How to save lives on this World AIDS Day
In August 2010, I traveled with 20 New Yorkers to KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, to serve at an orphanage caring for more than a hundred children — many born with HIV,…
Mamdani must use tech to tackle affordability
Zohran Mamdani’s unexpected rise was, above all else, due to New Yorkers’ deep concern that our city is headed towards becoming unaffordable. Whether our next mayor’s policies will help solve…
Laura Dern’s poignant tribute to late mom Diane Ladd on 90th birthday
Actress Laura Dern posted a bittersweet tribute to late mom Diane Ladd on what would have been her 90th birthday. “Happy birthday to my hero, the most extraordinary person I…
Outbursts of gun violence within two hours in Brooklyn, Manhattan leave two injured
A woman was shot in Manhattan and a teenaged boy was blasted in Brooklyn in unrelated attacks within two hours of each other Sunday afternoon, police said. The 48-year-old woman…
An early morning shooting temporarily shut down part of I-95 in Philadelphia
State police are investigating an early-morning shooting on I-95 that left one person wounded and partially shut down traffic for several hours. The shooting occurred around 7 a.m. Sunday, in…
Real Christmas tree supply is ‘excellent’ this year after several years of shortages
It’s shaping up to be a tree-mendous year for anyone planning to bring home a real Christmas tree, according to industry experts tracking supply and prices. “It’s probably the best…