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Emergency slide that fell from Delta flight over NYC found. Here's where.
NEW YORK -- Delta Air Lines appears to have recovered the emergency slide that fell from a plane minutes after takeoff at John. F. Kennedy International Airport late last week. The New York City Parks Department said in a statement Monday, "Delta removed a large piece of debris" from a jetty near Beach 131st Street in Queens. Delta said an emergency exit slide "separated" from a plane departing JFK on Friday morning. According to the FAA, Flight 520 bound for Los Angeles returned "after the crew reported a vibration." Emergency slide "separated from the aircraft"Before declaring an emergency, the flight crew said it...
Spotted lanternflies to start hatching around NY, NJ: Why you should kill them
Editor’s note: The video above is from March 3, 2023. NEW YORK (PIX11) — As May approaches, the tri-state area will be seeing the return of spotted lanternflies as they begin to hatch. New York State’s Department of Environmental Conservation said spotted lanternflies (SLFs) are a major threat to the state’s agricultural industry and should […]
Crying wolf in NYC! Central Park’s ‘giant’ coyote is actually part wolf, experts say
It was a coyote in wolf’s clothing. The large, gray eastern coyote encountered last weekend by a jogger in Central Park is part wolf, according to biologists who told The Post all coyotes currently roaming the northeast are the result of decades of cross-hybridization between the two species. “They all have some wolf ancestry, meaning that the animals in Central Park, and elsewhere in the city and throughout New York State, are descended from coyotes who interbred with eastern wolves,” explained Chris Nagy, a wildlife biologist with the Westchester nature preserve Mianus River Gorge. Nagy said coyotes and wolves first began interbreeding about 100...
7 Hot Dogs In NYC Top Reviewers Rave Over
Grabbing a hot dog is a must when visiting New York City. We’re talking about the classic all-beef frank, boiled and tucked into a soft, steamed white bun with a heap of sauerkraut and a good squirt of brown mustard on top. The NYC hot dog, a tradition brought by European immigrants, was popularized in Coney Island by Charles Feltman and later by Nathan Handwerker of Nathan’s Famous in 1916. Nathan’s also started the famous Hot Dog Eating Contest, a July 4th tradition that draws huge crowds and is pretty much the Super Bowl of hot dog culture. But not all wieners are created equally. We decided to come up with a list of foodies’ best hot dogs in NYC.
A Staple of Brighton Beach Has Closed
Varenichnaya, a cash-only staple restaurant of Brighton Beach, has permanently closed according to Google. The last reviews for the restaurant date back to last September. Calls to the restaurant went unanswered; the phone line has been disconnected. Varenichnaya’s name translates to “dumpling house,” and, as such, was known for its...
NewlyMintedMillionaire! Secaucus Lotto Player Wins $1,000,000
TRENTON (April 29, 2024) – One New Jersey Lottery ticket matched five of the five white balls drawn for the Saturday, April 27, drawing winning the $1,000,000 second-tier prize. The ticket was sold at Mirali Corporation, 1299 Paterson Plank, Secaucus in Hudson County. The winning numbers were: 09, 30,...
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