By New York Post | David Spector | 10/16/2024 3:34 PM
An anti-Israel TikTokker filmed herself tearing down flags outside a New Jersey restaurant -- not realizing they were Greek, rather than similarly-colored Israeli ones. ... Read full Story
Suffolk County DA Ray Tierney wants the feds to free up 'frozen' county money so he can use it to keep prosecuting accused serial killer Rex Heuermann, he said Wednesday. ... Read full Story
A plan to create thousands of new apartments and add open space to Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn is moving forward. Mayor Eric Adams on Tuesday announced the start of the public review process for the Atlantic Avenue Mixed-Use Plan, a rezoning that could create roughly 4,600 new homes—1,440 of which will be permanently income-restricted and [...]
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A pint-sized migrant gangbanger who already has 10 busts under his belt this year was nabbed again on Tuesday and charged with yet another Manhattan robbery dating to Sept. 30. ... Read full Story
A retired NYPD detective fatally shot his wife, then turned the gun on himself in a murder-suicide while their three kids were in their Westchester County home, police said Wednesday. Sean O’Neill, 54, apparently fired multiple shots at his wife, Arlene O’Neill, a fifth-grade teacher on Chittenden Avenue, then shot himself once in the head... ... Read full Story
A full-scale recreation of the annex where Anne Frank spent two years hiding during World War II will be displayed in New York City next year. The Anne Frank House and the Center for Jewish History will present “Anne Frank The Exhibition,” a replica of the rooms where Frank, her parents, sister, and four other [...]
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The garden was served a move-out notice earlier this month as Mayor Eric Adams' administration plans to build 123 units of affordable housing for seniors at the site. ... Read full Story
A smirking maniac randomly stabbed a college student in the neck Wednesday morning, leaving the stunned teen “bleeding out” near City Hall in Manhattan. Alan Ryvkin, 19, survived the savage assault, telling The Post that the attack unfolded while he went to court to deal with an unregistered vehicle ticket. Ryvkin said as he spoke... ... Read full Story
Between the upcoming election frenzy and the impending holiday hustle, it may seem like a good time to imagine really getting away from it all–like, private-island away. This unique property on Alexandria Bay in the Thousand Islands (birthplace of Waldorf Astoria’s famous salad dressing with the same name) is about as upstate as you can [...]
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Pier 97, the northernmost pier in Hudson River Park, reopened this week following a $47.5 million transformation. Designed by !melk in collaboration with the Hudson River Park Trust, the project turned a former docking pier and parking lot into 2.5 acres of public open space, complete with a playground, athletic field, sloping sun lawn, and [...]
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“The Handel & Hendrix [House], on 23 and 25 Brook Street in central London, reopens 18 May.... The 18th century German composer George Frideric Handel called number 25 home for some 36 years, up until his death in 1759. Here, he manufactured hits like coronation/Champions League belter Zadok the Priest, and the Music for the Royal Fireworks with such voraciousness, his manuscripts were often bespattered with food and beer stains. Perhaps you'd equate such sloppiness with Jimi Hendrix; his tenancy in a flat at 23 Brook Street was altogether fugacious; he was only here from 1968-9—though in that time, used it for countless interviews, jam sessions—and referred to it as the only place he ever lived that felt like home.” — Will Noble, The Londonist, 18 May 2023
Did you know?
The word fugacious is too rare and unusual to qualify as vanilla, but the vanilla plant itself can be useful for recalling its meaning. Fugacious (which comes from Latin fugax, meaning “swift, fleeting,” and ultimately from fugere, “to run away”) describes the ephemeral—that is, those things in life that last only a brief time before fleeing or fading away. The word is often used to describe immaterial things, such as emotions, but botanists like to apply the word to plant parts (such as seeds, fruits, petals, and leaflets) that are quickly shed or dropped. Vanilla plants, for example, are said to have fugacious blossoms, as their flowers last only a single day during the blooming season. You may remember this the next time you’re baking with vanilla, and perhaps wishing that its rich, fugacious aroma would linger just a little bit longer.