Trying to quit smoking? The odds may be stacked against you — and the temptation triggers begin the moment you leave your house. Smoking is considered the leading preventable cause of death in the US — it’s responsible for about one in five deaths each year, according to the American Cancer Society. Besides lung cancer, smoking … Read more
Turns out your daily commute can affect more than just your road rage — it could also influence how your brain ages. New research published today suggests that how you get from point A to point B can significantly impact your risk of dementia. “We have about 55 million people living with dementia, and that … Read more
How much would you pay to shorten your NYC commute? Astoria resident Sam Ressler, 26, shelled out $1,200 to reclaim precious minutes, speeding up the daily trek to and from his SoHo office in a novel new way — with a pair of motorized Moonwalkers Aero shoes. Like a pair of rollerskates that require less effort — or … Read more
Thought your Christmas shopping trips were grueling? A Canadian woman who lives off the grid has to drive ten hours round-trip to go on grocery runs, each of which costs her over a thousand dollars — but the intrepid gal enjoys the journey. “It feels [like] a privilege to make the trip,” Hilary Messer-Barrow, 30, … Read more
Work isn’t working for the cool kids. Owing to the high cost of living and the mental health pressures of the rat race, would-be workers in their 20s are forgoing jobs because they can neither afford daily transportation nor proper in-office attire, per a recent report. “Young people are finding themselves in a vicious cycle,” … Read more
As if you needed another excuse not to work outside of business hours. Trying to squeeze in a few extra emails or a work call during your commute to the office could actually do more harm than good, experts say. You never know who could be eavesdropping while sitting across from you on the bus … Read more
Dating in NYC can be a train wreck. Just ask Anastasia Gregory, whose post-pandemic hunt for “the one” was plagued by repeat derailments and dead ends. Swiping far and wide on dating apps — and making the scene at various Big Apple hot spots — all proved fruitless for the elementary school teacher. It wasn’t until the … Read more
Grace Chang goes the distance — about 500 miles per week, to be exact. It’s the nearly four-hour trek from her home in Arlington, Virginia, to her job in Hell’s Kitchen that the married millennial takes twice weekly at a cost of approximately $1,000 each month. But despite her nightmarish hike, Chang tells The Post … Read more
He’s wingin’ it. With rents in the Big Apple hitting record highs last year, Wall Street Journal reporter Chip Cutter is going above and beyond by “supercommuting” from his home in Columbus, Ohio, to NYC three days a week. “When it came time to return [to the office] in 2022, I was underwhelmed at the … Read more
This is one way of roping kids in to go to school. Going to school may feel treacherous enough for students as it is, but over 70 pupils from Villa Leidy, near the coastal city of Santa Marta, Colombia risk their lives daily to get to the classroom. To get to school, the children must … Read more
Melbourne commuters were forced to do a double-take when an adorable four-legged passenger independently boarded a train en route to Flinders Street Station. Storm the Labrador effortlessly made his way onto the 8.20am train departing Hoppers Crossing Station last weekend, without any human assistance. Footage captured by closed-circuit television cameras installed at the station shows … Read more
“Planes, Trains and Automobiles” has nothing on this college student. A TikTok user in Scotland — who goes by @lauren.wep on the platform — is going viral for the extreme measures she says she takes to get to college. In a TikTok posted last week with 1.2 million views, Laurie documented her commute from Millport, … Read more