New York City’s Animal Care Centers keeps adoptable dogs drugged-up and in squalid conditions – only to then “mercilessly” kill them – while the agency uses half of its profits on salaries instead of on canine welfare, a new federal lawsuit alleges. Dogs at shelters run by ACC – a non-profit under contract with the … Read more
It’s all downhill from here. Colorado is tops in a study from Lighthouse Dental Centre that ranks all 50 states on overall health and well-being using several data points from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The research, conducted over the summer, considers air quality, obesity rates, physical activity, health conditions, sleeping patterns, smoking and drinking … Read more
New Yorkers could wake up to hazy skies Monday morning as smoke from ongoing Canadian wildfires is expected to reach the Big Apple by sunrise. New York City officials sounded the alarm Sunday over the potential plume of wildfire smoke two days after Mayor Eric Adams faced backlash for not issuing a more forceful warning … Read more
The head of the Transportation Workers Union excoriated MTA boss Janno Lieber as treating the city’s congestion-pricing scheme as a “thinly veiled” cash cow for the agency. TWU International President John Samuelsen, a member of the Traffic Mobility Review Board assigned to set congestion pricing fees and exemptions, bashed the MTA chairman as being “laser-focused” … Read more
It took until September, but New York City’s first official heat wave is on the books and the hot weather is here for to stay for at least a few more days. The mercury reached 93 degrees in Central Park Thursday after 93- and 92-degree showings Wednesday and Tuesday — marking the official heat wave … Read more
Orange you glad? The Canadian wildfire smoke that covered the NYC skyline with a toxic amber glow in June was no worse for your lungs than a bad pollen day, researchers at NYU Langone found. “Thankfully, the respiratory effects of the wildfire smoke in June were not much worse than what had been seen on … Read more
Say goodbye to the swamp — for now. New Yorkers delighted in an “unusually” mild and crisp week of weather as humidity levels plunged well below the city’s muggy summer average, meteorologists said Thursday. The dew point, which measures humidity, dipped into the 40s and 50s between Monday and Thursday — making the city feel … Read more
There is an end in sight. New Yorkers suffering through the city’s first official summer heat wave can expect temperatures in the low 80s on Sunday, perfect to venture back out outside. “A cold front is going to sweep through … that’s going to do two things, knock the air temperature back about 10 degrees, … Read more
Staten Island’s bitter opposition to the MTA’s congestion pricing plan has revived the borough’s long-dormant secession movement. “I think it’s time to secede,” Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-Staten Island) told The Post. “There’s no real value in being part of this city or the state. We didn’t vote for this mayor; we didn’t vote for this governor; … Read more
A potentially deadly heat wave will scorch New York City with humid temperatures soaring into the 90s for three connective days — making it the hottest July since 2020, according to meteorologists. The National Weather Service issued an excessive heat warning for the city Thursday as temperatures were forecast to hit an oppressive high of 95 … Read more