Janet Friedman has gone from Broadway to bedbugs - and couldn't be happier. The scourge has spawned the growth of niche startups - like Friedman's Bed Bug Busters NY - that prepare apartments for an exterminator.
An initiative called NYC Cool Roofs is encouraging building owners to paint the roof of their building with a reflective white paint.
Mayor Bloomberg and Gov. Paterson want to ban shoppers from using food stamps to buy sugary drinks. Here's a look what food stamp recipients currently can – and can't – buy under the program.
The speed of sound is 340.29 meters per second, but it took more than 100 years for Eugenia Farrar’s voice to get back to Brooklyn.
The FBI investigated two extortion attempts against TV and radio personality Art Linkletter in the 1950s, according to recently revealed documents.
A naked woman sits in a wooden chair that rests on a cloud amid a blue sky…
Hartley House, a community center in Hell's Kitchen, is getting spruced up, thanks to some corporate neighbors.
McDonald's is sporting a new look and new offerings at some New York outlets amid a boost in profits.