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
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
Islands in the mainstream. For its 59th anniversary, NYC’s legendary West Indian American Day Parade will dance down Eastern Parkway this Labor Day to celebrate all things Caribbean culture — and its biggest champions have a whole new reason to party this year. With packed restaurants, culinary accolades, star chefs and book deals galore, Caribbean … Read more
At 2:45 a.m. on a recent weekday, the AMC Lincoln Square on Manhattan’s Upper West Side showed none of the usual signs of winding down for the night. Hours after the city that never sleeps had mostly gone home to bed, a crowd of eager New Yorkers was standing in line to buy buckets of … Read more
It’s spooooooky on Broadway. And not only because of the cost of a glass of wine. Fifteen of 41 houses are dark right now, and those drafty old buildings are being haunted by the ghosts of Cee Cee Bloom, “Queen of Versailles” Jackie Siegel and Lea Michele. But some actual, fictional spirits are inhabiting the … Read more
The COVID pandemic’s long shadow threatens the future of Fireman Hospitality Group, which runs some of Manhattan’s most iconic and venerable Italian restaurants. In a stunning move this month, Fireman filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, citing cash-flow problems that started before the 2020 lockdowns and turned critical when the group’s large restaurants lost much of … Read more
New Yorkers tackle an obstacle course every single day: dodging distracted tourists, sprinting for a train. Navigating the city demands plenty of strength, stamina, balance and quick reflexes — many of the same skills showcased on “American Gladiators.” So who better to coach New Yorkers through the city’s daily physical challenges than one of its … Read more
It takes a certain kind of person to do a marathon. It takes another special type to run a marathon in “progressively worse places,” like a 1.38-mile course simply going back and forth across the Williamsburg Bridge. But that was the initial idea behind the Williamsburg Bridge Marathon, an unofficial event now in its fourth … Read more
Diner 24 is getting an encore of sorts, opening new digs in New York City’s Theater District where customers will be serenaded by singing waiters while chowing down on classic eats, Side Dish has learned. The new two-story space is slated to open late next month at 1674 Broadway, a landmarked building run by the … Read more
Double Chicken Please is bringing its bizarrely brilliant food-inspired cocktails, hot honey chicken and buzzed-about bartending magic to West Hollywood this month. New York’s cocktail crown jewel is packing its shakers and heading west — giving Angelenos a taste of its wildly inventive booze-fueled madness. The wildly inventive Lower East Side bar ranked among the … Read more
Sleep under the stars as camping in Central Park starts on August 14. The NYC Parks Department has just rolled out a lottery for family camping all around New York City, where lucky winners may camp overnight with its Urban Park Rangers as their hosts and guides. From August 8 until September 18, folks can … Read more
Forget Japanese omakase, haute Korean set menus and trendy steakhouses. The city’s hardest-to-get restaurant reservations all have one thing in common — they’re Indian. And they’re all terrific. The Subcontinent’s kaleidoscopic, spice-drenched flavors are here at higher quality and in greater variety — from the rich curries of the north to the delicate dosas of … Read more
Former New Yorker-turned Miami resident Jordyn Taylor was so wiped out after her first HYROX race that her planned celebratory dinner turned into a night on the couch with electrolyte drinks. “I think I puked at some point,” she confessed to The Post. Within days, she had signed up for another event. Jordyn Taylor, 34 … Read more
It’s a double whammy. As wildfire smoke from Canada and the Great Lakes region blankets New York, experts warn that scorching temperatures gripping the city could make the already hazardous air even more dangerous to breathe. “If we’re comparing it to cigarettes, it’s like you’re sitting in a closed room where everyone is smoking and … Read more
Surprise! The city’s newest scene for feasting and socializing isn’t in Greenwich Village or on the Brooklyn waterfront, but—gasp—the World Trade Center. The Big Apple’s most emotionally charged 16 acres have clicked as a festive eating destination after a slow start. Forget the mediocre fast-casual spots in the Oculus mall—three thriving, sit-down restaurants give the … Read more
There’s a nasty new job hazard to building employees in NYC’s most pampered zip codes — and it’s lurking in the trash. Residents at one luxe Upper East Side address received a sharp written warning after one staffer was shocked to discover they’d been jabbed by someone’s used needle while bagging building trash — and it wasn’t … Read more
Get out your phones and head down to street level, because this year’s final Manhattanhenge — the coincidental phenomenon where the sun aligns perfectly with Manhattan’s rectangular street grid — is taking place this weekend, Sat. July 11 through Sun. July 12. And while the point of the naturally occuring event is that you don’t … Read more
NYC is striking back against “junk fees” by implementing the nation’s first municipal Click-to-Cancel rule — making it easier to scrub sneaky subscriptions for everything from gym memberships to streaming services. The new regulation, city officials say, will save cash-strapped city dwellers a whopping $162.5 million a year. The consequence for subscription-sellers in violation will … Read more
Tourists won’t be the only thing hogging the Big Apple sidewalks this summer. When people think of New York City rats, they usually picture woodchuck-size vermin darting through alleyways, or bursting through basement ceilings a la “Ratatouille.” They’re not wrong. During a recent ride-along with veteran exterminator Favio Ulloa, The Post didn’t spot a single … Read more
Their ancestors lit the fuse — while today’s generation carries the torch. The Souza family, who have owned and operated one of the nation’s top firework display companies, Pyro Spectaculars, since 1979, is booked and busy for America’s 250th birthday. The prominent five-generation fireworks family from Southern California traces its roots to patriarch Manuel de … Read more