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Mystery buyer buys $16.3M lotto ticket in NYC as others can only dream: âHopefully they spend it wiselyâ
Their eyes are on the prize! A lucky person bought a winning $16.3 million lotto ticket at a shop in Manhattan â and money-hungry New Yorkers had plenty of advice Thursday about how to spend that kind of dough. The golden ticket was sold to a mystery customer Wednesday at the Westside Market Place on 11th Avenue and West 55th Street in Manhattan â where the storeâs manager warned against blowing the big bucks. A $16.3 million lottery ticket was purchased in NYC. Robert Miller âHopefully they spend it wisely,â manager Nick Skulstad said. âI heard that 75 % [of people] who won the...
Comedian Nails Hilarious Comparison Between Upstate NY and NYC [WATCH]
Comedian Dale Elliott Jr. performed at the Albany Funny Bone on May 14, 2024, and part of his set included a hilarious comparison of Upstate New York and New York City. Elliott, a comedian, was born in Kingston, Jamaica. He moved to the United States during his life, and currently resides in California, but his Jamaican heritage gives him a unique perspective on America, a perspective that often gets incorporated into his routine.
Islanders Fans Votes Are In, The Fifth New York Islandersâ Puppy With a PurposeÂź Will Be Named âButchieâ
The Guide Dog Foundation, a New York-based non-profit that provides guide dogs to individuals who are blind or visually impaired, is thrilled to partner again with the New York Islanders in their âPuppy With a PurposeÂźâ program to train future guide dogs, âButchie.â. On October 4th,...
Eric Adams has no clue who Sabrina Carpenter is after she brags: âI got the mayor indictedâ
Get him an espresso! Mayor Eric Adams claimed Wednesday he has no clue who pop sensation Sabrina Carpenter is after she bragged about âgetting him indicted.â âI donât know her, I donât even know what that is about,â Adams said on 94.7âs âJonesy In The Morning,â about Carpenter, whose chart-topping tune âEspressoâ has been dubbed the song of the summer. Hereâs what Hizzoner supposedly doesnât know â Carpenterâs racy music video filmed in a Brooklyn church likely brought a flamboyant Catholic priest and his friend Frank Carone, Adamsâ ex-chief of staff, under federal scrutiny for their business dealings. Bloomberg for mayor? Half of NYC voters...
Get free McDonaldâs french fries during Mets playoff run
NEW YORK CITY (PIX11) â When the Mets win, everybody wins. Thanks to the Metsâ big win against the Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday, New Yorkers can get free french fries at McDonaldâs on Wednesday. The promotion is triggered when the Mets score at least 5 home runs. Then, a medium fries order is free for [âŠ]
Mike Strianese talks about Italian heritage ahead of being Grand Marshal for Columbus Day Parade
The Columbus Day Parade in New York City is the largest celebration of Italian-American culture in the United States.The position of Grand Marshal is an important one.Joe DiMaggio, Frank Sinatra, and Sophia Loren all served as Grand Marshals of past parades.Sandra Bookman sat down with this year's Grand Marshal, Mike Strianese who will lead the parade of marchers, bands and floats up Fifth Avenue."Columbus Day is the holiday for Italian-American recognition and what they brought to this country. I think it's a source of pride of many Italian-Americans," Strianese said."The family from my mother's side, they were born in Palermo,...
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