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Endangered 50,000 pound whale found dead on bow of cruise ship docking in Brooklyn
A necropsy of the sei whale was performed at Sandy Hook, NJ. About 30 large whales were found dead along the New York and New Jersey coast last year. Most showed signs of being struck by boats. [ more › ]
N.Y. Lottery: TAKE 5 jackpot-winning ticket worth nearly $40K sold in NYC
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Two New Yorkers are now tens of thousands of dollars richer. New York Lottery officials announced one top-prize winning ticket was sold for the May 10 TAKE 5 evening drawing. The ticket, sold at Guru Hari Stationers Inc in Jamaica, Queens, was worth $39,641. The winning numbers were 7, 8, 23, 30, and 34.
Brooklyn restaurant offers cozy place to eat
Usually when you go out to eat in New York City, you are one of dozens of other diners. But that’s not the case at a restaurant in Brooklyn. Eating in the small space with strangers might concern you at first, but by the end of the night, you’ll be dining among friends.
Southern State Parkway tourist center 'eyesore' comes tumbling down, explained.
The demolition crew gathered at 8:30 a.m. sharp last week in a grassy field on the side of the Southern State Parkway. Behind them was a row of residential houses on Valley Stream’s Arkansas Drive blanketed by trees. In front of them stood the decrepit remains of a 900-square-foot A-framed building.
Lifelong friends team up to open the new Honey’s Bistro in Glen Head
The goal: bring some nice, warm hospitality back to the quick-service industry. With that in mind, lifelong friends Patrick O’Halloran and Matthew Suckle, both 38 years old, set out to open Honey’s Bistro, which swung open its doors earlier this year in Glen Head. Located at 6 Railroad...
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