Fires from exploding e-bike batteries multiply in NYC, sometimes fatally
New York City is on track this year to record twice as many fires caused by e-bike and e-scooter batteries as last year, and four times as many as the year before…Read More
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Piet Mondrian painting has been hung in various galleries upside down for 75 years
Curators have discovered that the Piet Mondrian painting “New York City 1”, currently displayed in a German museum, has been upside down for 75 years and will have to stay that way…R...
Gerald Stern, prize-winning and lyrical poet, dies at 97
Prize-winning poet Gerald Stern has died. Stern’s partner says he died at age 97 in New York City. Stern was one of the country’s most loved and respected poets. He wrote with spirited melanchol...
Photos: Inside the Fantastical New York City Fungus Festival
Over a thousand people attended the New York City Fungus Festival, where delightfully odd mushrooms were on display. Here’s a look at them…Read More
Amazon Governor Revokes Forest Protection in Re-Election Bid
In a last-minute effort to win reelection on Sunday, the governor of Rondonia, in the Brazilian Amazon, revoked the protected designation of a large swath of forest about twice the size of New York Ci...
Pedestrians Are Taking Back the Streets
New York City has just added 19 feet of sidewalk to a stretch of 8th Avenue, a surprising reversal of a hundred years of taking sidewalks and stoops away to…Read More
Campylobacter outbreak investigated by officials in NYC; cause as yet unknown
Public health officials in New York City are looking into an outbreak of illnesses believed to be infections from Campylobacter, a foodborne pathogen. Brooklyn officials say 50 cases of illnesses have...
Adams appoints Laura Kavanagh to be first female to lead NYFD
New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D) appointed Laura Kavanagh as commissioner of the New York City Fire Department (FDNY) on Thursday, making her the first woman to hold the role. Kavanagh has served a...
NYC law targets construction sites as part of new rat abatement program
The New York City Council passed the Rat Action Plan Thursday to help address the Big Apple’s notorious rodent problems…Read More