New York dating coaches and matchmakers like Richard Easton, Tamsen Fadal and Matt Titus understand that the dating scene in the city is certainly hard to navigate. According to Richard Easton, one of the most important things to have while dating is confidence. Not only is this attractive, but it can also help you place…
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Mitchell-Lama Helping Make New York Great
One of the many great aspects of living in New York City is the innovative government sponsored programs which help to promote affordable, livable housing for all its citizens. Specifically, the Department of Housing Preservation and Development has been working hard since 1987 to create new housing as well as keep older apartments and homes…
Pistol Packing New Yorkers of Every Type
Although Alexis Stewart, daughter of Martha, does not believe that people in America should be allowed to own handguns, she felt compelled to purchase her .357 Magnum after 9/11, explaining that “she would be happy to give up her gun if handguns were banned.” She added that “Having a swimming pool is way more dangerous…
As Snow Falls Rage Rises
As snow continues to accumulate in the greater New York/New Jersey area, some people are finding it more and more difficult to cope. An incident which happened in Wayne, New Jersey points to the stress a long, cold, wet winter can cause. When the stress reaches the breaking point, it is being called by some…
New York Undergoing Metamorphosis, Again
Ever since Israel Zangwill popularized the term “Melting Pot” with his play which was produced over 100 years ago, New York has been known for its amazing diversity and neighborhoods possessing distinct ethnic flavors. From Chinatown, Little Italy and Jackson Heights, immigrants have made New York the exciting, surprising and appealing place that it is….
Much Noise Created by New Jersey Quiet Commute Program
In an ironic backfiring of good intentions, the expansion of the New Jersey Transit Authority’s ‘Quiet Commute’ Program has forced those seeking total quiet during their commute to work or school in order to read, sleep or just chill out, to instead be making the most noise while they are constantly shushing and hushing and…
Blizzard Subject of Oversight Hearing
The Bloomberg administration is scheduled to answer some tough questions from the City Council concerning the way the blizzard was handled, especially why the city did not declare a state of emergency. At Monday’s oversight hearing the members of the council will try to clarify why the city’s top officials, including the mayor, decided against…
Which Goes First, the Snow or the Garbage? Is New York’s New Dilemma
Ten days have passed since the last time garbage was collected off the streets of New York, on Christmas Eve. Despite the fact that the garbage in some places is forming towers threatening to topple, creating an eyesore and health hazard, the Sanitation Department announced that it will only be able to reinstate residential garbage…
New Year’s At Times Square
Times Square has been the center of the world’s New Year’s Eve celebrations for 106 years, ever since the owners of One Times Square started their rooftop festivities to greet the New Year. The Ball was first dropped in 1907, and this tradition has since become a global symbol of New Year’s. Over one million…
Mayor Bloomberg Admits Snow Removal Slower Than Expected
New York Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg explained on Tuesday that digging out from under Sunday and Monday’s blizzard was much slower than had been anticipated. Many streets in Manhattan were passable, but in the outlying boroughs there were an unacceptably high number of major roads which were completely untouched by snowplows. This situation left tens…
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