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Not your grandma’s game! Young New Yorkers are hooked on old-school gaming clubs — and willing to pay up to $2K to be a part of them

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Not your grandma’s game! Young New Yorkers are hooked on old-school gaming clubs — and willing to pay up to K to be a part of them

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 could get $200 check in state’s $1B energy rebate — find out if you’re eligible

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New Yorkers could get 0 check in state’s B energy rebate — find out if you’re eligible

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

New Yorkers are lining up for hours for viral Dot Cakes and they’re ‘unspeakably awful’

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New Yorkers are lining up for hours for viral Dot Cakes and they’re ‘unspeakably awful’

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

Over a quarter of New Yorkers agree that summer is the season to fall off of healthier habits: survey

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Over a quarter of New Yorkers agree that summer is the season to fall off of healthier habits: survey

The “real” start of summer is May 21, according to the average American. A survey of 5,000 Americans evenly split by state found 92% are in “summer mode” well before the season begins. Even with the season soon approaching, Americans aren’t quite ready to go full “summer mode,” with the average respondent feeling only 67% … Read more

New Yorkers create encampment for $400 fad watch — filled with paid line-sitters and a shocking overdose

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New Yorkers create encampment for 0 fad watch — filled with paid line-sitters and a shocking overdose

By Thursday evening, the line outside the Times Square Swatch store resembled a small roadside encampment. Not an unusual sight for anyone in the resale game, looking to make a hefty profit in the aftermarket off a coveted release. Nearly half the block between Seventh and Eighth avenues was scattered with foldable camping chairs resting … Read more

Exclusive | Barter boom: Cash-strapped New Yorkers are trading beauty services — no cash, no credit, no problem

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Exclusive | Barter boom: Cash-strapped New Yorkers are trading beauty services — no cash, no credit, no problem

In 2026, money talks — but increasingly, so does a blowout, a brow tint, or a fresh set of lashes. Across social media feeds and salon chairs nationwide, a very ancient idea is making a very 2026 comeback: bartering.  Only this time, it’s not barley for labor or tools in Mesopotamia — it’s eyelash extensions … Read more

Exclusive | British Jewish actor in Tony-nominated ‘Giant’ blasts UK’s ‘Islamofascism’ — and has an urgent warning for New Yorkers

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Exclusive | British Jewish actor in Tony-nominated ‘Giant’ blasts UK’s ‘Islamofascism’ — and has an urgent warning for New Yorkers

One of the British stars of the Tony-nominated show “Giant” is battling antisemitism in art and in life — and he has a dire warning for New Yorkers. Elliot Levey plays Jewish publisher Tom Maschler opposite John Lithgow’s Roald Dahl in the critically acclaimed Broadway hit, a drama about the famous children’s author’s antisemitism. The … Read more

New Yorkers go wild for bargain fast-fashion megastore opening — as affordability crisis spirals

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New Yorkers go wild for bargain fast-fashion megastore opening — as affordability crisis spirals

Fast fashion is in its prime. The May 8 grand opening of Primark — the Irish-born multinational retailer known for selling trendy clothing, home goods and beauty products at bargain bin prices — at 150 W. 34 St. brought Manhattan’s penny-pinched shoppers out in the masses. Approximately 3,000 of them, in fact. As the affordability … Read more

Exclusive | New Yorkers are embracing NYC’s most frozen-in-time hot spots — from cool Jazz Age hideouts to ’70s punk emporiums

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Exclusive | New Yorkers are embracing NYC’s most frozen-in-time hot spots — from cool Jazz Age hideouts to ’70s punk emporiums

In a city that changes faster than a Midtown rent hike, some New Yorkers are doing the unthinkable: hitting pause — on the present. From Jazz Age cocktail bars to punk-rock basements that still smell like hairspray and rebellion, a growing set of young New Yorkers are spending their weekends time-traveling through the five boroughs … Read more

Exclusive | High holy days: Weed-loving NY Jews are bringing New Yorkers together one smoke at a time

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Exclusive | High holy days: Weed-loving NY Jews are bringing New Yorkers together one smoke at a time

They’re praising and blazing. A toking tribe of ganja-loving Jewish New Yorkers is lighting a match under the traditional Shabbat celebration — holding fun and 420-friendly “infused” dinners where the brisket isn’t the only thing that’s smokin’. Lighting up back in 2024 and celebrating a dozen or so chilled-out gatherings since, the semi-regular social event welcomes … Read more

Prince St. Pizza is opening a new location — and New Yorkers are stoked: ‘Best news all year!’

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Prince St. Pizza is opening a new location — and New Yorkers are stoked: ‘Best news all year!’

Prince St. Pizza is taking a slice out of Brooklyn. The cult-favorite Manhattan pizza shop, known for its spicy pepperoni squares, is opening a new location across the East River with its first Brooklyn storefront. The doors at the new location at 271 Smith Street will officially open on Thursday, April 23 at 12 p.m. … Read more

Posh New Yorkers are fretting about taking out the trash and pet waste with looming doorman strike: ‘The whole building will start smelling like dog pee’

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Posh New Yorkers are fretting about taking out the trash and pet waste with looming doorman strike: ‘The whole building will start smelling like dog pee’

NYC luxury building residents fear chaos as 34,000 doormen threaten a strike starting April 20. Union 32 BJ SEIU seeks wage hikes, better pensions, and for healthcare to continue to be covered at 100%. D’yan Forest, 91, recalls the 1991 doorman strike as ‘total chaos.’ It’s enough to put a damper on your night at … Read more

Exclusive | Lonely New Yorkers seeking friends are turning to paid platonic matchmaking services — with mixed results

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Exclusive | Lonely New Yorkers seeking friends are turning to paid platonic matchmaking services — with mixed results

Everything costs money in today’s NYC — even making a friend. Every day, from packed subway cars to pedestrian-choked sidewalks, go-go Gothamites are surrounded by millions of other people wondering how to find more meaningful friendships — forever a challenge in this fast-paced city, and now even more so in the smartphone-obsessed modern age. To bridge (and … Read more

Meet NYC’s budget psychics, where woo-woo New Yorkers are going for a glimpse into the future — on the cheap

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Meet NYC’s budget psychics, where woo-woo New Yorkers are going for a glimpse into the future — on the cheap

Nothing’s cheap in NYC anymore — and certainly not enlightenment. The days of accessible, affordable tarot sessions or palm readings — teased by neon signs in windows everywhere from Times Square to the East Village and beyond — are largely behind us. Finding out if you’re about to get a promotion at work, or if love … Read more

Exclusive | New Yorkers can buy someone a drink without ever talking to them, thanks to a new app with a 20K-person waitlist

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Exclusive | New Yorkers can buy someone a drink without ever talking to them, thanks to a new app with a 20K-person waitlist

The move is as classic as a good New York bar — you catch someone’s eye, or notice them and want them to notice you. You slide down, amble over, or even call out from down the other end, offering to buy the object of your sudden interest a drink. Or, rather, you did until the … Read more

These AI robots are moving in with lonely, elderly New Yorkers — and keeping them company for free

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These AI robots are moving in with lonely, elderly New Yorkers — and keeping them company for free

Sandra Cota’s world had grown quiet. The busy pace of her life had slowed in recent years, replaced by long days in her Bronx apartment where the low drone of the television filled the silence between calls from loved ones. “I’m lonely a lot of the time,” Cota, 79, told The Post. “[My daughter] feels … Read more

Exclusive | ‘Entitled’ dog owners are bringing their pooches to bars, Botox appointments and restaurants — and pissed-off New Yorkers have reached their breaking point: ‘What’s wrong with you?’

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Exclusive | ‘Entitled’ dog owners are bringing their pooches to bars, Botox appointments and restaurants — and pissed-off New Yorkers have reached their breaking point: ‘What’s wrong with you?’

New York is going to the dogs — and nobody knows that like Tamara, an NYC med spa owner who is sick and tired of watching the Big Apple’s descent into canine-driven chaos. Day after day, the pampering proprietress told The Post, she’s forced into confrontations with her privileged clientele who drag their furry friends into … Read more

Exclusive | The rise of the (dinner) partygoers! Forget nightclubs — New Yorkers are forking out big bucks to eat in with strangers

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Exclusive | The rise of the (dinner) partygoers! Forget nightclubs — New Yorkers are forking out big bucks to eat in with strangers

They’re drained by the loneliness epidemic, turned off by insanely high restaurant prices — and extremely over the Big Apple’s messy dating scene. Meet the growing group of in-the-know New Yorkers cleverly saying “check, please!” to the status quo — instead finding sustenance and community at intimate, underground dinner parties. From cozy Upper East Side … Read more

Here’s how bad inflation is now — New Yorkers are rawdogging $4 baked potatoes at their Midtown desks and calling it lunch

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Here’s how bad inflation is now — New Yorkers are rawdogging baked potatoes at their Midtown desks and calling it lunch

Potatoes — they’re so hot right now. As Midtown NYC lunch prices climb ever higher, office workers are taking a bite out of inflation in an unexpectedly tasty way. At markets, delis and street carts, price-conscious corporate drones are dropping a few dollars each for plain, roasted sweet spuds — a rudimentary, rustic-looking nosh that a growing … Read more

Exclusive | These New Yorkers are ditching New Year’s Eve parties to run a 4-mile race at midnight on Jan. 1

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Exclusive | These New Yorkers are ditching New Year’s Eve parties to run a 4-mile race at midnight on Jan. 1

Forget the ball drop — these New Yorkers will be counting down the miles instead. At midnight, thousands will trade the party scene for pavement, sprinting into 2026 in the annual New York Road Runner’s Midnight Run through Central Park. “I want to think that if I ring in the New Year in this healthy … Read more