When I was younger, everyone told me greasy hair was the worst thing you could have. You were supposed to wash it every single day, no matter what. If it looked shiny, that meant you didn’t wash properly. I remember someone once asking why my hair looked “wet” when I’d just skipped one wash. I […]
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A Jet Forever: Nick Mangold’s Life, His Loss, and the Lesson Left Behind
News like this doesn’t feel real. Nick Mangold, someone who was pretty much the face of the Jets’ offensive line for over a decade, gone at just 41. For fans, teammates and a city that loved him, it’s a really hard thing to process. It’s always hard to process the loss of someone so special. […]
Construction Worker Falls More Than 50 Feet to Death at Manhattan West Side Site, Officials Say
A construction worker died Thursday morning after falling more than 50 feet at a Manhattan job site. The incident happened just before 9 a.m. on the west side of Manhattan which is near 12th Avenue and 30th Street in the area of the Hudson Yards development. The worker was at a deep excavation inside the Hudson […]
Why Do I Keep Picking Up Books That Emotionally Wreck Me?
I swear sometimes I tell myself I want something nice and light-hearted to read like a rom‑com. Then, of course, I pick the one where someone dies in chapter two, a family breaks apart or the heartbreak is slow but completely unavoidable (at least that’s what I tell myself instead of just putting the book […]
Anxiety Isn’t Always Loud — Sometimes It Looks Like Overachieving
When people think of anxiety, they picture panic attacks or someone who looks noticeably stressed out. That’s normally what’s pictured on the TV, so it’s often what people associate it with. Sometimes anxiety can hide behind our achievements though. It can show itself through the person that never takes a break and can’t rest without […]
Parents Praise NYPD Officers After Baby Saved From Choking
Two NYPD officers are being celebrated for their heroic actions after saving a 10-month-old baby boy who had stopped breathing in his home in the Queens earlier this month. On October 10 at around 4:40 p.m., officers answered a 911 call that reported a baby choking. Upon arriving at the house, they found the baby, […]
Coming-of-Age Doesn’t Stop at 18 — and Movies Should Reflect That
Movies love to tell us that growing up ends the moment you graduate high school. For most of us, that’s when things actually get confusing. You leave home, start working, maybe move to a new place (maybe more than once like in my case) and now all of a sudden you’re supposed to know who […]
Injury Check and Optimism: Why the Knicks’ Pre-Season Record Is a Solid Step, Not the Finish Line
The Knicks preseason was promising. Some games were messy, some games looked alright. Not perfect. They tried though, you could tell even with some of the main guys out. Towns wasn’t playing due to a sore quad. Hart’s back is hurting. Robinson’s out because of his ankle. That’s a lot of missing pieces, and you […]
Mother Arrested After Newborn Baby Found Unattended at NYC’s Penn Station
Police have arrested 30-year-old Assa Diawara, who is now facing charges of abandoning a child and endangering the child’s welfare. A newborn baby girl was found abandoned Monday morning inside Penn Station. The infant, wrapped in a blanket, was discovered around 9:30 a.m. on a subway platform near the 34th Street and Seventh Avenue entrance. […]
You Can’t Save a City Alone: “Arrow” and the Lone-Wolf Myth
When “Arrow” started, it felt like a normal hero story. One guy with a bow trying to clean up a city that was falling apart. Oliver Queen came back after five years on an island and decided he had to fix everything himself. In the first season, that’s all you saw. He was angry, alone […]
No One Noticed… But I’ll Never Know Peace Again
There are these beauty embarrassments no one ever mentions, but your mind won’t let you forget. This includes a small clump of mascara under your eye, one eyebrow painted higher than the other or even a patch of hair on your leg you forgot to shave that you find out about in public. No one […]
Former N.Y. Guard Guilty in Beating Death of Prisoner Robert Brooks; Two Cleared of Charges
A former New York state correction officer has been found guilty of murdering inmate Robert Brooks in 2023 while two other officers were cleared of all charges. David Kingsley was convicted Monday of second-degree murder and first-degree manslaughter. Prosecutors said Kingsley and several other guards beat Brooks, who was handcuffed and shackled, inside the prison’s […]
