It was crazy. It was fast. It was instant. There was no warning. I didn't have any time to prepare for it. I was getting ready to go on a date with my wife and the next thing you know I was on the ground.
When Keith McNally suffered a major stroke in 2016, the famed restaurateur behind Pastis, Balthazar and Minetta Tavern feared his career and his body had collapsed for good. To make matters worse, the man who once ruled New York's dining scene suddenly found himself trapped in a business deal he could no longer execute. He'd leased a Meatpacking District space to reopen his iconic restaurant Pastis, backed by a $1 million personal guarantee.
Broad economic sanctions, primarily from the U.S., are estimated to kill approximately 564,000 people annually, predominantly children, reflecting a shift in how conflicts are waged.
"I like to say that AIDS is a terrible disease that you must take seriously. I did nothing wrong, yet I'm being made to suffer like this."
