Mexico

Albuquerque. N M - Arab Today

Actor Shia LaBeouf has brought a performance-art piece against President Donald Trump to New Mexico’s largest city. The Albuquerque Journal reported that LaBeouf, along with two other artists, brought on Saturday a 24-hour live-streaming camera mounted to a wall with the message in block letters: “He will not divide us,” referring to Trump. The artists want people to go upRead more

Nearly one quarter of American people fatally shot by police in 2016 were black

Washington - ArabToday

In 2016, 232 black Americans in the United States were shot and killed by police, accounting for nearly a quarter of the total 957 deaths from fatal police shootings, according to a database compiled by The Washington Post. The figures indicated that there were an average of 2.6 people fatally shot by police each day in 2016, with more thanRead more

French choreographer Millepied starts anew in LA

Los Angeles - AFP

French choreographer Benjamin Millepied, who spectacularly left the Paris Opera Ballet earlier this year, will mark his return to Los Angeles this week with a new show. The dance star -- husband of Hollywood actress Natalie Portman -- also revealed he is working on a feature film as he held rehearsals this week with his dance troupe from the L.A.Read more

Announces winners of innovation week hackathon

Abu Dhabi - Arab Today

Etihad Aviation Group has awarded the winners of a special ‘Hackathon’, which it hosted in partnership with Cognit, a joint venture between Mubadala and IBM Watson, as part of the UAE’s nation-wide Innovation Week celebrations last week. The Hackathon, which took place at Etihad Airways’ state-of-the-art Innovation Centre, saw more than 20 computer science and engineering students from leadingRead more

Trump and Clinton in NY to Await Results Causes Security Concern

New York - Arab Today

For the first time since 1944 both presidential candidates are from New York City and they will await the election results Tuesday night just 15 city blocks from each other. Hillary Clinton, born in Chicago but who made her home New York in 1999, has rented a massive hall in the Javits Convention center on the West Side of Manhattan,Read more

Dozens wounded in train derailment in New York

Washington - Arab Today

A commuter train has derailed east of New York City after it hit a maintenance train on the tracks, Sky news reported. A spokesman for the Long Island Rail Road said the eastbound train derailed east of New Hyde Park just after 9pm Saturday. A spokeswoman for the Nassau County Police Department said there were 10 to 20 injuries, noneRead more