The NYPD took a 54-year-old woman into custody for questioning and have launched a manhunt for a 21-year-old man linked to the brutal fatal torture. ... Read full Story
By New York Post | Brandon Cruz | 7/24/2025 1:49 PM
A 44-year-old gunman tied to that homicide case opened fire from inside a home in North Bay Shore -- striking an unidentified Suffolk County cop, sources close to the investigation said. ... Read full Story
This turn-of-the-century limestone-clad townhouse at 57 East 74th Street is a fine example of Gilded Age glamor enhanced by glamorous 21st-century design. Asking $13,900,000, the 8,200-square-foot home offers five floors of gracious living, a fully finished cellar, and two private outdoor spaces. As with any respectable Upper East Side townhouse, the home, designed by architects [...]
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The future of Gowanus is looking expensive. Developed and designed by Avery Hall, 544 Carroll Street launched leasing this week for 133 apartments, including a duplex that could fetch as much as $25,000/month. As first reported by the New York Post, the four-bedroom measures nearly 2,400 square feet plus outdoor space and surpasses the next [...]
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By New York Post | Emily Crane | 7/24/2025 12:31 PM
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro has ripped socialist Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani for failing to condemn the "blatantly antisemitic" rhetoric being spewed by his Israel-bashing supporters. ... Read full Story
A Bronx landlord has been fined $10.14 million over hazardous conditions in a Belmont apartment building, one of the largest housing court judgments in city history. The order, issued Wednesday by Judge Diane Lutwak, resolves a case brought by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) against Karan Singh, owner of the 15-story Fordham [...]
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More than two dozen people were hurt when an NJ Transit bus collided with another bus near Port Authority Bus Terminal early Thursday, officials and sources said. ... Read full Story
Bronx’s long-idle landmark is finally getting the glow-up it deserves—with a $500 million plan for housing, events and a public plaza ... 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."