Sometimes it costs more to keep than to toss. Back in February, New York City’s Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) filed a $1.7 million lawsuit against Extra Space, a self-storage company with 60 locations across the City. And this week, the company settled. City officials said $1 million will be rolled out to … Read more
One New Yorker is proving the city’s past is just a business card away. After stumbling upon a dusty Rolodex at an Upper East Side estate sale, Mari Huang, 31, has turned a stranger’s curated collection of business cards into a heartwarming nostalgia rabbit hole — tracking down old-school NYC shops, performers and neighborhood gems … Read more
After Lady Liberty, this would probably be NYC’s most popular statue. The King of New York Jalen Brunson has a shot at getting a 6′ 2” replica in bronze just blocks from Madison Square Garden. Benjamin Cohen, founder of the popular @newyorkers social media channels, is on a mission to make the baller move happen … Read more
On a recent night out in Midtown, a disco ball shimmered, hips swayed — and a woman in her late 70s twirled like it was 1976 again. Across town, a 91-year-old strolled the boardwalk at Coney Island with her husband, reliving a date night decades in the making. The moments may look like scenes from … Read more
“It was ‘the hood’ last year, but like the flip of a switch, every Palm Beach Island New Yorker is over here now to Instagram their breakfast,” commented someone in the subreddit r/WestPalmBeach. They’re riffing about the new Nora District — short for North Railroad Avenue — the city’s largest redevelopment project in 25 years. … Read more
New York’s distinct accent — the one that brought us Joe Pesci’s defensive “Funny how?” in “Goodfellas” and Fran Drescher’s thick “Oh, Mr. Sheffield” from the sitcom “The Nanny” — is rubbing a lot of Americans the wrong way. Nearly 60% of Americans say they find the accent annoying, according to a new survey by … Read more
’Tis the season of giving — and spending. Americans will be forking over an average of $1,014 for gifts this Yuletide, according to Gallup’s 2024 holiday spending estimates. That’s a 9% jump over 2023, when shoppers dropped an average of $923. The rise comes courtesy of inflation, experts say — a nagging problem that has significantly impacted … Read more
Mo’ money, mo’ problems — and New Yorkers are at a tipping point. Coughing up an extra few bucks for a job well done to a waiter, taxi or Uber driver, or even a speedy delivery person isn’t a big deal to most folks. In fact, many feel compelled to leave a little something extra for service-industry … Read more
New Yorkers are the worst in the country when it comes to their behavior on social media — with more than half admitting to sending nudes or writing mean messages, according to a new study. BonusFinder.com asked over 3,000 Americans whether they had engaged in ten “social media sins” — such as arguing with others … Read more