The holiday season is typically a healthy time for New York City, but according to the latest report from the Beige Book, the U.S. dollar value caused the tourism industry to decrease quite a bit. According to Business Insider, the U.S. dollar has been increasing in value over the past year and has risen about […]
The United States military sparked nation-wide controversy after denying a New York City-based dentist security clearance due to his family ties in Israel. The dentist, Dr. Gershon Pincus, is retired and initially applied to serve as a dentist for military members at a naval dental clinic in Saratoga Springs. After an initial interview and investigation […]
A lawyer from New Jersey received an unpleasant surprise after his former psychologist’s practice sued him for an unpaid bill. After scanning the papers, Philip, the lawyer, realized that the practice had included his mental health diagnosis and received treatments for all to see on the publicly filed court documents. These days, most mental health […]
Across the country, there are approximately 27 million small businesses, accounting for 60-80% of all jobs. In 2012, countless small businesses across the New York and New Jersey area suffered greatly in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. In fact, more than 23,000 businesses in New York city were impacted by Hurricane Sandy, affecting 245,000 employees […]
Children attending preschools in New York don’t have to get the flu vaccine after all, according to a decision in Manhattan’s State Supreme Court on Thursday, Dec. 17. The New York Times reports that Justice Manuel J. Mendez said that the city couldn’t require children to be vaccinated in order to attend city-licensed preschools and […]
When U.S. politicos want to exaggerate the dangers of international cyber-terrorism, they raise the specter of Chinese spies taking out the U.S. electrical grid, or Russian programmers hacking into our missile defense system. But those fears don’t seem so far-fetched now that The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Iranian hackers gained access to the […]
The French are known for their romantic flair, and a new dating app that started in France is helping people in cities like New York to find the perfect match. According to the New York Post, Happn is a fast-growing mobile dating app that matches users whose paths have already crossed in real life. The […]
With increased global connectivity, the world is becoming an increasingly smaller place. But for thrill-seeking explorer-extraordinaire Erlin Kagge, there’s always new adventures to be had — especially in our underground sewer systems. “I think sewers are beautiful,” Kagge told Telegraph reporter Jonathan Wells. As a Norwegian explorer, Kagge has made it his life mission to […]
Martin Shkreli, who the New York Times once called the “bad boy of pharmaceuticals,” was arrested Thursday, Dec. 17 for fraud. Shkreli, the 32-year-old founder of the secretive Turing Pharmaceuticals, became a household name and national pariah in 2015. Earlier this year, he acquired an old drug used to treat HIV patients and sick infants […]
The engineer who fell asleep at the controls of a Metro North Rail Road train in 2013, causing a crash that killed four people and injured dozens more, appeared in his first public interview, where he apologized for the incident. In his interview, William Rockefeller reports reliving the incident every day, and says that he […]