Imagine the bliss of country living, and how fresh air, chirping birds and flowering meadows would be an ideal break from the stress of city life. Not so fast, say researchers: People who live in rural areas tend to be more depressed, more anxious and more neurotic than urban dwellers, according to a new study. … Read more
Maybe the rats do run this city. New York City rodents can carry the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19 – and researchers fear it could be transmitted to humans, according to a new study. The new research, published Thursday in the American Society for Microbiology “mBio,” determined that the rats could be infected with the Alpha, … Read more
The scariest part of “Scream VI” isn’t some gory slashing, or a breathy anonymous phone call — it’s when a normal guy taps a woman’s shoulder on a New York City subway platform. Who cares if it’s Ghostface or not? Is this lunatic gonna push her onto the tracks? It’s a fleeting, ripped-from-the-headlines thrill in what’s … Read more
Olivia Dunne is in a New York state of mind. LSU’s superstar gymnast posted a collection of Instagram photos Sunday that were geotagged from New York, days after the Tigers finished with high marks in a quad meet Friday against California, Washington, and George Washington. “Came back for a bagel,” the 20-year-old Dunne quipped in … Read more
There are countless hidden figures in and around New York City, changing the landscape for female business leaders. In honor of Women’s History Month, here’s a look at four of them — and their best career advice. Dancing queen An Afro Latina professor, producer, performer and entrepreneur, Karisma Jay, 35, is the Brooklyn founder and … Read more
Sex was Larry Levenson’s domain. As the owner of swank swingers’ lounge Plato’s Retreat, located inside the Upper West Side’s Ansonia Hotel, he epitomized late 1970s hedonism in NYC — and even made partner-swapping mainstream. It was an unlikely path for the Bronx-born Levenson, an absentee father of three who had previously worked as the … Read more
Who needs to be lucky in love when you can just pay a fortune for it? A potentially lucrative New York Craigslist advertisement has gone viral, with the job poster — a single male in his 30s — offering a cool $10,000 to the smooth-talker who can help him land a wife. The man claims … Read more
Adam Driver’s mother-in-law — Cynthia May — was revealed to have allegedly been a part of a NYC cult that “emotionally abused & pressured members to commit infidelity,” reports The Sun. May, 67, — the mother of Driver’s wife, Joanne Tucker — allegedly taught classes for the Odyssey Study Group (OSG) which was allegedly founded by … Read more
Yoko Ono is the latest to say she’s done with New York City. The 90-year-old is choosing to spend the rest of her life in a rural upstate New York farm that she and her late husband, John Lennon, purchased together in 1978, according to the Daily Mail. In the last 50 years, Ono has … Read more
On a Friday night around 8p.m. in the West Village, Julia Foster and her boyfriend Brandon were just about to indulge in a bottle of Cabernet Sauvignon in the candle lit dining room of Via Carota. The couple had been apart for weeks as Brandon travelled for his work as a golfer, and they were looking … Read more
“Your Place or Mine,” Netflix’s recently released rom-com flick, stars Ashton Kutcher (Peter), Reese Witherspoon (Debbie) — and a drop-dead gorgeous Brooklyn apartment. The film is a battle of the beauties, between both Kutcher and Witherspoon, and between the leading man and his character’s amazing home at 60 Water St. in prime Dumbo — a … Read more
It was one for the books. In June, Konrad Putzier and Lullit Jézéquel shunned a traditional church-nave nuptial to write the next chapter of their lives together at the Housing Works Bookstore in Soho. Their ceremony and reception gathered 75 family and friends within the historic retail space, stuffed with secondhand scripts and dark wood … Read more
Plunging into an ice bath, in the middle of an unforgiving New York City winter? Just thinking about it had my teeth chattering. Would I crack under the pressure? Would I experience the same embarrassing fate as Prince Harry, on his trip to the North Pole? Then again, if Drake can do it, it’s probably not … Read more
Sam Smith was savagely heckled in New York City following their widely-slammed “demonic” Grammy’s performance — with video showing the irate woman screaming that the British singer “belongs in hell.” “Sam Smith belongs in hell!,” the Irish woman screeches at the 30-year-old entertainer in a clip that was posted on social media late Wednesday and … Read more
They’re keeping abreast of the trends. Designers at New York Fashion Week chose to celebrate the nearly freed nipple with a slew of arresting areola accoutrements, as show after show offered up outlandish outfits incorporating highly decorative pasties. The stroll down mammary lane left some fashion followers feeling caught in the headlights. “I feel like … Read more
Tiny houses may be chic elsewhere, but in New York they’re generally just considered a good deal. This city slicker calls a closet-sized space home, but she’s customized it to feel a lot bigger than it is. “I’m basically living in an RV or van without wheels,” said personal trainer Nikki in the latest home … Read more
Sunday marked the end of another COVID-era restriction — New York state is no longer requiring masks to enter hospitals and nursing homes. “We are in a period of transition … COVID is a treatable, preventable disease,” said acting state Health Commissioner James McDonald while announcing the change in policy. This development comes on the heels … Read more
At Rise, a gay bar in Hell’s Kitchen, there are no plans to watch Sunday’s big game closely, no talk of the Chiefs’ defense or the Eagles’ offensive line. There is, however, plenty of anticipation around the Super Bowl 2023 halftime special — pop icon Rihanna’s first live show in years. “We are all excited … Read more
About six months ago, Brooklynite Gabriel Dunn was gifted a bottle of The Pathfinder, an elixir concealed behind dark glass, wrapped in an old-timey sepia tone label. He was immediately hooked. “I was basically going through a bottle every week, or every other week. The consistency is really good. It’s a great winter beverage,” Dunn, … Read more
Before freestyle — the dance music born out of New York’s Latin community in the 1980s — even had a name, an underage Lisa Velez (before she became Lisa Lisa) remembers sneaking into the storied Fun House club in Chelsea, just to feel the beat. “I remember my brother used to always go and hang … Read more