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The family of Eric Garvin are pleading for answers. According to ABC 7 New York, the 38-year-old Staten Island attorney was killed earlier this month while vacationing in Santiago, Chile. Garvin’s family says he was last seen alive on Jan. 14, just a day before he and his traveling partner were scheduled to go to Argentina. Garvin’s companion […]
The state of New York has become the sixth in the United States to legalize the composting of human bodies, per the Associated Press. Democratic governor Kathy Hochul signed the legislation on Saturday (Dec. 31, 2022) to legalize natural organic reduction, which is otherwise known as human composting or terramation. New York is the sixth state […]
A deadly blizzard that swept through Buffalo, New York has claimed dozens of lives, leaving thousands without electricity in their homes. NBC News reports at least 62 people have died in weather-related incidents. During an appearance on MSNBC’s Morning Joe, Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown said that the storm was “probably worse than anything that this […]
Brooklyn rapper Dusty Locane has found himself behind bars. The drill artist turned himself in on Nov. 30 and has now pleaded guilty to two charges of criminal possession of a weapon, in connection with crimes committed in 2019 and 2020, per Billboard. The charges come with a mandatory minimum sentence of one year and […]
A $36 million settlement has been announced in response to lawsuits spurred by the wrongful convictions of two men in connection with the assassination of Malcolm X. Per a report from the Associated Press citing comments from attorney David Shanies, who represented Muhammad Aziz and the estate of the late Khalil Islam, the settlement will […]
New York City job-seekers are about to get a big advantage. The city’s Wage Transparency Law will go into effect on Nov. 1, making it mandatory for NYC employers to disclose the minimum and maximum pay in all job listings. According to the CNBC, the law will apply to businesses with four or more workers, including owners and […]
New York drill is steadily taking over the world, and so is the slang attached to it. If there’s one thing that Ice Spice’s viral hit “Munch” taught us, it’s that NY drill artists have the ability to create their own lingo that sounds completely foreign to anyone outside the scene. Terms like “munch,” “matta,” […]
A New York City man has been arrested after allegedly fatally stabbing a man who confronted him for not saying “thank you.” NBC News reports the incident took place on Sept. 20 around 11:30 p.m. Joan Nunez, 37, opened the door of Tobacco Road Corp near President Street in Gowanus, Brooklyn for Edwin Pedroza, 42. “It was […]
Chicago has earned the No. 1 spot on Orkin’s “Top 50 Rattiest Cities” list for the eighth consecutive year. The pest control company ranked the most rat-infested cities based on the number of new residential and commercial rodent treatments confirmed between Sept. 1, 2021, and Aug. 31, 2022. New York came in second, with Los Angeles, Washington, […]
Manhattan congressional candidate Mike Itkis released a sex tape this week in a bizarre move to demonstrate his commitment to his “sex positive approach.” A 53-year-old cybersecurity expert, Itkis is an independent candidate running in New York’s 12th district, where he is a long shot bid to unseat Rep. Jerry Nadler. Itkis has focused his campaign on […]
