Life after Donald Trump’s presidency, as a business owner near Trump Tower
Small business owners along 56th Street in Midtown are beginning to exhale, as the city continues to remove the barricades, police checkpoints, and other security measures that have long protected Trump Tower. The measures put in place shortly after Donald Trump’s election in November 2016 have plagued restaurants in the neighborhood for the last four years, hindering foot traffic and making food deliveries all but impossible, according to a new report from the
New York Times.
“This stretch of 56th Street used to be like Times Square in terms of foot traffic,” echoes Vincent Lin, owner of the newly opened restaurant Blue Willow. That changed shortly after Donald Trump’s election in November 2016, when 56th Street near Trump Tower became a frequent site of protest for both supporters and opponents of the former president. At times, the street was closed to pedestrians and cars for blocks in ei
Cork student wins national debating competition
Henry O’Riordan, a student from Christian Brothers College, Cork who recently won the largest debating competition in Ireland.
A Cork secondary school student has won the largest debating competition in Ireland.
Henry O’Riordan, a student from Christian Brothers College, Cork emerged victorious over 500 fellow speakers to be crowned the best speaker in Ireland.
A mere ten months after it was initially due to take part and with speech writing and pre-recorded speakers replacing 20-minute preparation and speaking partners, 80 national finalists were whittled down to the top eight speakers in Ireland.
Secondary school students representing every corner of the country debated the motion, “This House Believes Minister Norma Foley Should Resign”.
A man wearing a face mask rollerskates through New York City’s deserted Times Square amid the spread of the coronavirus. dpa/TheNEWS2 via ZUMA Wire/Niyi Fote
The Christmas tree at Rockefeller Center shines into the new year, window displays on Fifth Avenue tempt shoppers with sale offers, and Manhattan’s ice rinks are open – some New York City traditions have persevered despite the coronavirus pandemic.
But these small signs of normalcy can’t conceal the fact that crowds don’t throng the streets as they used to.
The pandemic brought New York to its knees in 2020. And although the city will surely recover in 2021, the effects will be lasting.
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