When Upper East Sider Rosa McGee first found out about this week’s lookalike contest for dogs who resemble their owners, held on Wednesday at Industry City in Brooklyn, she didn’t hesitate to enter. But first, she went shopping. Her first stop was a pet boutique in Chelsea, where the engineering manager bought her French bulldog … Read more
America’s best public schools don’t charge tuition — but parents are still paying a fortune to get in. Families hoping to plant roots in some of the nation’s most coveted school districts need increasingly eye-watering salaries to afford the right ZIP code, according to a new analysis by MoneyLion — with households in some areas … Read more
Hidden in the historic streets of Greenpoint, Brooklyn you’ll find a nondescript black door. Once you’re let in, walk up the steps and two doors on the left will transport you back to the 1990s. Inside, you’ll find preservationist Marcos Meconi, a 47-year-old Argentinian man with a sleeve of tattoos and short, curly hair, setting … Read more
On a warm Thursday night in July, hundreds of New Yorkers — most of them single women — gathered at Littlefield in Gowanus to trauma bond over the horrors of modern dating. They came to attend About Last Night, a nationwide event started in 2016 where people get up on stage to tell tales of … Read more
Almost every New Yorker is feeling the financial strain these days — it’s like you can’t step outside without being slapped with a $50 tax nobody voted for. Where does it all go? Mostly, we’re just existing — inflated Uber rides, $20 salad bowls, $9 iced lattes on our way to work. Some of us have that … Read more
Do you remember the most stressful day you had this year? Your Oura ring does. The health tracker company also knows which days were collectively the most stressful for Americans as a whole — and the results are surprising. Sharing data exclusively with The Post, Oura has revealed the top 20 most stressful days from … Read more
Your gym’s juice bar is so yesterday. The real flex in 2026 isn’t walking out of spin class with a green smoothie in hand. It’s sweating it out in the sauna, braving the cold plunge or squeezing in a little post-workout pampering. And New Yorkers have taken notice. Across the city, high-end gyms have evolved … Read more
Sing, O Muse, of… like… whatever. As Christopher Nolan’s take on “The Odyssey,” one of the oldest surviving works of literature most were forced to read in elementary school, threatens to smash the box office this weekend, internet moaners are griping about everything from the casting to the script and the soundtrack, which blends ancient … Read more
It’s a luxe summer camp for adults — with a very grown-up price tag. At just six rooms, Greenport, L.I.’s exclusive Lin Beach House hotel isn’t your ordinary sleepaway. Instead, the elite boutique property, situated in a renovated 1800s-era building, steps from the water bills itself as an immersive experience unlike any other — one that’s setting … Read more
This stinks to high heaven. As put-upon New Yorkers suffer through yet another summer heatwave, a new, noxious smell is seeping out into already pungent streets and filling overstuffed subway cars — everyone else’s sweat. Did somebody shoplift all the deodorant from Duane Reade? No — the unwelcome underarm scent creeping into the already questionable fragrance bouquet … Read more
Marissa Hart thought she was joining a fitness club. Instead, she ended up with a reason to keep calling New York home. It all began on a sunny morning in August 2020, when she spotted a pack of runners in matching “West Village Athletics” T-shirts bounding down the West Side Highway. The recent transplant was … Read more
Americans will eat meals in their car three times a week – despite the risk of stained seats and greasy steering wheels. A poll of 2,000 adults found Georgians eat the highest percentage of drive-through dinners, gridlock-lunches, and bumper-to-bumper breakfasts. New Yorkers came in second place for the most popular ‘drive and bite’ states, followed … Read more
This summer’s most unexpected New York adventure starts at the library and ends in a neighborhood you didn’t know existed. Longtime New Yorkers and tourists alike are racing across the five boroughs in pursuit of a different collectible this month: World Cup passport stamps. A free “NYC Neighborhood Passport” launched ahead of the 2026 FIFA … Read more
It’s an exclusive club no one wants to be a member of. That’s how several people explained why they were at a “Grief, Sweat, & Tears” event this spring, at which about 25 men and women met up for a double-header barre and spin class. When everyone gathered in the lobby to chat afterward, sweaty … 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
Check your mailboxes because you may be in line for some big bucks. New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced that nearly three million residents will score some much-needed relief this summer. New York’s School Tax Relief program — also known as STAR — provides property tax breaks to eligible homeowners and seniors statewide on their … Read more
Dating used to be about finding “the one.” Now, for some Gen Z singles, it’s about getting in their reps. A growing number of young New Yorkers and Zoomers nationwide are admitting they’re going on “practice dates” with potential suitors they don’t find attractive — all in the name of becoming better daters. Think of … Read more
This ain’t your grandma’s weekly gaming club. In New York City, a growing number of Gen Z and millennials are seeking out activities traditionally associated with older crowds, in other words, games your grandma Alice would play weekly with her gal pals, like backgammon rooms, chess matches, mahjong nights, and listening salons. The rise in … Read more
New Yorkers who are struggling with energy bills could soon get a major jolt to their bank account. In line with the new state budget, New York Governor Kathy Hochul and her team have allocated $1 billion toward one-time rebate checks, which will be distributed to over 8 million New Yorkers, Pix11 reported. And no … Read more
Let them eat Dot Cakes. New Yorkers and tourists are lining up for hours for the newest viral sensation. Propelled by TikTok and Instagram, demand for Dot Cakes — round little confections in a cup topped with a layer of multicolor nonpareil sprinkles that the social media masses find inexplicably thrilling — has reached insane levels. … Read more