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Should NYC Change The Age To Purchase Cigarettes to 21? [POLL]

Brian Russel — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 21:21:28 +0000

New York City is considering raising the legal age to purchase cigarettes from 18 to 21. This new proposal would not prohibit people under 21 from possessing or smoking cigarettes. Which seems odd. New York officials say raising the age to 21 would reduce the smoking rate among 18-20-year-olds by 55 percent. But what would [...]

A Spectacular Christmas Light Show ! [VIDEO]

Mike Riley — Tue, 25 Dec 2012 10:02:35 +0000

Yeah, Macy’s has the Thanksgiving Day Parade. It’s the setting for the holiday classic Miracle On 34th Street. But rival Saks Fifth Avenue has what may be the most spectacular Christmas light displays I’ve ever seen. For the last few year, Saks has projected a series of amazing 3-D images on its flagship store in Manhattan. [...]

Nanny Kills Kids in NYC

Rob Banks — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 15:22:51 +0000

Trusting someone to watch over your kids day in and day out is a huge endeavor. A horrible story coming out of New York City where nanny, Yoselyn Ortega had killed the two kids she watches over every day in their apartment. Ortega, 50, who has been employed by the Krim family for the past [...]

Rick Springfield Performs "Jessie's Girl" In NYC Subway [VIDEO]

Brian Russel — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 19:50:50 +0000

So you are on the way to work in NYC. You get ready to hop on the subway, like any other day. Someone is playing guitar, maybe looking for tip money. Oh, wait a minute. It’s Rick Springfield! At 8 a.m., during rush hour, he just whips out his guitar and has a sing-along. Cool. [...]

Spring Break In NYC: Touring The 9/11 Memorial And More [PHOTO GALLERY]

Cheryl Hagen — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 09:30:59 +0000

My daughter had the opportunity to tour the 9/11 Memorial and meet several New York City Firefighters as part of her school trip to New York City over Spring Break last week. Jenna was only three-and-a-half-years-old when terrorists struck in September of 2001. A little more than ten years later, she visited the site that she's heard so much about.