Sonstein Sessions

According to “The New York Post, 47% of NYC small businesses still have not reopened since the start of the pandemic. Of those that ARE open, revenue is down 60%. What a time to become Commissioner of The NYC Department of Small Business Services. Jonnel Doris offers some help & hope for small businesses.

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Imagine you are directing your very first movie and you are about to lunch with Oscar Sir Anthony Hopkins, to convince him to star in your first film. Oh- and you also want Oscar winner and “The Crown” star Olivia Coleman to co-star. ”The Father” director & co-screenwriter Florian Zeller not only won them both over to star, his film is an Oscar fave!!

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Can you imagine Grammy-award winning System Of A Down lead singer Serj Tankian as a lawyer? It almost happened. Serj was on his way to take the LSAT’s when he had an epiphany that he didn’t want to be a lawyer. He wanted to make music. His music made Serj partly responsible for the Velvet (and peaceful) revolution in Armenia. Just like Frank Zappa did with the Czech Republic. It’s all part of the new doc “Truth To Power”, available by virtual theater at Truthtopowerfilm.com.

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Longtime NYC sports journalist Harvey Araton wasn’t surprised at all when the WNBA became the first pro sports league to back the Black Lives Matter movement.

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As of tomorrow, 9/11 1st responders with health issues are FINALLY on the Covid vaccine eligibility list.

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“Girls Like Us” author Sheila Weller discusses a triple anniversary we are celebrating this week – 50 year anniversaries for Joni Mitchell (she was working on “her iconic “Blue”), the 50 year anny for Carole King’s “Tapestry” & the 50 year anny for Carly Simon’s debut album.

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2 years ago, director Chad Hartigan started working on a feature film set in a pandemic, with an illness that made people lose their memories. He finished the film a month before our real life pandemic shut down everything. Olivia Cooke (“Sound Of Metal” & “Bates Motel) stars with Jack O’Connell (“Unbroken”)

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Bill Costen scored the first touchdown of the season for the Buffalo Bills . OJ Simpson scored the 2nd of the season in game 2. Costen was cut and went on to become the first African-American hot air balloon master pilot. His story is featured in the documentary made by his daughter, Chantal Potter, called “Balloon Man”

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Marjorie Cadogan , Executive Deputy Commissioner of the NYC Human Resources Administration discusses feedback she’s been getting during the pandemic, as she powers on to help small businesses, so endangered by the pandemic shutdowns. Plus, there’s already talk of how the city will handle work situations POST-pandemic. Will NYC employees continue to work from home? Let the discussion begin!

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Michael Dorf’s love of punk rock led him to founding The Knitting Factory & City Winery. No business has been hit harder by Covid than the live entertainment industry. The good news is City Winery will survive. Once things are safe, check out its new location: Pier 57.

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