Fine-art logistics company Maquette has signed a 46,860- square-foot lease in Long Island City for its headquarters and an expansion of its art-handling operations. The North River Co.-owned building at 48-49 35th St. is just one block from its other owned warehouse at 33-02 48th Ave., where Maquette already leases 20,500 square feet, but there Read more about Fine-art company Maquette signs big lease for Long Island City headquarters[…]

Imagine this division series scenario for the Yankees, who are still a calamitous final two months away from dropping into a wild-card slot following their sixth defeat in nine games, this a 4-2 loss to the Diamondbacks in The Bronx on Tuesday: Luis Severino to start the first game, limited to three innings before a Read more about Yankees must use this formula if trade deadline goes as expected[…]

One thing folks are definitely not voting for is CNN’s debate format. Candidates on stage Tuesday during the 2020 Democratic presidential debate in Detroit were given 60 seconds to answer questions from moderators and 30 seconds for rebuttals and responses — but the rapid-fire turnaround left some viewers peeved. “The time limit is horrible,” tweeted Read more about Democratic debate 2019: CNN’s format blasted on Twitter[…]

Netflix is blasting this old-school art form back into the mainstream. The first season of its new competition series “Blown Away” dropped in full this month, and it’s got fans looking to get into glass blowing beyond the screen. “People stumble upon it one night when they’re binge watching TV and they come take a Read more about Can Netflix’s ‘Blown Away’ make ancient glass blowing hot?[…]

At a Phish concert four years ago, Tyler Whitman thought he might die. He weighed 400 pounds at the time, and, as he danced, he started to feel woozy. “I couldn’t get through one song,” the 6-foot-tall 33-year-old tells The Post. “It was torture.” He eventually fainted and fell to the ground. When he came Read more about How I stay skinny eating Chipotle every day[…]

Cops were searching for an 18-year-old male who went missing while swimming off the Rockaways in Queens on Tuesday night. Police responded to a call of two distressed swimmers off the shoreline near Beach 61st Street and Boardwalk at around 8 p.m. A 14-year-old male was recovered from the water and transferred to St. John’s Read more about Cops searching for 18-year-old swimmer who went missing off the Rockaways[…]

Two fourth-place teams a combined 11 games under .500 at the time of the transactions made the boldest moves leading into Wednesday’s trade deadline. Two days after the Mets landed Marcus Stroman from the Blue Jays, the Reds obtained Trevor Bauer from the Indians as part of a three-team deal that also included the Padres. Read more about Why Yankees missed out on Trevor Bauer as desperation sets in[…]

An auction to sell Nielsen Holdings appears to be a bust — but the ratings giant has not given up and is now looking to sell itself in pieces, The Post has learned. The Manhattan company, known for its television ratings business, has started to contact buyers about acquiring parts of its business, two sources Read more about Nielsen open to selling itself in pieces as auction proves a bust[…]

The City Council, which pays lip service to “small businesses” while taxing and regulating them to death, has struck its latest blow on behalf of suffering, rent-gouged store owners. A “storefront tracker bill,” to take effect in six months, requires landlords who own ground- and second-floor retail spaces to file regular data on the storefronts Read more about Empty storefronts: City government is more cause than cure[…]

Greetings, and welcome to the latest edition of The Monitor, WIRED's entertainment and culture news roundup. What's happening this fine day? Well, for one, a lot of people saw Quentin Tarantino's new movie—and the Fortnite World Cup Finals—this weekend. Also, sci-fi fans rejoice: The Expanse is getting another season. 2 Million People Streamed the Fortnite Read more about 2 Million People Streamed the <em>Fortnite</em> World Cup Finals[…]