We may be in the dog days of summer, but next Tuesday will be for the cats. The Brooklyn Cyclones minor league baseball team will host its first-ever “PURRRRfect Game” on Tuesday, July 29, allowing fans to bring their feline friends to Maimonides Park to watch the team take on the Jersey Shore BlueClaws. The [...]
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By New York Post | Amanda Woods | 7/25/2025 1:41 PM
Naida Jorge, 54, was charged Thursday evening with murder, manslaughter, hindering prosecution, concealment of a human corpse and tampering with physical evidence in connection to the Tuesday death of 21-year-old Princesa Encarnacion-Soto, police said. ... Read full Story
If you’d prefer your Hamptons house to be a beachy, European-style refuge rather than an over-the-top decorator showcase, this Sag Harbor Village home fits the bill. Renovated and expanded by AD100 designer Neal Beckstedt, the 1890s home has added modern amenities to a beautiful island refuge with minimalist interiors and historic materials that reflect its [...]
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President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order calling for tougher enforcement on homelessness, including expanded use of involuntary commitment of people living on the streets. The “Ending Crime and Disorder on America’s Streets” directive urges cities and states to clear encampments and place people into mental health or addiction treatment programs. It also [...]
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A luxury high-rise rental in West Harlem opened a lottery this week for 147 middle-income apartments. The 28-story building at 1440 Amsterdam Avenue sits on the campus of the New York City Housing Authority’s Manhattanville Houses and was developed as part of a deal to help repair and upgrade the complex’s six existing buildings. Located [...]
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The Big Apple could bake Friday under temperatures that feel like a blistering 106 degrees — with severe thunderstorms then possibly disrupting the evening commute. A “heat dome” has formed over much of the East Coast, with thermometers expected to see dangerous 98 degrees, with the brutal humidity making it feel even hotter and more... ... Read full Story
The drop -- which could be as much as 14% -- will have a brutal affect on the New York economy, as foreign tourists usually spend big, according to NYC Tourism + Conventions, which did the study. ... Read full Story
By New York Post | Alex Mitchell | 7/25/2025 12:00 AM
The little baseballer made tons of noise by winning the New York State Little League championship’s home run derby on Staten Island, proudly bringing the title back for his St. James-Smithtown squad. ... Read full Story
"Shell art isn't a new genre; it's been with us for centuries. The Victorians often framed their family photos with shells. ... The medium also came to the fore in the 1970s when everything was embellished with shells, from photo frames and mirrors to trinket boxes and even furniture." — Stephen Crafti, The Sydney Morning Herald, 4 June 2025
Did you know?
Embellish came to English, by way of Anglo-French, from the Latin word bellus, meaning "beautiful." It's in good company: modern language is adorned with bellus descendants. Examples include such classics as beauty, belle, and beau. And the beauty of bellus reaches beyond English: its influence is seen in the French bel, a word meaning "beautiful" that is directly related to the English embellish. And in Spanish, bellus is evidenced in the word bello, also meaning "beautiful."