Mayor Bill de Blasio might have a plan to build a mega-project over a 180-acre rail yard in New York City, but Governor Andrew has other ideas. In his State of the City address, Mayor de Blasio called for a platform to be built over the Sunnyside Yards — a 180-acre train yard in Queens […]
Educational toy start-up Elemental Path is using the world’s most famous supercomputer for a toy designed for children. The website VentureBeat reports that CogniToys, Elemental Path’s invention, looks like a typical children’s toy. A miniature and adorable Tyrannosaurus Rex that comes in green and yellow, among other colors, CogniToys is actually quite extraordinary in that […]
One New York City chiropractor who has always prided himself on staying on the cutting edge of nonsurgical treatment has made another technological advancement in his practice: He will now be accepting Bitcoin digital currency as payment, making him the first chiropractor in the area to do so. Bitcoin is one of the most prominent […]
Every year, New York City hosts hundreds of events and welcomes more than 50 million visitors from all parts of the globe. And Valentine’s day weekend, the jam-packed schedule of events surrounding this year’s NBA All-Star Weekend kept New York City heated up despite the freezing temperatures outside. According to ESPNNewYork.com, parties were happening all […]
The 19.7 million people living throughout New York State are living longer than ever before — and while that’s great news for them, it’s giving the state’s budget-makers a headache. According to a February 15 Buffalo News article, State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli first took longer lifespans into account in September to craft the public plan, estimating that […]
The American Chiropractic Association estimates that 80 – 90% of the American population suffers from back pain. Likewise, the American Heart Association and the American Stroke Association report that around 85.6 million people in the United States are living with some form of cardiovascular disease or the after-effects of a stroke. These statistics are shocking […]
It was about 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, February 3rd when a black Mercedes-Benz SUV, driven by Ellen Brody, 49, seemed to be stuck on a railroad crossing in the NYC suburb of Valhalla. Brody’s SUV was hit by an oncoming Metro-North Railroad passenger train at 58 mph, and the first passenger car erupted in flames […]
During his State of the City address on February 3, New York city mayor Bill de Blasio outlined an ambitious plan to build some 240,000 new affordable and market-rate apartments. “If we do not act — and act boldly — New York risks taking on the qualities of a gated community,” said de Blasio. “A […]
The International Energy Agency released a report last Thursday stating that nuclear power generation will have to more than double worldwide in the next 35 years in order to meet international goals for mitigating global warming. As Scientific American explained in a Jan. 30 article, “To accomplish the needed CO2 emissions cuts to keep warming no greater […]