On one bright Tuesday morning 24 years ago today, our whole world changed. A city reeled. A war unlike any other in American history began. A generation of young adults has a hazy understanding at best of what transpired on Sept. 11, 2001, of the depth of the damage done, of its wider significance. In… Read More »
Actress Polly Holliday, who played the wisecracking waitress Flo of “Kiss my grits” fame in the 1970s-80s sitcom “Alice,” has died. She was 88. Holliday died at home in Manhattan on Tuesday, her longtime friend and manager Dennis Aspland told The New York Times, without divulging a cause. “Alice” centered around a widowed waitress (Linda… Read More »
PHILADELPHIA — The Mets‘ season is practically on life support. It’s tough to tell if their biggest rival is actually the Philadelphia Phillies or themselves. “I don’t know how many times we get into streaks like this, where nothing seems to be working for us,” manager Carlos Mendoza said. “But again, you have to stay… Read More »
Dear Eric: Twenty years ago, I married a man who took care of me and my kids. He tells me he loves me, brings me flowers and supports me. The problem is, he doesn’t want to be physical with me, and it is tearing me apart. I am not asking to go to the moon;… Read More »
The City Council on Wednesday voted to override the mayor’s vetoes of bills that would increase salaries for grocery delivery workers and decriminalize unlicensed street vending. The bills have been yet another clashing points between Mayor Adams and the more progressive Council, members of which argued the legislation is necessary protections for working-class and immigrant… Read More »
As Gleyber Torres prepared for his first game back at Yankee Stadium on Tuesday, the Tigers’ second baseman said that he didn’t harbor any ill will for his former employer. “I know it’s a business,” Torres said when asked if was disappointed that the Yankees didn’t extend him an offer in free agency this past… Read More »
Don’t expect 9/11 victims compensation crusader John Feal to forget the title of the book he has coming out next year. It’s tattooed on his right hand. They are the words comedian and fellow crusader Jon Stewart told Feal after they successfully lobbied lawmakers to expand the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund and healthcare bill in… Read More »
With President Trump scheduled to attend Thursday night’s game in the Bronx, the Yankees are introducing enhanced security measures. As such, the Yankees laid out a series of guidelines for fans who plan to attend the series finale against the Detroit Tigers. “Ticketed guests are strongly urged to arrive as early as possible and should… Read More »
Two students were shot at a high school in Colorado on Wednesday afternoon, and the suspected shooter was also wounded, authorities said. The two victims were hospitalized in critical condition after the shooting at Evergreen High School, Jefferson County sheriff’s office spokeswoman Jacki Kelley said. The shooter has not been publicly identified, but Kelley said… Read More »
Malik Nabers spent seven entertaining minutes on Wednesday promising to channel his frustration better this week than he did in last Sunday’s Week 1 loss at Washington. Then he walked off the podium when faced with a final question: is it frustrating that the Giants have lost their last eight to the Cowboys, and how… Read More »