FOOD & DRINK
Large coyote spotted strolling through New York’s Central Park
A large coyote was spotted strolling around New York’s Central Park last weekend.The coyote was in the Cherry Hill area of the park just north of East 72nd Street.Brett Cohn, a resident of the Upper East Side, captured the footage during an early morning run.“It stopped me in my tracks completely,” he said.Mr Cohn added that the coyote was “definitely inquisitive” and was around the size of a large German shepherd.A statement from New York City’s Parks Department said there was “no reason to believe this particular coyote is unhealthy or poses a threat to human safety” but did advise people to “keep their distance and avoid close contact”. Read More Watch Trump response as he’s quizzed on Melania whereabouts at criminal trialVolunteers rush to rescue Torah scrolls buried in rubble after synagogue burns downNigerian chess champion plays for marathon 58 hours to break record in Times Square
Stew Leonard's Announces Opening Of New Food & Wine Store In Clifton
The Stew Leonard's Farm Fresh Food and Wine store will be opening on Friday, May 17 in Clifton's Styertowne Shopping Center at 467 Allwood Road. The 56,000 square foot grocery and wine store is the second of its kind in New Jersey and will feature more than a dozen local vendors from dozens of Garden State farms. The new store will move from its current location at The Promenade Shops at Clifton.
With some help, a cat colony made Bayonne Dry Dock its home. Then it disappeared
Neither side of the fence was the proper home for a clowder of cats. On one side, the cats lived amid heavy industry, dodging vehicles, nursing their kittens and rapidly reproducing inside the Northeast’s largest dry dock. On the other side, the feral felines were fed regularly by local cat-lovers near a 9/11 memorial and a parking lot used by visitors and voyagers on upcoming cruises.
Spotted lanternflies to soon hatch across N.Y. in numbers bigger than last year, experts warn
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — They’re destructive. They’re annoying. And spotted lanternflies will be hatching throughout New York state, including NYC, within the next 30 days — in larger numbers than last year, according to environmental experts. In the spring, summer and fall of 2023, Staten Islanders...
The Sky’s the Limit as Intrepid Launches a New Program of Free Fridays
Cloud cover permitting, real-life stars will get their chance to shine tomorrow — and just days after a spectacular Pink full moon, there’s no doubt as to which planet will steal the show. Cast your eyes skywards as Intrepid Museum launches a new season of Free Fridays, with Tim Straube, deputy manager of APS for […] The post The Sky’s the Limit as Intrepid Launches a New Program of Free Fridays appeared first on W42ST.
'Something positive': Passaic gets funds to create fourth splash park
PASSAIC — The city's Colonel Johnson Park made the state Department of Environmental Protection's list for Green Acres funds. The DEP approved the city's $2.15 million grant request to convert the existing park into a splash park. The funds are part of this year's $117 million Green Acres funds allotment.
N.J. empanada restaurant squeezed out by gentrification. ‘We were basically kicked out.’ | Calavia-Robertson
I had never seen anyone cry over an empanada before. But Friday evening, at O’Lala Empanadas, a small, family-owned empanada shop in Jersey City, I watched several people in tears as they took their last bites of the shop’s delicious, homestyle empanadas: It was the bustling shop’s last day in business and the Rosarios, who’d lovingly run O’Lala for “10 wonderful years,” were begrudgingly closing its doors for good.
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