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Swiping is so 2000s! If you’re nostalgic for getting to know someone the good ol’ fashioned way, try Blink Date – instead of swiping and texting for weeks, get matched on a phone date and see if you vibe.Sign up for the waitlist today.

 CORONAVIRUS & MONKEYPOX

1. HERE’S THE NY SCOOP 

THE STATS:

18, 311,476 vaccines administered across NYC 1,184 new hospitalizations 10,210 new cases (wear your masks) 4,140 Monkeypox Cases in NY

GOOD NEWS

Abortion Rights are Safe in NYC-  With Kathy Hochul’s gubernatorial win, NYC’s abortion rights are staying put. NYC is launching the first-in-nation phone line to connect anyone in NYC to licensed local providers for financial support, transportation and lodging. Call 877-NYC-AHUB.  Famed Party Spot of the 2010s Jane Hotel is Closing  – Rest in Power Jane Hotel. Too many nights of debauchery were spent here, and to be honest, we’re surprised it was still around. In any case, the bad news is the hotel is being replaced by yet another members-only club. Ok we get it people, you wanna be another Soho House but like “different”!

BAD NEWS

Voting Isn’t Cool Anymore, Apparently Fewer New Yorkers cast ballots in this election than 4 years ago, with the 5 boroughs seeing the steepest declines. What happened to us? We used to be cool.

THROWBACK MACHINE

2. SO…WHAT WAS NYC LIKE IN THE 2000’S?

This week we’re taking a deep dive into the ciaooo! mag time machine and entering the 2000’s, when Giuliani was Mayor, texting was revolutionary, and Shaggy dominated the radio waves.    A QUICK RECAP ON THE TOP HITS OF NOVEMBER 15, 2000

• Top TV Show: Survivor
• Top Radio Hit: With Arms Wide Open – Creed
• Top Movie: Charlie’s Angels
• Top Phone: Nokia 3310
• Top Music Player: The iPod comes out
• Top News: The controversial election between George Bush vs Al Gore, the Mad Cow Disease Outbreak and controversy over background checks on gun control. 
• TRL Guest: Marilyn Manson

WHAT WAS NEW YORK CITY LIKE IN NOV. 2000? 

The year is 2000. Hilary Clinton has just been elected to the NY Senate and Mayor Giuliani is at the helm. NYC’s crime level is at a historic low. After 7 years of a consistent downward trend on crime, NYC has become the safest large city in America.  But what was it that made NYC so safe, compared to today? Before Giuliani’s Trump fused fiasco, Giuliani was once respected for cleaning up NYC’s streets. His aggressive, albeit controversial and racist policy included cracking down on all crimes, from minor ones like subway-fare beatings (155,000 ppl were jumping turnstiles everyday) to taking down mafia bosses. According to police commissioner Bernard B Kerik, their “Quality of Life Initiative 2000” was one of the most “successful public safety efforts ever undertaken”. In Giuliani’s time he granted some progressive reform including:

• Protection for undocumented immigrants and allowing their children to go to school.
• Domestic partnership rights for gay and lesbian New Yorkers.

Fun Fact: Giuliani was credited with popularizing the perp walk, or public shaming and parading of suspects in front of the press.  

Controversially, he also employed incredibly racist tactics like “Stop and Frisk” which targeted people of color. He was known for supporting the NYPD despite the horrific shootings of innocent black men like Amadou Diallo. 

SO HOW DIFFERENT IS IT FROM TODAY?

Apparently, not much more. Replace Giuliani with current Mayor Eric Adams; you’ve got some parallels. Both were government veterans, with Giuliani as former District Attorney and Adams as Police Commissioner. Both believe in being “tough on crime,” whose solutions mainly fixate on adding more police to the streets instead of implementing more social services or establishing relationships between communities and the NYPD.  

Over 20 years apart, both have been accused of targeting the homeless and throwing them off the streets.  While Giuliani was credited with making NYC safer, he had a lot of factors supporting him, including a growing economy nationwide, the end of the crack epidemic, and an influx of immigrants boosting the NYC economy.  

There are some significant differences, though, including the legalization and standardization of cannabis, an influx of climate change initiatives, and an incredibly diverse population that has and can implement real change! We’re excited to see what happens next! What do you think? Feel free to write us back!

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EVENTS COMING UP

3.  DISCO ROLLER BLADING & DANCE PARTY

Want to feature an event? Email us if you have an event that you would like for us to share!    The DiscOasis is a glittering sonic fantasia for the soul. This immersive theatrical experience unites art, light, music, dance, live performances, roller skating, and good vibes at the iconic Wollman Rink in Central Park.   You can skate to timeless roller-rink classics, dance to new music from our guest DJs, explore unique and fantastical art installations, snap a few thousand photos for the ’gram, or just have a seat and a snack while you take in the best choreography on four wheels. We are a movement that celebrates community, positivity, and inclusivity.   $12 on weekdays $17 on weekends $20 evenings $39 on special event nights Excludes skate rentals.

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FROM OUR SPONSOR

Swiping is so 2000s. Remember back in your high school days when you’d spend hours talking to your crush on the phone? You’d learn all about them, which is a LOT more than we can say for today’s dating apps, where we just text back and forth until one person flakes, ghosts, or worse, does both.   If you’re nostalgic for getting to know someone the good ol’ fashioned way, try Blink Date – instead of swiping and texting for weeks, get matched on a phone date and see if you vibe.Sign up for the waitlist today.