The animals are tame, but her stories are wild. In her new book “Pets and the City: True Tales of a Manhattan House Call Veterinarian,” animal doctor Amy Attas dishes on what she’s learned about the lives of New York’s wealthy and well-known by visiting their homes to care for their four-legged family members. Attas … Read more
It’s a sticky-fingered situation. Manhattan’s only Costco may have a shoplifting problem, it’s been revealed, months after rampant theft allegedly drove the Target next door to close — and even after the company has bragged that their closed-door policy has helped them to steer around the recent retail crime epidemic. The lone location of the big … Read more
When John Oates revisited Electric Lady Studios — the legendary recording mecca in Greenwich Village, Manhattan where Hall & Oates made many of their ‘80s classics — he got back in touch with one particular hit. That would be “Maneater,” the longest-running of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame duo’s six No. 1 singles. … Read more
He’s closing the deal. Superstar broker Ryan Serhant, formerly of “Million Dollar Listing: New York,” will lead Netflix’s first-ever New York-based real estate series, “Owning Manhattan,” The Post can exclusively reveal. “The show completely redefines the genre for real estate TV. If you like ‘Selling Sunset,’ ‘Succession’ and ‘Vanderpump Rules,’ you will like this show,” … Read more
We’ll have what they’re having. Sandwich icon Katz’s Delicatessen and beloved Ukrainian East Village eatery Veselka have teamed up to create a new menu mashup: the “pastrogi,” a pastrami-stuffed pierogi. The city’s oldest deli provides its signature deli meat, and Veselka works the pastrami into its classic Eastern European dumplings. Katz’s Deli is known for … Read more
Eight NYC hospitals earned a “D” for patient safety in a report card released Wednesday by a health care watchdog group. The Leapfrog Group bestowed poor grades upon St. Barnabas Hospital and the Montefiore Medical Center Einstein and Moses campuses in the Bronx; NYC Health + Hospitals/Woodhull and Brookdale Hospital Medical Center in Brooklyn; St. John’s … Read more
Like many people, 25-year-old Jane August needed to find something to do after she was laid off during the COVID-19 pandemic. “I need to leave the house,” she recalled thinking. “I need to feel some cultural enrichment that is not in my bed watching Netflix.” So now, she’s on a mission to visit every museum … Read more
Never mind the buzzy new Italian restaurant, the hottest reservation in town is being told the colors you’ve been wearing for years are all wrong. Seklab — a “personal color analysis salon” — has a waitlist of more than 2,000 people, according to the Midtown hotspot’s co-owners. Yes, the 1980s trend where women attended Tupperware-like parties to … Read more
Talk about a pickup game. The city’s pickleball courts have become hotspots for Gen Zs and millennials looking to play — and find love without hitting the bars or logging on to Hinge. “There are good looking people here, so you never know what is going to happen,” said Christina Ali, 25, of the bustling … Read more
A spring day in the park was flushed down the toilet for a local mom after she was fined $50 for letting her four-year-old take an emergency wee outside. Last Saturday, Michiko Sasaki, 46, and her young son, Kobe, were having a nice time at the Battery Playscape in Battery Park City when the boy … Read more
This weekend, New York City’s largest and most iconic secondhand sale, Manhattan Vintage, will bring more than 90 vendors and thousands of fashion treasures to Chelsea ‘s Metropolitan Pavilion. “My personal belief and everything we champion is that vintage is the future of fashion” says Amy Abrams, an entrepreneur with a long history in secondhand … Read more
Look out, Hunter Biden — there’s another White House-connected artist hitting New York’s art scene. Vice President Kamala Harris’ stepdaughter opened her textile exhibition at a cannabis store on the Lower East Side Thursday — where she peddled knit portraits for several thousand dollars. Ella Emhoff — whose father is second gentleman Doug Emhoff — debuted her … Read more
It’s called a Christmas Spectacular for a reason. Auditions for the legendary Radio City Rockettes began this week as more than 800 dedicated dancers flooded the Midtown theater for an open call and a once-in-a-lifetime shot to join the show. Competition was fierce, with only 14 openings in the 84 positions between the Christmas Spectacular … Read more
The bougiest bite in New York is a $28 single chicken nugget. But it comes with a luxe twist: it’s loaded with a spoonful of golden daurenki caviar. “It literally tastes like an upscale McDonald’s nugget,” said Simon Wool, a 30-year-old who has had the nugget on multiple occasions. Each is topped with around two-ounces … Read more
The Bronze Age is back. Gen Z is behind a Big Apple tanning craze, with salons across Manhattan seeing a rise in younger clients using UV tanning beds — much to the chagrin of dermatologists who had hoped the sunbeds were a relic of the past. “We’re seeing younger and younger people,” Win Gruber, the … Read more
At this Trader Joe’s, the line is never long. On Tuesday, the grocery store chain opened a grab-and-go store near its Union Square location at the site of what was once the beloved Trader Joe’s Wine Shop. Called Trader Joe’s Pronto, it will offer affordable, lunch-friendly options for those looking to grab a quick bite … Read more
The cosmos hasn’t always been kind to Rebecca Szymczak. In 2014, she was “pushed out of her big dream job” as creative director and vice president of design at Playboy, where she was making six figures, because she wasn’t eager to relocate to Los Angeles. Around the same time, she lost a close friend and … Read more
If crying were a superpower, I’d be saving the world right now. My nickname would be “Battle Bawler,” or maybe “Honey Boohoo.” I’m a crybaby. Not a whiner. Not a drama queen or spoiled brat. Just emotional. I weep at weddings. My eyes water re-watching that episode of “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air,” when Will’s … Read more
Lt. Robert Walsh, a bagpiper and FDNY paramedic, typically plays funerals and memorials, but those who enjoy the sound of the woodwind instrument can also catch him in a more convivial setting. He regularly practices in Central Park along the west side of the 102nd Street Transverse, where he draws in droves of fans. Lt. … Read more
New York City’s mean streets aren’t so ruff after all. The Big Apple ranked fifth on the list of 2024’s Best Cities to Walk Your Dog, according to a study released this week by LawnStarter ahead of National Walk Your Dog Day on Feb. 22. The company researched 480 of the biggest U.S. cities and looked at amenities … Read more