NYC sanitation workers fed up with being pricked by weight-loss drug needles
A sanitation worker holds a bag of weight loss auto-injector pens, which aren't supposed to be tossed in regular trash. At least 49 sanitation workers have been stuck by needles so far this year. [ more › ]
Man, 72, shoved onto tracks in unprovoked attack at Rockefeller Center subway station
Man, 72, shoved onto tracks in unprovoked attack at Rockefeller Center subway station
‘A hidden gem for retirees near NYC’: This quiet small town was just named...
Looking to retire without leaving the Northeast behind—or draining your Social Security? Hellertown, Pennsylvania, just landed on Investopedia’s latest ranking of the top 29 most charming U.S. small towns for retirement and low-cost living. Located roughly 80 miles (a 90-minute drive) from New York City, this quiet Nor
You’ll Drive All Over New Jersey For The Italian Hot Dogs At These 8...
If you grew up in New Jersey, you already know the Italian hot dog is its own food group. It usually means deep-fried dogs stuffed into a round loaf of pizza bread with peppers, onions, and potatoes piled on top. This is a Newark and Essex County creation that spread...
10 Lost New York Neighborhoods That Disappeared From the Map
New York City has always reinvented itself, but some of that reinvention came at the cost of entire communities. Beneath Central Park, Lincoln Center, the World Trade Center, modern apartment complexes, and familiar street grids are traces of neighborhoods that once had their own homes, businesses, churches, schools, c
New Staten Island trash complex lets city make way for hundreds of new homes
The new Fresh Kills sanitation complex will help the city add new homes in Staten Island. The new Fresh Kills facility will allow the sanitation department to close another one. [ more › ]
Mamdani Opens $230M Fresh Kills Complex, Unlocking 232 Affordable Homes
A major Staten Island sanitation investment will modernize essential city services while freeing a North Shore site for affordable housing, a grocery store and new public space. NEW YORK CITY — Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani opened the $230 million Fresh Kills Sanitation Complex on Tuesday, August 18, a project that...
The British Attack Long Island
In the summer of 1776, America had declared its independence, but independence was far from secure. The British were determined to crush the rebellion, and they sent one of the largest military forces ever assembled in North America to New York. The British sent two brothers, General William Howe leading the Army and L
NYC family received suspicious text messages from aunt’s phone after she went missing in...
A family is fearing the worst after a woman from the Upper East Side disappeared while on a trip to Las Vegas.
Brooklyn schools earn high marks in U.S. News rankings
Brooklyn Latin School ranked No. 1 in the state and No. 73 nationally after U.S. News reviewed more than 27,000 public high schools across the country.
