Only 29% of primary care doctors have after-hours coverage, but luckily, Brooklyn pet owners will now have a new opportunity to provide after-hours care for their pets when a 24-hour animal hospital opens next year in Gowanus. BluePearl Veterinary Partners, a national chain of animal hospitals, has leased a former Third Avenue warehouse and is […]
In 2017, there were approximately 11.6 million youth participants (aged between six and 17 years) in fishing in the United States. Around the country, states such as Minnesota, Washington, and Idaho are preparing to increase the cost of obtaining fishing and hunting licenses. In order to participate in activities like driving, hunting, and fishing, U.S. residents […]
Improving a romantic relationship has emotional benefits, but if those improvements are being done the right way, there are physical health benefits as well. Maintaining a relationship and keeping off those extra pounds can be extremely difficult, but thanks to a new study, doing both at the same time could help with the other. According […]
A full third of all Americans ride a bike for recreation. Well, for some Staten Island teenagers, the word “recreation” was taken a little too seriously. For the past few weeks, a group of teenagers has gained notoriety on social media for doing insane tricks on their bikes. The problem? They’re doing them in the […]
The asphalt roofing shingles that are so ubiquitous here in the United States are actually quite rare in most other countries. In fact, asphalt shingles are banned as a fire hazard in some parts of Europe. But now a popular type of eco-friendly roofing is spreading from the United States to the world. Across the […]
Vaccines are able to prevent more than 2.5 million deaths per year. That is if parents choose to vaccinate their children when they are young. The power of modern day technology has been able to almost completely eradicate many deadly diseases and viruses from the face of the earth, including polio, whooping cough, mumps, and […]
Some homeowners spend a lot of time thinking about interior design and renovation projects. Minor kitchen remodels, for example, can actually earn a return on investment (ROI) of 82.7%. Thanks to the help of some new and highly advanced technology, homeowners can now map out these remodeling projects before any tool is even lifted. Virtual […]
Having a mouth full of metal braces for years at a time can be embarrassing. In fact, 92% of teens feel like metal braces keep them from fitting in with their classmates and peers. Even though braces will be good for children in the long term, many parents hesitate to embrace a treatment that could […]
Metropolitan Transit Authority officials will meet this week to decide on a new program that would screen all bus, train, and subway operators for sleep apnea. The testing would cost the MTA an estimated $7.5 million over the next five years to administer tests to its nearly 20,000 drivers, conductors, and engineers, but in light […]
Unlike California’s booming tech industry, which has its own home base in Silicon Valley, New York’s technology community has led a mainly nomadic existence. That, however, is about to change as a new 254,000-square-foot facility is in the works and expected to break ground in 2018. This massive workspace, dubbed “14th @ Irving,” will act […]