On December 6, 2021, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that New York City would become the first locality in the nation to institute a Covid-19 vaccine mandate for all private sector workers, which will go into effect on December 27, 2021 and apply to all in-person employees who are in...
Blogger Latasha Transrina Kebe has a strange fixation with singer Cardi B and publicizing the fact that Cardi B…has herpes? Needless to say, Cardi B was less than thrilled about these comments and brought a lawsuit in Georgia stating claims for defamation and false light. As both of these causes...
Today, RXR Sports announced that they will be developing brand partnerships and creating content with 20-year-old elite climber Natalia Grossman. An accomplished climber, Natalia became the first American in more than 25 years to clinch gold in women’s lead bouldering at the 2021 IFSC Climbing World Championships. She also earned...
This week, The New York Times reported that the convictions of two of the three men charged in the death of civil rights leader Malcolm X will be overturned, after the 2020 documentary series “Who Killed Malcolm X?” led to the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office reopening the case. Directed by...
On November 18, RPJ Partner Nicole Page and Associate Michelle Lamardo moderated a dynamic conversation at DOC NYC 2021 on New Trends in Ethics and Documentaries. Nicole and Michelle were joined by filmmakers Rudy Valdez (The Sentence, We Are: The Brooklyn Saints) and Jessica Devaney, founder of Multitude Films. They...
This Thursday, November 18, RPJ Partner Nicole Page and Associate Michelle Lamardo will lead an engaging discussion at DOC NYC, the largest documentary festival in the United States, on New Trends in Ethics and Documentaries. The panel is held as part of the festival’s “Legal for Docs Day” to explore...
New York City Council is working on tackling the city’s affordable housing shortage by converting vacant office space, Natalie Sachmechi wrote in Crain’s New York Business yesterday. While the plan is largely supported by members of the real estate community, numerous barriers stand in the way. A state law enacted...
On October 29, 2021, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed legislation (S.4394-A/A.5144-A) which enhances protections for private sector employees from retaliation by their employers for reporting illegal or dangerous business activities. According to Senator Jessica Ramos, a sponsor of the bill, the new law “expands the same whistleblower protections available...
In a glowing review of Beauty and the Beast by Mark Fisher in The Guardian, production designer and RPJ client Stanley Meyer was recognized for his stunning two-dimensional set. According to Fisher, who attended the Edinburgh Playhouse production, the set is complemented by old-fashioned mix-and-match costumes by Ann Hould-Ward and...
RPJ is thrilled to congratulate our team and client Engel Entertainment on well-deserved recognition for Missing in Brooks County and its powerful depiction of the human toll of the crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border, just nominated for “Best Political Documentary” at the 2021 Critics Choice Doc Awards. This empathetic and...