Long Island town told to go on a diet in effort to combat coronavirus
They’re really throwing their weight around. Long Island officials on Wednesday told an entire town to go on a diet — in an effort to combat coronavirus lockdown-induced weight gain. The stay-at-home...
View Article‘Driveways’ review: One of Brian Dennehy’s last films is also one of his best
If you want to celebrate the life of legendary actor Brian Dennehy, who died last month at age 81, start with one of his final films: “Driveways.” His performance as a widowed veteran is right up there...
View ArticleInmate escapes by posing as fellow detainee, wearing a face mask
An inmate at a Chicago jail escaped over the weekend by putting on a face mask and posing as a fellow detainee who was about to be released, officials said. Jahquez Scott — who had been locked up on a...
View ArticleBears ‘taking down’ Mitch Trubisky: ESPN host’s sad claim
Not everyone hates Mitch. After the Chicago Bears declined the fifth-year option on embattled quarterback Mitch Trubisky’s four-year, $29 million fully guaranteed rookie contract, setting up a...
View Article‘Not a solution’: New Yorkers, homeless talk about coronavirus subway closures
The historic shutdown of the city’s subways for coronavirus cleaning began early Wednesday, as cops ushered more than 250 homeless people to street level — but just a little over half accepted help....
View ArticleMets hoping Robert Gsellman can become bullpen force
Part 11 in a series about the New York Mets The Mets’ bullpen will enter the season with more questions than the team would like, from Edwin Diaz and Jeurys Familia looking for bounce-back seasons to...
View ArticleJ.Crew bankruptcy leads to profits for buyout firm
J.Crew filed for bankruptcy this week after years of lackluster sales, but the buyout firm that took it private almost a decade ago still made off with a hefty profit, according to public filings and...
View ArticleSan Francisco gives free drugs, alcohol to homeless quarantining in hotels
San Francisco is giving free drugs and alcohol to some homeless people isolating inside city-rented hotels during the coronavirus pandemic, officials confirmed Wednesday. The city has handed out either...
View ArticleUS must move ahead with nuclear weapons work despite coronavirus, official says
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A top nuclear security official says the US must move ahead with plans to ramp up production of key components for the nation’s nuclear arsenal despite the challenges presented by...
View ArticleCapitals’ Brendan Leipsic apologizes for ‘misogynistic’ social media comments
The NHL has been shut down because of the coronavirus, but that hasn’t stopped one of its players from getting into hot water on social media. Washington Capitals forward Brendan Leipsic was forced to...
View ArticleCentral New York greenhouse emerges as new coronavirus hotspot
A Central New York greenhouse that grows and packages produce sold at big grocers like Walmart has become a coronavirus hotbed — with more than a third of workers there becoming infected, officials...
View ArticleWhat is China covering up about the coronavirus?: Devine
Days before the Wuhan wet market was bleached, whistleblowers were punished and virus samples were destroyed, someone at the high-security Wuhan Institute of Virology censored its virus database in an...
View ArticlePhil Jackson took famous 1970 NBA Finals shot of Willis Reed that remains a...
Willis Reed is wincing in the 50-year-old photo — and the Knicks legend winced again when it was shown to him 50 years later. On injured reserve after back surgery during the 1969-70 season, Phil...
View ArticleCoronavirus survivors could be barred from military service
Coronavirus survivors could be barred from joining the military under new Department of Defense guidelines. A past case of coronavirus would be “permanently disqualifying,” according to a U.S. Military...
View ArticleOne of Gramercy Park’s last original townhouses gets snatched up
40 Gramercy Park North is one of only five remaining single-family townhouses with a Gramercy Park address.
View ArticleNYC real estate developers donate to coronavirus causes
F&T Group, for one, is paying its Flushing restaurant tenants Nan Xiang Xiao Long Bao and Guan Fu Sichuan to make 1,200 meals for first responders.
View ArticleMystery buyer snags brand-new $43M Southampton mansion
The waterfront spec house, at 91 Fowler St. on Phillips Pond, has eight bedrooms and lavish outdoor amenities including an infinity pool.
View ArticleModel Sophia Lie wants $625K for her ‘dreamy Soho studio’
The face of Dermalogica is selling the adorable L-shaped apartment with exposed brick at 110 Thompson St. because she's returned to her native Norway.
View ArticleNFL to teams: Keep concerns about schedule in house
On the eve of the NFL releasing its schedule for the 2020 season, the league wanted to make sure hopes don’t get too high, with the sports landscape still uncertain. In a memo addressed to clubs...
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