How sure are you that your tuna sandwich is really 100% tuna? Sure, that’s exactly what the can promised, but seafood fraud — the illegal practice of substituting one species of seafood for another — is a growing problem in the United States thanks, in large part, to a shrinking number of federal investigators. Seafood […]
Just days after Governor Andrew Cuomo spent a week in Buffalo, NY to help his state with snow removal and flood prevention programs, Cuomo released plans to create a weather monitoring system for NYS that would, reportedly, be even more accurate than the National Weather Service (which he blamed for giving an inaccurate prediction before […]
It’s hard to go anywhere nowadays without hearing the name Taylor Swift. The 24-year-old country-turned-pop starlet just released the fastest-selling album since 2002, and is experiencing a huge surge in popularity, gracing the covers of magazines including People and Time. Taylor Swift’s face is everywhere, her music is everywhere, and her name is everywhere. Which is great, if […]
Park Slope, Brooklyn is known as one of the wealthiest neighborhoods in New York City. Meanwhile, Manhattan is arguably its best-known borough. Now, these high-end, influential areas will serve as the site of two of Amazon’s newest business ventures, marking a significant change in the company’s typical operations. On October 17, the online shopping giant […]
On Monday, Oct. 26, the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) announced it will offer funding to nine New York-based energy storage companies in an effort to encourage even more research into energy storage and development. According to a PV Tech article, each of the nine companies are expected to receive about […]
According to papers filed on Tuesday with the Office of the State Comptroller, New York State Workers’ Compensation Board vice chairwoman Frances Libous is planning to retire by the end of 2014, three years before her term is set to end. Libous, 62, received an extension to her term only last year, but according to […]
The frights of Halloween are mostly fictional fun. But there are a few things, experts warn, that do pose an actual hazard — and they’re not all limited to young children, as one might expect. Here are a few things that adults, teens, kids and even pets can be negatively affected by during the holiday. […]
A new project meant to boost New York City’s burgeoning tech sector went live Wednesday, providing Gotham’s many tech startups with the infrastructure to help develop and promote their ideas. Digital.NYC, effectively a digital tech incubator, is a joint venture between New York Mayor Bill de Blasio, city economic development leaders, and IBM. By plugging […]
UPDATED 11/20/20 If you have ever been bitten by anything belonging to the bed bug family, you must know how uncomfortable it is. The main thing that reminds you that you have been bitten is the nature of the bite. Such bug bites keep itching, and whether you are in public or not, you will […]
According to a recent report from the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP), New York State’s population of baby boomer retirees could potentially put almost $2 billion back into the state’s economy per year. However, the operative word here is “potentially,” and the likelihood of this actually happening is pretty low, due to the high […]