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'The pandemic has caused that engine to stall and we should expect such alarming trends to carry through May and June in the best-case scenario,' James Whelan, President of the Real Estate Board of New York, said last week.    … [Read more...] about De Blasio is still collecting $9,000-a-month from three rental properties he owns in Park Slope because ‘his tenants are employed and can pay’ while small business owners and commercial landlords bleed dry for as long as NYC stays closed

Tonight I’m going to go out on an ambulance with someone I’ve never met before. You just have to get on with each other – and that’s basically what being a pilot is. In the crew room I’ll meet a captain I’ve probably never met before – it’s such a big airline – and then we’ve got to operate a 70-tonne Airbus and fly it around Europe together. … [Read more...] about Glampsite worker to lorry driver: meet the Covid-19 job swappers

Coronavirus: The consequences for tourism Austrian ski regions end season early All ski areas in the Austrian provinces of Salzburg and Tyrol are ending the winter season early. Cable car operation will be discontinued as of Sunday (March 15, 2020). Hotels and accommodations will be closed from Monday. The provincial governments said that this should slow down the spread of the virus in the Alpine country. The two provinces account for most leading Austrian ski areas. … [Read more...] about My Europe: The coronavirus time machine

'We're not trying to be heavy handed we're just trying to be present.  Each agency designated for a certain type of business will go out and communicate with those businesses but once they start... inspections as per usual... we're going to again have the spirit of we want to make it work, we want them to succeed … [Read more...] about Blame Trump, not me: Lockdown-loving De Blasio passes the buck over NYC’s $9b economic crisis- but STILL refuses to reopen despite just 55 people being hospitalized yesterday and says he’ll ‘aggressively’ shut down any small business that defies him

When explorer Henry Worsley died after attempting a solo unsupported crossing of Antarctica in 2016, Princes Harry and William were among those who paid tribute to the man they described as being ‘of great courage and determination . . . a source of inspiration to us all’. The same can certainly be said of his fellow SAS soldier Louis Rudd. In a gripping new book, he describes how he became the first Briton to accomplish the record-breaking challenge that eluded his friend, an epic trek involving several brushes with death. He is the only person to have skied across the Antarctic landmass twice. … [Read more...] about SAS hero CAPTAIN LOUIS RUDD describes how he overcame agonies to become the first Briton to cross the desolate Antarctic wastes alone – in honour of the friend who died trying