Beginning Tuesday, a small salt shaker symbol will be placed on menus in chain restaurants in New York City warning that certain meals are high in sodium. NYC is the first city in the U.S. to take the step in an effort to work against stroke and heart disease. Any …
Read More »NYC Mayor and Police Commissioner tell New York to disregard ISIS video
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio told his city not to be intimidated by a new ISIS video released Wednesday that hinted at attacks on the Big Apple. The NYC mayor said Thursday that there had been “no credible and specific threat against New York City” and told people …
Read More »Marist College in New York put on lockdown after online threat
A small private college roughly 85 miles north of New York City, Marist College, canceled classes and put the school on lockdown Friday after they received an online, anonymous post threatening an on campus shooting, a spokesperson for Marist said. The small liberal arts college, which contains about 6,400 students, …
Read More »Three recovering drug addicts shot at McDonald’s near Penn Station Subway in New York; One dead, two injured.
The Penn Station shooting in downtown New York occurred Monday morning November 9, 2015. The three men who knew each other had been receiving methadone treatment for their addiction from the nearby West Midtown Medical group organization for years. The three met for a casual meeting at McDonald’s, but …
Read More »New York Marathon: Missing Italian Runner Found on New York Subway
Gianclaudio P. Marengo came from Italy to run the New York Marathon along with a group of other Italians; by the time he finished the race he could not find his group, so he ended up lost in New York for the next couple of days trying to find his …
Read More »Job ad in New York Weekly requesting ‘no Haitians’ causes turmoil
An advertisement for a nursing position has created an uproar over a job specification listed in the ad–no Haitians. The ad was published in the Oct. 15 New City edition of the weekly Pennysaver. Interim Healthcare Inc., an in-home nursing provider, was searching for a female nurse for a job …
Read More »New York woman burned as infant to be reunited with her nurse
A woman who was a burn victim as an infant tracked down the nurse who cared for her at Albany Medical Center Hospital. After 40 years, the nurse and her patient will be reunited thanks to a social media post that revealed the nurse’s identity. Amanda Scarpinati was treated for …
Read More »New York sees first ever bitcoin securities fraud case, Texan defendant pleads guilty
Earlier today in New York a man has pleaded guilty to what federal authorities say is the ‘world’s first bitcoin securities fraud’ case. Trendon Shavers of McKinney, Texas has pleaded guilty to a count of securities fraud after he admitted to Sarah Netburn, United States Magistrate judge, that he had …
Read More »New York Mother Charged With Killing Newborn Baby
A New York mother has been charged with the murder of her baby daughter. Prosecutors say that the mother lived in her apartment with the dead baby for three months. Christina Colantonio, 28, is facing second-degree murder charges relating to the death of her new born daughter following a police …
Read More »Madeline Stuart: Second Person With Down Syndrome to Walk in New York Fashion Week
18 year old, Madeline Stuart of Australia is an emerging model. She is making waves across the world as the teenager with Down Syndrome who is also becoming a talented model. Maddy was living with her mother last year when she mentioned her dream to be a model. At the …
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