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Eater
28-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Eater
An Iconic West Village Restaurant Is Opening in Brooklyn
Chef Jonathan Waxman is expanding his iconic Manhattan restaurant restaurant, Barbuto in Manhattan into Brooklyn this summer. Barbuto Brooklyn will open in Brooklyn Heights inside 1 Hotel Brooklyn Bridge at 60 Furman Street, near Doughty Street, aiming for a June opening. The new Barbuto will be similar to its revived West Village sibling centered on Californian Italian food. This includes that famous roast chicken with salsa verde, the garlicky kale salad, and pastas like gnocchi. The space boasts good views with big windows, an open kitchen, and general industrial decor. Expanding into Brooklyn appealed to Waxman, as he explains over email via a rep, because 'my mom was from Bed-Stuy, so Brooklyn is in my blood.' He also had already worked with luxury hospitality company 1 Hotels before. His first New York restaurant, Jams, which was centered on California cuisine, opened in 1984 on the Upper East Side, but closed in 1988. Then, nearly three decades later in 2015, he teamed with with the hotel company to reopen the restaurant as part of the 1 Hotel Central Park in Midtown. Waxman — who is from California and worked at Chez Panisse under Alice Waters in the 1970s — opened Barbuto in 2004 and built its reputation on its breezy Californian Italian menu. The restaurant closed in 2019 because the building's new owners didn't want a restaurant anymore, but Waxman was determined to relocate. The new Barbuto reopened in the same West Village neighborhood in a new address in 2020 — briefly — until it had to pause for the pandemic. It fully reopened in 2021. This isn't the only project Waxman's been working on. He just opened a new wine bar, Bar Tizio, next door to the Manhattan Barbuto in mid-May. He also runs San Francisco restaurant Park Tavern on Washington Square. The rest of the 1 Hotel Brooklyn Bridge's dining and drinking spots include cocktail bar Harriet's Lounge, Harriet's Rooftop, and the lobby Neighbors Cafe. Sign up for our newsletter.
Newsweek
17-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Newsweek
Mom Captures Moment With Newborn Baby, Not Knowing in Weeks He'll Be Gone
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. Nahyun Barbuto, a 31-year-old mother, believed her recordings of newborn son, Carson, were the beginnings of a lifetime of memories. Now, though, these precious recordings have become her most cherished link to a life cut short, as Carson passed away at just 11 weeks old. In an Instagram reel, Barbuto shared one of the videos with a reflection on her grieving process, which has since gone viral. She spoke to Newsweek about the enduring grief of losing a child and how her loss has shaped and integrated into her life. "It's been one year, 10 months, and seven days since Carson has been wrapped in Jesus," Barbuto wrote in her Instagram caption. "And not a single day has passed where I haven't thought about my baby." Photos from Nahyun Barbuto's Instagram reel of her late child, Carson. Photos from Nahyun Barbuto's Instagram reel of her late child, Carson. @liftingmotherhood/Instagram Barbuto told Newsweek that she remembers Carson as "most definitely the calmest baby out of the three," of her children, two daughters, now aged three and five. "He ate so good, slept so good and was generally a happy baby. He was truly so loved by not only his mom and dad but his two sisters," she said. "I felt like Carson was really the missing piece to our puzzle and felt that he completed our family. "It's not that our life was not great or unhappy before he was born, but he made time pause and really showed me how much I loved being a mom." The videos she now treasures were taken without the knowledge of the grief that was to come. "I had no idea any of the videos I took would be how much they would mean to me today," Barbuto said. "I was just thinking what every other mom would think when recording their children, just in awe of them and knowing you'll have these videos to look back on when your children got bigger." But in her case, Carson didn't live more than three months. "Those videos are the closest thing I have to feeling his presence," she added. An autopsy revealed that Carson had died from pneumonia. 'I Was In Denial' Barbuto's journey through grief has evolved over the past few years. In her Instagram caption, she shared that "year two" of her loss looks much different than the first. "My grief from the first year to now has changed tremendously. I was extremely numb and lost the first year after Carson passed away, running away from my grief as much as I could," she told Newsweek. "Facing my grief was unbearable and I was in denial of my reality." Now, though, she feels more at one with it all. "I feel like I am able to walk side by side with my grief most days," she said. "Although I still have days where the pain catches up to me and I feel like I can't do it anymore, I have found so much comfort in God." This reflects what she described in her caption as "The part of grief where you have accepted. The part of grief where you trust in the Lord. The part of grief where you learn to walk with grief and not behind it." Keeping Carson's memory alive is a daily practice. She said she watches her videos of Carson nearly every day. "I still have the same background on my phone as I did since he was here and I also look at his photos all the time," she said. But what really helps her feel close to him is wearing his ashes around her neck. As time passes, Barbuto said less people check in on her than before. It's quieter, and at times more isolating, but she continues to navigate her new reality with courage. "Life is different on this side," she concluded on Instagram. "You change as a person. You rely on God and friends who genuinely care to understand you are surviving each day the best you can."
Newsweek
27-04-2025
- Health
- Newsweek
Hearts Break Over Mom-of-Three's 'Honor Walk' After Sudden Death at 41
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. A bereaved sister has shared the heartbreaking moment her sister received an honor walk through the hospital following her sudden cardiac arrest. Mom-of-three Jasmine Barbuto went into cardiac arrest on April 9 and was eventually discovered on the kitchen floor by her young children. They called 911 and emergency services revived Barbuto, 41, twice before transferring her to the hospital. Unfortunately, it's thought that she was without oxygen for around 30 to 40 minutes while unconscious, and she was left with no brain function. Barbuto's younger sister, Jade Chipps, 35, told Newsweek that it all happened "out of the blue" and the family was left in a state of shock. Medical professionals are still trying to work out the exact cause. "Jasmine was a very loving and nurturing person. She took pride in being a mother to her three children, being a wife to her husband, who is a sheriff, and she loved her job as a nurse," Chipps, of Naples, Florida, said. The hospital's honor walk for Jasmine Barbuto, 41, on April 15. The hospital's honor walk for Jasmine Barbuto, 41, on April 15. @jadalous / TikTok For the six days she was in the hospital, Barbuto had many tests, and the staff tried to make her comfortable however they could. As she was an organ donor, it was decided that her organs should be harvested to help transplant patients. Before that surgery, Barbuto received an emotional "honor walk" through the hospital on April 15. As her bed was wheeled through the corridors, around 250 people stood by in silence to pay their respects to the mom-of-three who would go on and save more lives. "I felt so sad during that moment, but proud that she would still help others even in passing. Hundreds of people showed up, most of them being her friends, family, nurses she worked with, and her husband's coworkers from the sheriff's department," Chipps said. Chipps shared footage of the honor walk on TikTok (@jadalous), and there wasn't a dry eye left on the internet. In just a matter of days, the video has gone viral with over 3.8 million views and 423,800 likes on TikTok at the time of writing. While the family is happy to know that a part of Barbuto will be "living through others," that certainly hasn't made the grief any easier. Chipps explained that the family has taken it hard, and they can't help but ask why this happened to Barbuto. "She was the best mother and loved her children more than anything. It still doesn't really even feel real. She was so young," Chipps told Newsweek. The family has started a GoFundMe for Barbuto's widowed husband and her three children as they face this challenging next phase of their lives. Chipps explained that they don't want her husband to have to "stress about bills while being a widow." After sharing her family's loss on social media, Chipps has been amazed by the online response. She's grateful to the thousands of commenters and well-wishers who offered their condolences. Chipps said: "A lot of people have been commenting to say that Jasmine was their nurse, and she was so gentle and caring. Others that we don't know, and a lot of nurses said the video touched them and made them emotional." This has led to more than 3,200 comments on the TikTok post so far. One comment reads: "Rest easy Nurse Barbuto, the final call light was answered." Another TikTok user wrote: "Her honor walk was full of people, she was so loved." "Saving lives in life and in death. Rest easy," a commenter wrote. "What a beautiful soul. She made sure to save more on her way out. I'm so sorry for your loss," said another commenter. Is there a health issue that's worrying you? Let us know via health@ We can ask experts for advice, and your story could be featured on Newsweek.
Forbes
21-03-2025
- Business
- Forbes
Massachusetts Bill Could End Pre-Employment Marijuana Testing
If Massachusetts passes H. 2179, pre-employment marijuana testing will all but disappear, forcing ... More employers to rely on new strategies for managing cannabis use in the workplace. For years, Massachusetts employers have grappled with an evolving legal landscape around marijuana in the workplace. Medical cannabis has been legal for more than a decade, with recreational use following shortly thereafter. Yet, despite these shifts, employers have retained broad discretion in how they screen job applicants for marijuana use. That could soon change. A bill now under consideration, H. 2179, would prohibit most pre-employment marijuana testing, marking a significant departure from current practice. But what makes this bill particularly unusual isn't just the ban—it's the way it's written. The proposed law states that an employer may only test a prospective employee for marijuana use after a conditional offer of employment has been extended. That seems straightforward enough. But in the next breath, it goes on to say that no employer may require a prospective employee to submit to marijuana testing as a condition of employment. This raises an obvious question: if an employer can only test after extending a conditional offer, but cannot make passing that test a condition of employment, what's the point of testing at all? The bill, if passed, would put Massachusetts in the company of jurisdictions like New York, Minnesota, Philadelphia, and Pittsburgh, where pre-employment marijuana screening has been significantly curtailed if not outright banned. It would also force employers to rethink long-standing drug testing practices that have been widely used across industries. The impact could be substantial, particularly for employers who rely on zero-tolerance drug policies or operate in industries where testing for marijuana remains a standard hiring practice. While H. 2179 is still under consideration, it reflects a broader national shift away from marijuana testing in employment decisions. Massachusetts currently has no state law specifically regulating drug testing in private employment, but court rulings have shaped the way employers approach workplace drug policies. In Webster v. Motorola, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled that random drug testing must be justified by the employer's business interests and weighed against the employee's right to privacy. That ruling established that an employer could conduct random drug tests for an account executive who drove 25,000 miles per year, but not for a technical editor, whose work posed no immediate safety concerns. The message was clear: the justification for workplace drug testing matters. Medical marijuana users have even greater protection. In Barbuto v. Advantage Sales, the state's highest court ruled that employers must consider reasonable accommodations for employees who use medical marijuana, treating it like any other prescribed medication—unless the employer can demonstrate an undue hardship. Employers cannot rely on zero-tolerance drug policies to justify termination or refusal to hire a qualified medical marijuana patient. Recreational marijuana use, on the other hand, has received far fewer protections in Massachusetts. State law explicitly states that employers do not have to accommodate recreational use, which has allowed companies to enforce drug-free workplace policies without running afoul of anti-discrimination laws. H. 2179, however, could blur those lines by severely restricting when and how marijuana testing can be used in hiring decisions—regardless of whether the candidate is a medical or recreational user. Employers in Massachusetts will face an immediate need to revise drug screening policies. Under the proposed law, employers would no longer be able to conduct pre-employment marijuana testing for most roles. The language of the bill makes it clear: an employer may only test after making a conditional job offer, but cannot make passing that test a condition of employment. In practice, this means that unless an employer falls under a specific exception, the results of a marijuana test would be functionally irrelevant. Employers who still wish to test must ensure they fall into one of the limited exceptions outlined in the bill. Testing would still be allowed for employees in safety-sensitive positions, which the bill defines as jobs where impairment could cause immediate and permanent physical injury or loss of life. Federal law also remains a critical factor—if a company is subject to federal drug testing requirements, such as the Department of Transportation's regulations for commercial drivers, those requirements would take precedence over state law. For most employers, however, the key takeaway is clear: pre-employment marijuana testing would no longer be a viable hiring tool in Massachusetts. As more states move away from pre-employment marijuana testing, some employers have sought alternative ways to ensure workplace safety. The problem? Most drug tests detect past use, not impairment. Unlike alcohol, which can be measured with breathalyzer tests that correlate directly with impairment levels, marijuana can linger in the body for days or even weeks—making it difficult for employers to determine whether an employee is currently impaired or simply used cannabis off the clock. This shift has already led some employers to rethink how they assess impairment, opting for behavioral assessments often supported by oral fluid screening to detect near-contemporaneous use rather than relying on traditional urine or hair tests. If H. 2179 passes, Massachusetts employers may have to follow suit, investing in supervisor training programs and developing clearer impairment protocols to maintain safety standards while remaining compliant with state law. Even though H. 2179 has yet to become law, employers who conduct drug testing in Massachusetts should take steps now to prepare for potential changes. This includes: If Massachusetts passes H. 2179, pre-employment marijuana testing will all but disappear, forcing employers to rely on new strategies for managing cannabis use in the workplace. The bill's contradictory language—allowing testing after a conditional offer but banning it as a condition of employment—adds another layer of complexity. For employers, the challenge isn't just complying with the law but adapting to a world where marijuana use is increasingly normalized. The key will be finding new ways to maintain safety and productivity—without relying on outdated testing policies that could soon be off-limits.
