The recent outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in New York City is the first of such degree in the United States in years. USA Today reported Monday that there have been 12 deaths and over 100 cases total in the area. It is an uncommon disease, but it is a dangerous one. A form of bacterial […]
A review of the New York City Police Department’s body camera program is currently underway, reports the New York Daily News. Currently, there are 54 New York City police officers who have been equipped with body cameras during their patrols. Additional body cameras will be given to roughly 1,000 NYPD officers across the city. The […]
When looking for real estate, potential homeowners tend to want certain things out of their real estate property. For example, 53% of them are looking for a two-car garage. But in New York City, real estate buyers are noticing quite a different trend. According to the New York Daily News, New York City real estate […]
The Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry, known as INDA, is fighting back after a number of cities — New York being one of the most prominent — have blamed baby wipes labeled as “flushable” for wreaking havoc on public sewers. Earlier this year, the Department of Environmental Protection started finding unwelcome items in New […]
The roof of the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, New York City’s largest convention center, has gone from black to green. Plant and wildlife now cover the seven-acre roof of the convention center. Much of the convention center’s piping and ductwork has been replaced with plants and wildlife. Traditional ductwork can have cooling losses as […]
RESOLVE, the National Infertility Association, recently announced the results of its yearly “Fertility Scorecard” — and New York State fared pretty well, scoring a B. To put that into perspective, only five states earned an A rating. RESOLVE evaluated states’ fertility programs on the following criteria: insurance coverage and mandates, the number of infertility support […]
A fire broke out in a Brooklyn apartment on Sunday, August 2, trapping two adults and five children between the ages of two months and eight years old. The fire started on the second story of the apartment building, but quickly spread to the floor above, where the family lived. Firefighters on the scene were […]
When one looks at a map of New York City, it seems as though its grids and blocks will go on forever. This didn’t stop one man from conquering all 120,000 city blocks — more than 6,000 miles — of New York City, walking over virtually every square foot of the five boroughs. According to […]
The tiny house movement has taken the U.S. by storm. Now it’s infiltrating the luxury market — particularly in the Hamptons area of Long Island, New York. Loosely defined as building fully functional homes measuring 1,400 square feet or less, the tiny home movement began as a cost- and energy-saving venture. Tiny houses emerged in […]
Desperate times called for desperate measures. New York Lottery officials wanted to find the the person who’d won a $7 million jackpot over a year ago, but who was also running out of time to claim their prize. If they didn’t, they’d wind up forfeiting the winnings. In order to locate this individual, Lottery officials […]