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List of America's Dirtiest Cities Revealed — NYC Surprisingly isn't the Worst
A recent study ranked cities to determine the dirtiest places to live. New York City — Years ago family members from the South visited me. Initially, they were stoked about being in the Big Apple. Of course, the second a football-sized rat scuttled across my mother's path on a sidewalk, she nearly fainted.
This summer is the end of outdoor dining in NYC as we know it
Le Dive, a restaurant and wine bar at 37 Canal St., currently enjoys all three forms of outdoor dining: Open Streets seating (foreground), sidewalk seating (background), and a roadway dining shed (back left). New outdoor dining rules will change the economics of running an NYC restaurant, again [ more › ]
New Jersey beach opens on a Sunday for first time in 155 years despite Christian court battle
For the first time in generations, beachgoers were out on the sand in a New Jersey shore community on the Sunday morning before Memorial Day as a Christian religious group fights the state over its regular beach closures there during Sunday services.The Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association, a Methodist group that established a Christian seaside retreat at the Jersey Shore in 1869, said it had closed its beaches on Sunday mornings during religious services in Ocean Grove for more than a century and a half before the state Department of Environmental Protection accused the group of violating state beach access...
As CA battery storage site burns, Staten Island Borough President sends NYC a warning: ‘Imagine if’ same happens here
With dozens of lithium-ion battery energy storage sites (BESS) in the works in New York City, and the recent removal of zoning obstacles in residential areas, more and more homeowners are wondering what to expect when a site starts operating in their neighborhood. A fire that took 10 days to...
Would You Travel To New York City For America’s Best Mexican?
If you want the best Mexican in New York State, are you willing to travel to New York City? It's only like 4 hours from Central New York right?. Finding the best of the best in New York when it comes to who serves the top Mexican food would seem like an impossible task, but 24/7 Wall St. did just that. They compiled a list of the "Best Mexican Restaurant in Each State", and we think it's one list that needs to be made. Why? Because Mexican food is delicious. Move over Taco Bell.
Get some bands for your buck at Brooklyn’s free summer concerts
Search our comprehensive guide to things to do in Brooklyn for more local events — or submit your own!. Tis the season for fun in the sun! Summer is here and to celebrate, Brooklyn venues are welcoming families, friends, tourists and locals for free music events. From concerts in the park to music festivals, there is something for everyone to enjoy without breaking the bank.
NYC’s ‘Hot Dog King’ and disabled Vietnam vet has cart shut down again, claims city out to get him
The city’s “Hot Dog King’’ has been banned from peddling franks from his sidewalk cart because he allegedly lacks the proper permit — but he says it’s just part of a nonsense campaign to harass him out of business. Beloved Manhattan street vendor Dan Rossi, 73, was ordered to close up his cart outside the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 23 after a city Department of Health inspector cited him for selling without the Disabled Veteran Vendor permit required for that location. But Rossi, a disabled veteran of the Vietnam War, told The Post he’s had that permit for decades — and...
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