2+ week, 3+ day ago   (114+ words) Join us at the New York State Fair as we explore the magnificent butter sculpture, a tribute to 250 years of American and New York heritage. Sculptors Jim and Marie share insights into their 24th year, the "Milk Memories Tradition, New York…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (762+ words) "WHALE AT ONE O'CLOCK!" Eager cruise passengers zipping around New York's southern shores rush to the starboard bow: a humpback whale is up for air, a breathtaking sighting set against Manhattan's iconic skyline. Such scenes are no longer uncommon in…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (458+ words) CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) -- Luigi Montesano has built a life in Charlotte, but New York remains close, both in the customers who walk through his doors and in the memories that resurface each September. "New Yorkers, they come in here,…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (410+ words) (The Center Square) – Sept. 11, 2001, marked the largest loss of firefighter life in a single incident in recorded history. The New York City Fire Department lost 340 firefighters and fire officers, two paramedics and Chaplain Father Mychal Judge on the day of…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (536+ words) Mesa resident Elle Deveraux set out on New Year's Day 2002 to carry an American flag on a 4,300-mile trek from Oregon to New York. Called the "Patriot Line," the 147-day journey allowed strangers across the country to share their grief…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (184+ words) Lost Borough Ice Cream, which has been in Yonkers since 2021 and Inwood since May, just landed on The New York Times' best ice cream list. Get the scoop: Chef opens small batch ice cream stand in Westchester Patrick Cruz, who…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (461+ words) A growing coalition of New York lawmakers, privacy advocates, and performers is pushing back against facial recognition technology at Madison Square Garden. According to WIRED, people are creating pressure to "ban the scan." Legislation first introduced in January by New…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (555+ words) As September approaches, summer-like weather could linger across much of the United States as a strengthening El Niño pattern in the Pacific Ocean influences weather patterns this fall. AccuWeather meteorologists are forecasting an abnormally warm start to fall in many…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (292+ words) Emily Gallagher, a state assemblywoman from New York, has seemingly given the green light to shoplifters in need of self-care items. Gallagher, along with criminal justice advocates with Court Watch NYC, monitored over 300 arraignments and found that most were "crimes…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (226+ words) The winner, Amadeo Fusca, was the crowd favorite, wearing a jersey for the NBA champion New York Knicks underneath a suit. Fusca also had a haircut and facial hair similar to Mamdani, taking home a $100 prize. Mamdani, a democratic socialist…...