Robert De Niro
In 1974, Robert De Niro won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for The Godfather, Part II, and in 1980, he won his second Oscar, as Best Actor, for his portrayal of Jake La Motta in Martin Scorsese’s Raging Bull. He has also earned four other Academy Award nominations.
De Niro appeared in and made his directorial debut with A Bronx Tale and later directed and appeared in The Good Shepherd; both films shot in New York City. In 2009, he received the Kennedy Center Honor for his lifetime contribution to film and was honored with the Cecil B. DeMille Award at the 2011 Golden Globes.
In 2001, De Niro co-founded the Tribeca Film Festival with Jane Rosenthal and Craig Hatkoff as a response to the attacks on the World Trade Center. The festival was conceived to foster the economic and cultural revitalization of Lower Manhattan through an annual celebration of film, music and culture.
Jack Ma talked about how Alibaba is extending its e-commerce reach to China’s 800 million rural residents. The spread of mobile phones is helping bring economic progress to farmers, some 200 million of which make less than $1 a day, he said .
In the past five months we covered 4,500 villages,” Ma said. “We went to a rural area, it took the farmers two hours to walk to the middle of the town and buy things, but today because the mobile phone, we can deliver things to their home to their village within 72 hours.” And farmers aren’t just buying products, Ma said. Many are learning to more efficiently sell their produce via the Internet.
Jack Ma Spoke at The CGI closing plenary session, watch his speech right here in our World Liberty TV, Business Channel.
Eleven selected designers from the Americas showcased their collections created using Epson’s state-of-the-art direct-to-garment and digital dye-sublimation printing. To commemorate the return of this showcase of designers coming together for fashion, this year’s theme for the presentation was “Harmony and Peace Through Fashion.”
Designers included: Chloe Trujillo from Los Angeles, Calif., Cristina Ruales from Brooklyn, N.Y., Fabrizzio Berrocal from Costa Rica, GM by Gustavo Moscoso from Ecuador, Kaleidoscopic by María de Lourdes Ramírez and Isabel Navarro Landa from Mexico, LENERD by Felipe Santamaría Luque from Colombia, Matías Hernán from Chile, Ossira by Agostina Orlandi and Ludmila Osikovsky from Argentina, Pionier by Janet Ríos and Carmen Artica from Peru, Santika by Danny Santiago from Miami, Fla., Tigresse by Fabio Yukio from Brazil
Digital dye-sublimation and direct-to-garment technologies, a relatively new trend in the textile industry, allow designers to alter textile designs, make color selections with the click of a mouse, and hone in on the fine details of their creations. Epson’s SureColor® F-Series printers give fashion and textile designers alike an accessible means to bring their ideas and inspiration to life, with the signature quality that distinguishes the Epson brand. The SureColor F-Series printers are high-speed, low-cost solutions that produce sharp, vivid images and offer an abundance of rich colors, intense blacks, and smooth gradations onto fabric.
Following Guests were in attendance: Abby Elliott, Arden Wohl, Barbie Ferreira, Chloe Norgaard, Harley Viera-Newton, Langley Fox, Selita Ebanks with music by Chelsea Leyland and Pamela Katz.
Destined to be a fashion designer, four-year-old Stacy Igel outfitted her classmates and staged fashion shows in her pre-K classroom. After cutting her teeth with iconic mega-brands and personalities such as Izod, Elie Tahari, Zandra Rhodes and Elsa Klensch, Stacy Igel founded Boy Meets Girl®, an edgy yet wearable, stylish yet casually classic young contemporary brand.
Boy Meets Girl has been featured in publications like InStyle, Teen Vogue, Lucky, People, Cosmopolitan, Seventeen, WWD and the New York Times. The brand has been appeared on the racks of countless specialty and department stores worldwide including Bergdorf Goodman, Bloomingdales, Saks and Fred Segal. You’ve probably seen the brand on shows like Gossip Girl, Vampire Diaries, Beverly Hills 90210 and New Girl, and on high-profile fashionistas like Eva Mendes, Rachel Bilson, Taylor Momsen, Anne Hathaway, Nina Dobrev, Rosario Dawson and Kristen Bell. The brand is the official staff uniform for the exclusive members-only club, The SoHo House.
Igel is currently Boy Meets Girl’s Creative Director. She is also the producer and host of Behind the Seams with Stacy Igel on Lockerz.com, where she is the site’s Chief Fashion Editor and Stylist. Igel has received several design awards and honors, and is a frequent lecturer and panelist on subjects including social media, branding and entrepreneurship in fashion. Igel has personally shopped and styled for celebrity clientele around the world and she continues to mentor young designers and advocate for charitable causes. She has teamed up with Bloomingdales and teen celebrity Sammi Hanratty to fight bullying in schools and has collaborated with Urban Outfitters and the Young Survival Coalition to fight breast cancer.
World Liberty TV was on hand to cover The Boy Meets Girl Fashion Show with live performances by Wyclef Jean, Grammy Award Winning Artist, as well as upcoming artists Cris Cab and Jarina De Marco.
BY: Adal Hussain, Chief Editor. New York City Council Chambers City Hall NYC 10007, June 9th 2025
The New York City Council LGBTQIA+ Caucus members, Co-Chair Erik Bottcher , Co-Chair Tiffany Caban, David Carr, Crystal Hudson, Chi Osse,Lynn Schulman and Council members, Farrah N. louis and Dr. Nantasha Williams and the members of New York City Council.
Welcomed you to PRIDE at New York City Hall , which included a live performance by Lorna Luft. Honoree’s included: Papi Juice BK, Tom Viola, Abby Chava Stein, New York Transgender Advocacy group and Lorna Luft.
Opening remarks were by Adrienne Adams, New York City Council speaker and Mayoral Candidate, who went on to say The City Chamber is the House of all people and everyone is welcome including all LGBTQIA+. We love you all and welcome you and thank each and every one of you in attendance.
Special remarks were made by New York City Council member, Lynn Schulman, LGTBQIA+ Caucus member.
Erik Bottcher Council member and open Gay politician, Presented a Proclamation to Tom Viola former executive director Broadway Cares Equity Fights Aids. Council member Bottcher went on to say, that under the leadership of Mr. Viola, Broadway, raised millions of dollars for aids related causes.
We want to thank him for what he did, for our community. Mr Viola thanked Council member Bottcher and went on to say, he came to New York 50 years ago, to be Gay and that he will not live anywhere else but New York.
Abby Chava Stein is an Israeli-American transgender author, rabbi, activist, blogger, model, and speaker. She is the first openly transgender woman raised in a Hasidic community, and is a direct descendant of Hasidic Judais.
She was presented a proclamation by City Council member Tiffany Caban. Stein thanked her for the proclamation and went on to say, we want peace and love in Gaza between Palestine and Israel.
Kiara St James (She/Her/Goddess) Founder & Co-Executive Director of New York Transgender Advocacy group:
The New York Transgender Advocacy Group is a Trans-led organization. Our mission is to advocate for more inclusive gender-based policies that benefit Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming/Non-Binary (TGNCNB) individuals through building community leaders, educating practitioners, and influencing policy makers.
Our vision is to create an equitable society for TGNCNB people. To achieve this, we work with stakeholders around New York to train and empower the TGNCNB community to become active leaders in shaping the world around them.
Kiara St James was presented a Proclamation by New York City Council Member Crystal Hudson, for her work she does for TGNCNB people.
Live performances were by Martha Graham Dance company, which is an 100 years old dance school.
The Martha Graham Dance Company has performed at the Metropolitan Opera, Carnegie Hall, the Paris Opera House, Covent Garden, and the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, as well as at the base of the Great Pyramids in Egypt and in the ancient Odeon of Herodes Atticus theatre on the Acropolis in Athens.
This was a wonderful performance by the dancers of Martha Graham Dance company at the city hall chambers.
Lorna Luft was the honored guest and performer. Lorna Luft is an American actress and singer. She is the daughter of Judy Garland and Sidney Luft, the sister of Joey Luft and the half-sister of Liza Minnelli.
Born to legendary entertainer Judy Garland and producer Sid Luft, Lorna Luft made her performing debut singing on “The Judy Garland Show.” Since then, she has had dozens of starring and guest-starring roles on film and television, ranging from Grease 2 and Where the Boys Are ’84 to the series “Murder She Wrote”
Ms. Luft sang classic Frank Sinatra’s song NY NY, had the people standing on their feet and clapping so hard their hands were rosy red.
Ms. Luft Sang very with wonderful voice and had great hand and dance moves for a 72 years old performer, which I really enjoyed listening to her.
Council member Erik Bottcher presented Ms. Luft with a proclamation for her service throughout the years.
About New York City Council: The New York City Council is the city’s legislative body, responsible for enacting laws, approving the city’s budget, overseeing city agencies, and making land use decisions. It’s an equal partner with the Mayor in governing the city. Services councils must provide:
Being a representative decision-maker for their community, Providing services and facilities in a fair and sustainable way.
Representing their community to other tiers of government and Planning at the local level for the development and future needs of the area.
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