New York City officials are wondering why over half of the Build it Back program’s applicants have backed out. Former Mayor Michael Bloomberg launched Build it Back a few months after Hurricane Sandy and had roughly 20,000 homeowners sign up for home assistance and renewals. “Construction hasn’t even started yet,” said Jeffrey Lim, 30, son […]
Men may have higher rates of addiction than women, but the nation is recognizing September as National Recovery Month for all of those individuals struggling to overcome addiction. National Recovery Month is sponsored by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), to raise awareness of mental and/or substance use disorders. In addition, the […]
The Kingston dentist who stood trial for the murder of his best friend and lover’s husband spoke publicly for the first time in a recent episode of 48 Hours about the ordeal. Gilberto Nunez was found not guilty last year for the murder of Thomas Kolman, who died under mysterious circumstances in 2011. Kolman was […]
After spending more than 24 hours lost in the Bear Mountain State Park, two Brooklyn teenagers were found safe and well. The 16-year-old boys, Moshe Tzvi Ledereuch and Yosef Yitzchak Rothman, were part of a 200-person hiking group from Brooklyn. They were reported missing when they didn’t return to the bus Thursday evening. According to […]
The New York State legislature recently passed a bill that would deal a low blow to Airbnb and to those who use it for supplemental income. The bill in question will render the act of advertising the rental of an entire house for fewer than 30 days illegal, punishable by a substantial series of […]
Approximately 40% of people will abandon a website if it takes more than three seconds to load, and the people behind Hudson Valley Bounty must have known this for a fact, because they just re-launched their website. The site, already the most comprehensive local farm and food portal, decided that a fresh look was a […]