New Yorkers have been safely keeping cool with the help of commercial-sized air conditioners ever since 1903, when the New York Stock Exchange building became one of the first buildings in the world to use air conditioning. But on Sunday morning, one of these massive air conditioning systems put New Yorkers in danger when a […]
A new bill proposed in New York State could let dining out go to the dogs. Where restaurants often used to ban pups from patios, today they’re embracing them — as dog owners may be good for business. Now legislators in Albany have introduced a new bill that would set requirements for restaurants to allow […]
Every year, New York City sets the stage for hundreds of high-profile events hosted by society’s elite. But recently, Mayor Bill de Blasio and his wife, Chirlane McCray, have been absent from all such events — and people are noticing. According to a recent New York Magazine article, the de Blasios were noticeably not present at the […]
Looks like the Tooth Fairy is taking a bigger bite out of the Big Apple — or at least out of its residents’ wallets. New York City families now pay their children the most money per tooth than parents in any other U.S. city., according to this year’s Tooth Fairy Survey, conducted by […]
Craft beer brewed by small-scale microbreweries is easily the fastest-growing sector of the American beer industry, especially in New York City. Currently, there are 19 microbreweries that are part of the city’s Brewers Guild packed into the five boroughs. Last year, craft beer accounted for 20% of the country’s $101.5 billion in beer sales — […]
New York is among the metro areas with the highest wealth inequality in the country, and new analysis from the National Association of Realtors suggests that a combination of rising home values and dropping homeownership rates are a driving factor in that inequality. “Homeownership plays a pivotal role in the U.S. economy and has historically […]
On Sunday, May 17 — three decades after the first AIDS Walk New York took place — tens of thousands of people gathered in Central Park to celebrate the walk’s 30th anniversary. According to Newsweek the 10-kilometer walk takes place each year to raise money for the Gay Men’s Health Crisis (GMHC), an organization that […]
Camouflage has always been apart of the animal kingdom, though some species — such as squid — are able to blend in with their surroundings much better than others. Taking a cue from the natural world, camouflage is also worn by military forces across the world. Eventually, camouflage fashion made its way onto the civilian […]
The food truck trend is already pretty popular in many major cities across the country, partly because of the convenience provided by mobile food carts and partly because its possible to get a decent meal for under $10. But New York City is taking the food truck to a whole new level with hundreds of […]
For years, obesity has been a growing problem in the United States for people of all ages, races and economic backgrounds. As a result, many parents try to provide healthy meals for their children, while a number of programs have worked to promote exercise and other beneficial habits. But what if our schools are part […]