Joseph Abramov in front of his cannabis dispensary, Urban Leaf, at 977 2nd Ave. ( Photo by Chia-Tien Nicole Chen) Urban Leaf, a legally licensed cannabis dispensary, opened its doors on Second Avenue this week, just two days before 4/20, widely recognized as the traditional national cannabis holiday. New Cannabis Shop Opens in Mid-Town East 20 Apr 2024 | 12:12 News
City Arts The newest interpretive exhibit at the Tenement Museum, “Union of Hope 1869” notes the lives of Joseph and Rachel Moore, Black Americans who left rural New Jersey for a better life in New York City. Photo: Tenement Museum Tenement Museum Opens Exhibit on First Black Family That Moved into Bldg Right After Civil War 19 Apr 2024 | 07:45 We are all proud of our original heritages and those that we identify with as Manhattanites. For everyone,...
City Arts Author Elle Evans (left) with Elle culture writer Lauren Puckett-Pope (center) and Kathleen Harris, executive editor of Zibby Books. Photo: Lorraine Duffy Merkl Chic Lit Author Who Wrote “Wedding Issues” Under Pen Name Has Day Job: M.D. 19 Apr 2024 | 04:05 I think of myself as somewhat of a multi-tasker but Elle Evans has me trumped by most counts. This ambitious...
Voices Evette Zayas (right), founder of Cake Burgers in East Harlem, with a regular customer named Ray who won cupcakes in a raffle at the neighborhood store. Photo: Cake Burgers Small Biz Owners are Resilient, but Need More Resources to Thrive 10 Apr 2024 | 04:17 In November 2019, after a long career in public service, I took a leap towards a dream job: running my...
Voices Madison Square Garden will be rocking this playoff season with both Knicks and Rangers in the hunt for a championship. Photo: Wikimedia Commons As Rangers and Knicks Start Post Season Journey, Can Either Win a Championship? 19 Apr 2024 | 01:27 New York sports fans haven’t experienced this kind of rapture from their hockey and basketball teams...
News It’s all in the shorthand. Just as a baseball player would used RBI instead of “run batted in” after a hit enabled a runner on his team to cross home plate, nutritionists also have a language all their own. Photo: Wikimedia Commons How to Make a Nutritionist’s Word Salad a Little More Digestible 19 Apr 2024 | 01:15 Every profession has its own verbal shorthand. Cops abbreviate unknown suspects to “perps” short for...
Sniff, sniff ( Source: Wikimedia Commons) City May Soon Try to Sterilize Rat Problem with Birth Control Tablets Rats are among the world’s most prolific mammal breeders, with a single female able to spawn 15,000 descendants in a single... News 18 Apr 2024 | 06:58
There is a fine art to building a campfire as campers at the Nature Place Camp in Chestnut Ridge in Rockland County discover. This camp here will not find competitive sports, loudspeakers, or screens. Instead, campers get outside, explore, create, cooperate, play, and wonder. Photo: The Nature Place The Best Way To Prepare Your Kids for Summer Camp With just a few months to go until the school year ends and summer vacation starts, you want to make sure that you and your... News 19 Apr 2024 | 12:20
Kensly Alston (left) and Halley Tejada (right), 18 and 19, have been charged with murder in connection with the March death of Nadia Vitels. They were allegedly squatting in her apartment at the time. ( Photo via X.com (Twitter)) D.A. Indicts Two Teens For Allegedly Murdering Nadia Vitels In Kips Bay Two teenagers have been indicted for the March 12 homicide of Nadia Vitels in Kips Bay, Manhattan D.A. Alvin Bragg announced... News 19 Apr 2024 | 12:18
The exterior of the beleaguered Papaya King, an iconic hot dog restaraunt that stood for decades on the corner of E. 86th St. & 3rd Ave. ZD Realty, the developer which now owns the plot, has filed permits to build a 17-story luxury condo building on the site. ( Photo by Jack Ahern ) 17-Story Luxury Condo Building To Replace Papaya King, Iconic Hot Dog Joint, On E. 86th The owner of the plot that houses the now-gutted Papaya King restaurant, on E. 86th St. & Third Ave., plans to erect a 17-story... News 19 Apr 2024 | 04:27
Spring Arts Guide 2024 Ten Must See Exhibitions For the Spring ‘24 Season “An American Craftsman” Offers Handmade Wares with Character Explore The... Features 17 Apr 2024 | 04:13
Jean-Marie Haessle, who arrived in NYC 56 years ago from France, passed away this week, shortly after conducting what turned out to be his final interview with our reporter. Photo: Lorriane Duffy Merkl Noted Artist Who Vowed to Paint ‘Until My Last Breath’ Dies Shortly After Final Interview “I was going to be the next Van Gogh, but I found my own way.” Famed 84-year-old expressionist artist Jean-Marie Haessle... News Alert 18 Apr 2024 | 05:03
Sophia D’Antoine was struck and killed by an SUV on the UES on April 2. Photo: LinkedIn Young Tech Wiz Killed by SUV While Walking on UES A gifted tech entrepreneur was struck and killed by a speeding SUV Landrover on April 2 and succumbed to her injuries three... News 15 Apr 2024 | 10:10
The word “pickleball” is now splayed across the front of the Life Time facilities at PENN 1. ( Photo by Jack Ahern ) New Pickleball Courts Open Across From Madison Square Garden Life Time Fitness, the upscale gym behemoth that has opened eight separate spots in Manhattan, is now offering seven fresh... News 19 Apr 2024 | 07:03
Jean Carlos Zarzuela was arrested on April 13 for punching a nine-year-old girl in Grand Central Terminal and on April 15 was remanded on $100,000 bail and ordered to undergo a mental health exam. Photo credit: Flickr MTA PD Wanted. Man Arrested for Punching 9-Year-Old Girl is Remanded on $100,000 Bail A 30-year-old homeless man was arrested on April 13 for punching a nine-year-old girl in Grand Central Terminal, and is now... News 15 Apr 2024 | 05:29
When Anna Meshcheri arrived in the US from Russia, she thought she’d land a 9-to-5 office job, but when that didn’t materialize, she turned to creative pursuits and now is a fashion photographer with a studio in Times Square. Photo: Times Square Photo Studio She Combines High End Fashion Work with Keepsake Photo Shoots for Tourists Since Anna Meshcheri was once a tourist in Manhattan, she now loves offering vacation photoshoots to visitors here. The Russian... Features 15 Apr 2024 | 04:26