Annuity FYI, an organization dedicated to providing information and analysis of annuities to the general public, announced last week that the sales of annuities declined by 2.5% from the same quarter a year ago. That makes it the fourth consecutive second quarter-over-second quarter decline, according to Yahoo Finance. Overall, first half sales in 2015 were […]
Month: October 2015
#MaybeTheIUD Campaign Aims To Educate NYC Women on Contraceptive Options
“You spent the night in Brooklyn, but you left your birth control in Staten Island. Maybe the IUD is right for you.” That’s just one of the various neon-colored posters of the latest New York City Health Department campaign, #MaybeTheIUD. As Mirror Daily reported, it’s a campaign aimed toward educating women about sexual health issues, […]
New York City Biker Sues UPS For Parking in the Bike Lanes
A Harlem bicyclist is suing the United Parcel Service (UPS) after claiming that their truck drivers routinely block his daily commute by parking in the biking lanes. According to DNAinfo, 28-year-old Alex Bell has filed two lawsuits with the Manhattan Civil Court against UPS, who he says continually block the bike path that he sometimes […]
Long Island Doctor Found Dead of Cocaine Overdose in Apartment Building Lobby
An autopsy was conducted on Monday of a woman found dead in the vestibule of a Manhattan apartment under suspicious circumstances. According to NBC New York, 38-year-old Long Island doctor Kiersten Cerveny, a dermatologist who lived in Manhasset, NY, collapsed in the doorway of an apartment building after overdosing on cocaine after a night of […]
Chick-fil-A Bringing Christian Values and Crispy Chicken to NYC
New Yorkers will have to balance their craving for amazing chicken with their own moral standards as a popular Southern fast food chain sets its sights on the Big Apple. According to The New York Times, Chick-fil-A is set to open its first full-service store in New York City on the heels of controversial comments […]
Get Ready: Hurricane Joaquin and Major Flooding on the Way To East Coast
Meteorologists on the East Coast are preparing for a major weather event as Category 4 Hurricane Joaquin buffets the Caribbean. So far, the hurricane’s path is unpredictable, but it’s been tracked with winds of 130 miles per hour. This week, a massive storm system has been brewing over the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic regions. A strengthening […]