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20 years later, this pizzeria is still one of Brooklyn’s finest
For over 40 years, Michael Ayoub has been in the kitchen. And for much of that tenured duration, his hands have been kneading, rolling and serving up his favorite dish: pizza. When he started Fornino back in 2004, he took on the Neapolitan pie with an eye for New Yorkers, creating a pizza that has the noted chew of the Italian version but with a crust sturdy enough to withstand our love of takeout. And as our pizza scene has grown to welcome newcomers, Fornino has stood the test of time, marking its 20th year in business. We spoke with Ayoub about his stretch in the industry, the science of pizza and how he is celebrating this milestone with some of his favorite hits (and how you can, too).
Woman Takes Home Over $100K On Mohegan Sun's Wheel Of Fortune Slot Machine
While testing her luck at New London County's Mohegan Sun in the village of Uncasville on Sunday, Oct. 13, a resident of New Rochelle in Westchester County won a whopping $100,929.93, the casino announced on Friday, Oct. 18. The lucky winner, identified as "Donna Z.," won the jackpot while playing...
Petition Demands Hudson Valley Restaurant Stop Serving New Menu
Some Hudson Valley customers are unhappy with the changes taking place at their favorite restaurant. The ancient Greek philosopher Heraclitus is credited with saying "The only constant in life is change". While it's true that everything evolves, it's also a given that not everyone will be happy about it. When...
Sickly old dog left tied to a tree in NYC with gaping wound — as mystery remains over who put it there
A sweet elderly pit bull was left tied to a tree in Queens with a bloody, gaping chest wound — and it’s still a mystery who ditched the sickly pooch. The 8-year-old dog was left for dead with advanced-stage mammary cancer near Atlas Mall in Glendale on Tuesday, according to City Council members Bob Holden and Joann Ariola. Neighbors reported the abandoned dog to the lawmakers after confusion about whether the call was a police matter — and bystanders rushed her to a shelter with help from the rescue group Lend-a-Paw, according to a council source. “[A rescuer] had suspected that she had just given...
Viral livestreaming "Portal" will turn on next week in Philadelphia
The group behind the viral "Portal" art installation in New York City's Flatiron Plaza has relocated the livestreaming sculpture/social experiment to Philadelphia, Portals.org confirmed on Saturday.Users on social media noticed the mysterious portal, while not yet connected to the others across the world, was placed in Philadelphia's Love Park recently. Photographer HughE Dillon captured the lit-up portal Friday night and posted pictures and video on his Instagram account @PhillyChitChat.Portals.org says the portal will turn on next week and connect to multiple others around the world via a 24/7 livestream. According to the organization's website, there are established portals in Vilnius,...
Bay Ridge‘s fang-tastic ‘holiday house’ brings Halloween to life
Bay Ridge’s famous “holiday house” is raring to go for Halloween with fang-tastic decorations and 250 pounds of candy for trick-or-treaters. It took owner Roy Jensen two weeks to prepare his house of frights and delights this year, Brooklyn Paper reported. If you purchase a product or...
Hundreds of oysters found on NYC coast — indicating endangered species is on the mend
Looks like Queens is turning into the oysters’ Rockefeller Center. A stretch of the borough’s shoreline has been identified as the hip new hotspot for the mollusks — marking a powerful indication that the once bountiful bivalves have a chance at thriving in the Big Apple once again. A dozen volunteers counted some 700 oysters living in the mud flats of Powell’s Cove Park Wednesday as part of a city-wide initiative to restore the struggling populations so that the filter feeders can provide the area with natural benefits, such as cleaning the water and bolstering the shoreline. The Wild Oyster Survey —...
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