This story appears in the June 2020 print edition of Rolling Stone. Not long ago, Rudy Giuliani was traveling in a car across New York City with Jon Sale, his longtime friend, when some construction workers saw the former mayor and approached the vehicle. Giuliani lowered the window. “One of …
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Eighteen-year-old Tessa Majors jumps around and sways onstage. She’s wearing white jeans and a black tank top, her hair in pigtails. She’s playing the bass, grinning, while a skinny keyboard player with glasses accompanies her and a boy, on guitar, jumps up and down and sings along. The drummer keeps …
Read More »New York City Appoints Its First Nightlife Mayor
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and Council Member Rafael Espinal have announced the appointment of Ariel Palitz as its first Senior Executive Director of the Office of Nightlife, also known as the city’s Nightlife Mayor. The former owner of the now-closed Sutra nightclub will serve as a liaison …
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