A restaurant run by television star and celebrity chef Guy Fieri in the heart of New York City’s Times Square has shut its doors for good. The restaurant, Guy’s American Kitchen & Bar, served its last public meal Saturday. Restaurant officials held a private dinner event on New Year’s Eve […]
4 viciously murdered inside their home on Christmas
Authorities have released the names of two women and two children slain in their upstate New York apartment and police are asking the public for information. Troy police on Thursday identified the victims as 36-year-old Shanta Myers; her children, 11-year-old Jeremiah Myers and 5-year-old Shanise Myers; and 22-year-old Brandi Mells. […]
Parents welcome a Christmas Eve baby…again!
For one suburban New York family, Christmas Eve is turning into a tradition of very special deliveries. Newsday says Stony Brook residents Jacki and Josh Grossman had their second son on Sunday, four years after their first son arrived. Baby Elliott and older brother Oliver were delivered at Stony Brook […]
ISIS-inspired bomber attacks New York City
A radical Islamic terrorist with a pipe bomb strapped to him set off the crude device in the subway near Times Square on Monday, injuring the suspect and three other people at the height of New York City’s morning rush hour. The attacker has been identified as 27-year-olld Akayed Ullah, […]
New York schools motivate kids through extreme Phys Ed classes
You won’t find gym class on the schedule in upstate New York’s Victor school district. What you will see: kayaking, rock climbing, mountain biking, dance, self-defense, archery and in-line skating — all under the heading of physical education. The teachers say it’s a more fitting description of lessons meant to […]
World dumbest criminal uses mom as getaway driver
Authorities in western New York say a man had his mother serve as his getaway driver while he robbed a fast-food restaurant at gunpoint. Police in the town of Orchard Park, just south of Buffalo, say a 30-year-old man entered a Mighty Taco restaurant around 2 a.m. Sunday armed with […]
Yankees fire their manager. Here’s why…
Joe Girardi’s tenure as New York Yankees manager ended Thursday after a decade that produced just one World Series title for a team that expects to win every year. Yankees general manager Brian Cashman made the announcement five days after the Yankees lost to Houston in Game 7 of the […]
You will not believe this new bullying law…(lock up the parents!)
First came the sucker-punch to their 13-year-old son from an older boy outside a dollar store. Then came the gut-punch from police, who told the parents they were all but powerless to punish the 15-year-old attacker. “We were essentially told that, being a minor, there was nothing that could be […]
Major changes coming to the fashion world
To better incorporate all of the brands it now owns, the storied Coach company of New York is changing its name to Tapestry. The luxury goods company that came to prominence in the “Mad Men” era now owns brands like Stuart Weitzman and Kate Spade & Co. as well. CEO […]