Eight miles, three gyms — one race through New York’s streets. A rainy Sunday morning couldn’t stop over 200 athletes from running through the Meatpacking District up to Midtown Manhattan, then across the bridge to Williamsburg. But this wasn’t your typical 5K. Instead, Urban Iron competitors ran between some of the city’s most iconic gyms … Read more
They need some shelf help. As Trader Joe’s reopened its Upper West Side location after a five-month renovation this past Saturday, long lines of shoppers stretched down Amsterdam Ave. waiting to see the new and improved space. But “space” was all they got, as both floors of the specialty supermarket — dubbed “the busiest Trader … Read more
New York’s elusive guitar legend can no longer hide in the shadows. After 30 years of discreetly postering the city with flyers advertising his guitar lessons, Dan Smith’s grassroots campaign has earned him the most elaborate poster yet: a Times Square billboard. Since 1992, New Yorkers have seen his face and slogan plastered on telephone … Read more
Where do New Yorkers go after the rat race is won? While there is nowhere that compares to New York City, the call of the quaint and the quiet, not to mention the lure of lawns and leafy streets, has long drawn urbanites to the outskirts. To help city slickers choose an aspirational outskirt, HGTV … Read more
The big cheese is back in town. America’s oldest cheese shop, the famed Little Italy staple Alleva that dates back to 1892, is reopening Sunday in Chelsea Market. Alleva, which was on the corner of Mulberry and Grand Streets for 130 years, closed in March 2023 after its owner, Karen King, fell behind in rent payment … Read more
Major airports across California and the US were hit with severe delays on Friday morning. San Francisco International Airport saw average delays of 45 minutes due to low clouds, according to the FAA. Departures at San Diego International Airport were delayed by nearly an hour due to wind. Sign up for the California Morning Report … Read more
Even 25 years later, people aren’t quite sure how to reconcile celebration with the sadness of September 11. “It catches people off guard,” Aaren Evans said of her birthday. “I have to sit with them for a moment and let them process it.” More than 150 babies were born in New York’s major hospitals on … Read more
As a cloud of white smoke barreled toward Alexandra Minaya on Sept. 11, 2001, her 10-year-old body shook with fear. “It was terrifying,” Minaya, now 35, told The Post. “We all ran screaming into the school building.” Minaya remembers the screams of her fellow classmates at P.S. 19 — the teachers shrieked, too, she said … Read more
It’s lonely at the top — especially in NYC. The Bronx, the northernmost borough in the Big Apple, has been named New York’s most lonely county, per a surprising new study. Despite its bustling population of over 1.4 million — not to mention its people-happy hubs like Yankee Stadium and the Bronx Zoo — The Bronx … Read more
Getting into a healthy routine is hard. Keeping it going when you travel? That’s even harder. At 38, I’ve spent the past several months making strength training, nutrition and recovery a genuine part of my lifestyle — but spending nights away from home has a way of shaking up even the most solid regimen. So … Read more
I haven’t worn a watch since I lost it at Ground Zero on September 11, 2001. That day has given me other ways to mark time — remembrances, family milestones and the continued loss of too many friends. Time has been a precious gift and, for survivors, responders and others who lived and worked in … Read more
Want to peek under the hood of a spaceship? NASA will swing open the pod bay doors and welcome the public inside its secretive Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena next month — after three years of keeping the gates to its pioneering space technology palace slammed shut. For two days (Oct. 10–11) and at no charge, … Read more
One of the hottest auditions in New York City isn’t on Broadway — it’s at a luxury gym on Wall Street. Hundreds of the city’s fittest recently descended on the FiDi location of luxury gym chain Life Time, hoping to score a job teaching their workout of choice. Gathered in a dim, sleek lobby, candidates … Read more
Not all heroes wear capes. Some wear patches, and one Manhattan bar will never forget that. Nearly every inch of the walls and ceilings of O’Hara’s Restaurant and Pub, located a block south of the World Trade Center site, is covered with patches — more than 7,000 of them — from police officers, firefighters, EMTs and … Read more
The kids are not alright! The number of New York parents choosing to homeschool has exploded by more than 200% over the past 15 years — the highest rate of growth in all school sectors — as the nation’s biggest public school system struggles with an illiteracy and innumeracy crisis. According to the most recent … Read more
Napa Valley has lost a true icon with the passing of Tom Rinaldi — a winemaker whose career spanned five legendary decades. As Duckhorn’s founding winemaker, Rinaldi, 77, devoted 22 years to building its enduring legacy. At a time when merlot was mostly used in blends, he crafted the first Three Palms Merlot, catapulting Duckhorn … Read more
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The dust may have settled at Ground Zero, but for thousands of 9/11 responders, the health fallout is still unfolding. As the 25th anniversary of September 11 approaches, survivors and responders continue to grapple with the long-term effects of their exposure, including upper and lower respiratory illnesses, gastrointestinal problems, musculoskeletal disorders, mental health conditions and … Read more
Tennis tastemakers are raising a stink. US Open attendees are making a viral racket online, claiming the unmistakable stench of “human waste” is funking up their championship experience at Arthur Ashe Stadium. “When it smells like human waste and the US Open has known about it for days, yet continues to allow people to sit in Section … Read more
Actor Denis Leary was unloading his hockey gear at Manhattan’s Chelsea Piers for a morning game when United Flt. 175 struck the South Tower of the World Trade Center 25 years ago. “They turned the rink into a morgue, and they lined up all the ambulances,” Leary, 69, told The Post. The heartbreaking scene was … Read more