New Law Inspired by Incidents in Upstate New York Where Children Were Killed by Falling Furniture, Television Just in time for the holiday season, legislation protecting children from tip over incidents involving heavy pieces of falling furniture or televisions has been signed […]
Financial Focus: A Free Times Square Party for New Yorkers? No, Thank you! by Anthony Rivieccio, MBA Since its inception in 1904 — attracting some 200,000 people in porkpie hats and “breeches” — New Year’s Eve in New York’s Times […]
WASHINGTON, Dec. 29, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — With the new year quickly approaching, now is the perfect time to make a promise to yourself and your loved ones. The American Red Cross strongly urges people to make a resolution that can […]
Living Life On The Razor’s Edge During the course of recorded history going back to ancient Egypt, men have felt cultural pressures to shave their facial hair. For centuries, their only recourse was the straight razor, which provided a close […]
Injury Hazard Posed By Martha Stewart Frying Pans Macy’s is recalling Martha Stewart Collection 10-piece stainless steel cookware sets, which include an 8-inch and a 10-inch stainless steel frying pan. Macy’s has received seven reports documenting that the metal discs that cover the […]
Presidential jumping the shark: Obamas end year on television,YouTube, and television. by James Edward Sved (12/29/2015 — Herald de Paris) We’re actually seeing a presidency rounding the final turn like no presidency before it. Never before has a presidency, ‘Jumped the […]
samizdat Definition: (noun) A system of clandestine printing and distribution of dissident or banned literature. Synonyms: underground press Usage: The samizdat was successful in disseminating the banned literature until an informant turned in its chief operator.
When we got into office, the thing that surprised me most was to find that things were just as bad as we’d been saying they were. John F. Kennedy (1917-1963)
Polanco Politics: Year-end Review by Juan Carlos Polanco, Esq., MBA What an epic year in the political world. Two of the three most powerful men in New York were convicted on several corruption charges and thrown out of Albany. And our […]
Yankees Get Chapman for the Pen: Does the Trade make sense? By Rich Mancuso On one hand the New York Yankees trade for lefthander Aroldis Chapman for four minor leaguers does make sense. Then there are the questions that loom […]
NEW YORK, Dec. 28, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — The Madison Square Garden Company and Dunkin’ Donuts announced a multi-year marketing partnership, naming America’s all-day, everyday stop for coffee and baked goods the Official Coffee, Baked Goods and Breakfast Sandwich of the New […]
Netflix Wants You to Celebrate the Most Famous 10 Seconds of the Year Whether It’s Midnight or Not with Special Kid-Sized Countdowns BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., /PRNewswire/ — This year you can celebrate as a family and still have time for […]
THE GREATEST GAME EVER PLAYED (December 28, 1958) By Victor Mastro The Greatest Game Ever Played was the 1958 National Football League Championship between the Baltimore Colts and the New York Giants at Yankee Stadium. The Colts won, 23-17. And […]
2015’s Major Policy Errors by Frank V. Vernuccio, Jr., J.D. Every year has its share of bad policies, incidents of poor judgment, and significant missteps by government, the media, and other centers of power. However, 2015 had more than the […]
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