It’s a fast casual dynamic duo. In a first-of-its-kind partnership for New York, two iconic fast-casual restaurants — Applebee’s and IHOP — will open a combination restaurant together in Hawthorne, New York. Doherty Enterprises, Inc. — a leading franchisee for Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill + Bar in New York City, Long Island and New Jersey — … Read more
The New York town of Scarsdale recently hit headlines after it was named America’s wealthiest suburb, with an eye-popping mean household income of $601,193 per year. But in a new study of Big Apple ‘burbs, the tony town was snubbed when it came to taking out the title of “New York’s Safest and Richest Suburbs.” … Read more
As shark sightings continue to rise at New York City beaches, some experts are pointing out the predators’ presence off Long Island’s North Shore as well. “They’re not right offshore of the beaches, but they can come in pretty close to shore,” fisheries biologist Jon Vander Werff told the Hartford Courant. The Long Island Sound, … Read more
They can close the book on this. An overdue book was recently returned to a suburban New York library nearly 90 years to the day it was checked out — and only incurred a surprisingly low $5 late fee. A copy of Joseph Conrad’s 1925 book “Youth and Two Other Stories” was returned to the … Read more
It gave them much pleasure. A dumbfounded thrifter snagged a sweet deal while shopping in Westchester County, purchasing a “priceless” letter bearing Winston Churchill’s signature for a meager dollar. “I felt like I was stealing,” the lucky Redditor wrote this spring in the forum r/ThriftStoreHauls under a photo of the framed artifact. “I even talked … Read more
Maria Papa, 61, remembers the thrill of finally being tall enough to ride the 80-foot-high Dragon Coaster at Playland in Rye —shortly after her 12th birthday. At 16, she met her husband, Michael, at a park concession stand, while working there during the summer of 1977. Thinking back, she can still smell the hot dogs … Read more