Japan’s Big Three automakers began July with a big announcement — Toyota, Nissan, and Honda will work together to spread hydrogen fuel cell vehicles and charging stations. Although the automakers compete among themselves, in a joint announcement on July 1 they said they will work together to invest in the necessary infrastructure needed to promote […]
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The ‘Beach Body’ Ad Campaign That Backfired Just Won’t Go Away
When Protein World posted an advertisement in London Underground subways earlier this year to promote its line of diet shakes and supplements, the company probably wasn’t expecting that its ads — which ask women, “Are You Beach Body Ready?” — would be banned from the U.K. by the Advertising Standards Authority. It probably wasn’t expecting […]
Couple to Sue Waldorf for Canceling Reception After Guest Discharged a Gun
A couple is suing Manhattan’s Waldorf Astoria hotel for cutting short their posh wedding after a guest accidentally discharged a gun, grazing one woman’s head and injuring three more people. “After the ceremony and long after the crime scene in the lobby had been contained and cleared by the police, the Waldorf canceled the reception […]
In Courtrooms, Therapy Dogs Help Crime Victims and Witnesses Testify
A wrenching scene played out in a Brooklyn courtroom courtroom on Tuesday, June 9, as a 30-year-old woman described her and her five-year-old daughter’s horrific experience of being held captive for five months in 2012, bound by duct tape and repeatedly assaulted. As the woman gave her testimony, recalling some of the most traumatic experiences […]
Faulty Joint, Sewer Line Were Behind Fatal NYC Explosion That Killed Eight People
An ill-crafted joint in a plastic Con Edison gas line and an eight-year-old break in an old city sewer line have been pinpointed as the likely causes behind a blast that killed eight people in New York City last year, federal investigators recently announced. According to a June 9 report from the Associated Press, officials […]
Did Electricians Help Hatch the Recent New York State Prison Escape?
There are about 583,500 electricians working in the United States, some of whom wind up doing work in prisons. It’s these electricians who are now being investigated in New York State, after two convicted killers used the sort of power tools electricians would have to escape a maximum security correctional facility. According to officials, prisoners […]
Not Relying on Rent Control in New York City? Check Out These Ridiculously Lavish Apartments
Squash courts, dog spas and lavish outdoor terraces: for those who can afford it in New York City, renting a luxury condominium is the way to go. Curbed.com released a list of some of the most lavish condo rentals in New York City, and they’re sure to receive competing offers from one-percenters. Filed under the […]
Hero Dog Leaps Between Blind Owner And School Bus
In Brewster, New York this week, a golden retriever named Bigo threw himself between his blind owner and an oncoming school bus, saving her life and earning himself a lifetime supply of ‘Good dog’s. Audrey Stone, 62, and her service dog Bigo were crossing an intersection on Monday, but the bus driver says he didn’t […]
Crane Drops 12-Ton Air Conditioner 30 Stories Onto Manhattan Street
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 […]
Mayor De Blasio’s Absence From High-Profile Events Offends the Rich
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 […]