While over 90% of adopted children over the age of five have positive feelings about their adoption, older adoptees haven’t always had the same experience. Considering the fact that the average age of retirement is 63, the majority of adopted retirees in New Jersey have had to go through the whole of their adult lives […]
Approximately 86,004 real estate brokerage firms are operating in the U.S. today, and with so much competition, they sometimes have to get a little creative. Prominent New York real estate agency Douglas Elliman, for instance, is advertising the U.S. Secret Service as a hot new “amenity” at Trump Tower in an attempt to lure clients […]
As technology advances each year, researchers are constantly looking to answer some of life’s most trying questions. Questions like is there life on Mars, how to successfully reach the bottom of the ocean, and the age-old question: how can we live longer. There have been numerous studies and experiments that have attempted to answer the […]
There have been many controversies surrounding nuclear energy use in New York State, and most recently, a state court ruling has decided that Governor Cuomo has the ability to deny the re-licensing of a plant near New York City. Entergy Nuclear’s Indian Point nuclear plant is located 50 miles up the Hudson river from New […]
The legal marijuana industry, which celebrated several monumental victories during the election, is now fearful. Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, who has expressed fierce opposition to marijuana, is now being considered as a pick for attorney general. Approximately 58% of Americans now support marijuana legalization, as is evident by the victories celebrated in […]
Many of us might put off unclogging a drain or will ignore a leaky faucet until fixing it becomes convenient. But that little drip can make a big difference in our monthly water bills. In fact, fixing easily corrected household water leaks can save homeowners around 10% on their bills. When household leaks are ignored, […]
Throughout this past year, there have been a shockingly high amount of construction site deaths throughout the city, and city officials are demanding to know why. These politicians and labor groups are looking to classify these deaths in order to determine if they happen more often at union or non-union job sites. Lately there has […]
Miami Beach Police Sgt. Michelle Sayegh caught the Zika virus while on duty on Ocean Drive, one of the only two Zika “active transmission zones” throughout the entire state of Florida. Along with the Fraternal Order of Police, Sayegh is fighting for workers’ compensation for her hospital bills, but the City of Miami Beach is […]
Netflix plans on spending roughly $6 billion over the next year on new content, making the streaming service one of the highest spending media companies in the content creation category. CNBC states that Netflix is currently in second place among TV network and subscription organizations. The Boston Consulting Group estimates that ESPN will spend $7.3 […]
Governor Andrew Cuomo has just launched a statewide campaign to help fight addiction across New York State. Dubbed #CombatAddiction, the campaign uses many different media outlets to urge New Yorkers to join the fight against addiction. There were five new public service announcements launched, each emphasizing the effects of addiction. The campaign also gives New […]