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 […]
“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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Add a new study by researchers at Vanderbilt University and the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Nashville to the list of credible sources supporting the new trend of telemedicine and telehealth services. According to industry news source healthcareitnews.com, the data was collected from 23 veterans between May 2014 and June 2014. The patients […]
A state-led initiative, appropriately named StatesFirst, released a 150-page report on Monday (9/28) regarding proper guidelines and advice for dealing with human-induced earthquakes caused by hydraulic fracturing or fracking wastewater disposal, according to the Associated Press and reported by ABCnews.com. The biggest takeaway? Blanket regulations and procedures are not the answer. “A one-size-fits-all approach would […]
If Y2K taught us anything, it’s that computers can handle the most advanced algorithms on the planet, but they still haven’t quite figured out calendars. According to CBS News in New York, Selma Cohen, 87, of Midwood, Brooklyn, received a troubling letter in the mail from the Bureau of Fraud Investigation, notifying her that she […]
Bitcoin — the preferred digital currency for anyone looking to buy 10 hits of LSD on the internet — just got the official Empire State seal of approval. This September, New York State regulators approved the first-ever license to a company dealing in virtual currency. And this “BitLicense” could be the first of many. Because […]