I went to the Westminster Dog Show for the first time ever and discovered...
On Tuesday, I went to the Westminster Dog Show in New York City's Madison Square Garden for the first time. The best part about the show is the benching area, where the public can check out all the...
View ArticleI dined alone at White Castle for Valentine's Day, and saw why it's the most...
White Castle is home of the most popular Valentine's Day dinner event in America.This year, over 30,000 people celebrated the holiday at White Castle, and I was one of them.I went to my local White...
View ArticleAn ex-mob boss breaks down depictions of the mafia in movies and TV shows
The US mafia has featured in many classic movies from the 1920s onwards.We sat down with Michael Franzese, a former New York mobster. Michael is now a motivational speaker traveling all over the...
View ArticleCubbyhole is New York City's best-known lesbian bar. We visited the tiny West...
Cubbyhole is one of three predominantly lesbian bars left in New York City. On a recent Thursday night, we ventured out to capture the scene and get a feel for its history.We met newcomers, longtime...
View ArticleI spent a year living in the UK and these are the British slang words I've...
In the year I spent living in London, I picked up some British slang words that I still find myself using back home in New York. Wonky, dodgy, and many others have become mainstays in my...
View Article11 abandoned mansions around the world that likely used to be worth millions
Even the most expensive, extravagant homes can fall into disrepair without proper care.These mansions were likely worth the equivalent of millions of dollars when they were built.Years later, they sit...
View ArticleI spent the day in Dumbo, Brooklyn, the 'most Instagrammable neighborhood in...
The New York Times called Dumbo the "most Instagrammableneighborhood in America," and it's also one of the most expensive neighborhoods in NYC, with a median home value of almost $1.6 million in...
View ArticleApple has reportedly signed a lease for 220,000 square feet of office space...
Apple signed a lease for new office space in Manhattan, according to a report by the New York Post. The 220,000 square feet of space is at 11 Penn Plaza near New York's Penn Station and Madison Square...
View ArticleA Grenadian immigrant went from being laid off from his tech job to heading a...
New York City is home to more than 220,000 small businesses, but many of them may not be aware that they have a liaison in the city government.Gregg Bishop is the Commissioner of New York City's Small...
View ArticleWhat it's really like living in New York City on a $100,000 salary
New York City has some of the country's highest-paying jobs.Nearly 30% of New Yorkers make six-figure salaries.But a high income doesn't render you impervious to the city's high taxes and infamously...
View ArticleAngering bodega owners, New York will ban plastic bags on Sunday, joining...
A ban on plastic bags in New York State — and a tax on paper bags in some localities, including New York City — will go in effect overnight.While the statewide ban will eventually involve fines on...
View ArticleNew York state has confirmed its first coronavirus case
mooNew York state confirmed its first case of novel coronavirus on Sunday evening. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said the patient is a woman in her late 30s who contracted the virus while travelling in...
View ArticleBritish Airways cancels 24 flights on its $1 billion route between London and...
British Airways is canceling 24 flights between New York and London in response to reduced demand from the spread of coronavirus in Europe. The New York-London route is British Airways' flagship with...
View ArticleNew York's governor is forcing health insurers to cut patients' costs for...
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo just made a move that could make getting care for coronavirus more affordable for New York residents.Cuomo said Monday night that he's issued a directive requiring health...
View ArticleThe richest town on the East Coast is a scenic village 35 minutes from NYC,...
Scarsdale, New York, is the richest town on the East Coast for the second year in a row, according to Bloomberg's 2020 "Richest Places" annual index.The average household income is $452,000, making it...
View ArticleA man from a NYC suburb was confirmed to have coronavirus. Here's what New...
New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority said this week that it will ramp up sanitizing procedures on trains, cars, and buses around the New York City metropolitan area in an effort to slow the...
View ArticleBusinesses are selling face masks for hundreds of dollars to profit off of...
Face masks are being sold for hundreds of dollars and New York City has cracked down on predatory pricing.Businesses found to be taking advantage of coronavirus fears by price gouging sanitary items...
View ArticleThis robot wanders New York City informing people about coronavirus, but it's...
11 people in the US have died from COVID-19, the coronavirus disease, so far, with 160 known cases total.New York has reported 11 cases, including nine infected by a 50-year-old patient.A robot from...
View ArticleAround 4,000 New Yorkers are being told to self-quarantine. An 84-year old...
Around 4,000 people in New York have been asked to self-isolate at home due to the coronavirus.Most of the state's cases are linked to a single patient: a 50-year-old attorney from Westchester. An...
View ArticleNew York Gov. Andrew Cuomo declares a state of emergency and confirms 76...
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo declared a state of emergency on Saturday as the number of novel coronavirus cases surge across the US.Twenty more people in New York have tested positive for coronavirus,...
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