Sep 10th 2012 2:30PM
Ever heard the phrase "you live in a zoo"? Renters in one New York City apartment apparently took that a little too literally. On Friday, NYPD officers reportedly found 13 exotic animals -- including a tarantula, two alligators, two bearded dragons, five pythons and a boa constrictor -- living inside fish tanks in... Continue Reading »
Aug 15th 2012 3:15PM
There doesn't seem to be anything special about the dilapidated warehouses pictured above, but a New York City sign marks them as a historic district. Oops ... wrong corner. According to DNAinfo.com, the city made a mistake when replacing old street signs in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Greenpoint. Instead of marking... Continue Reading »
Nov 30th 2010 1:15PM
Starting Dec. 3, singer Norah Jones -- along with all other New York City residents -- will have to help fight the bedbug infestation crawling through the city by following new rules enacted by the New York City Department of Sanitation. Jones, who recently was alleged to have brought bedbugs to the Brooklyn neighborhood... Continue Reading »
Oct 22nd 2010 12:43PM
It's not an exaggeration to say that the Brooklyn Flea -- an immense artisan market at the crossroads of Ft. Greene and Clinton Hill in Brooklyn, N.Y. -- has transformed Saturday mornings in the neighborhood. "For one thing, I've been told we've changed the primary brunch day from Sunday to Saturday," jokes Eric Demby, who... Continue Reading »
Jul 2nd 2010 10:37AM
Brooklyn gained 660 apartments for low and middle-income New Yorkers on Tuesday, when the New York City Council approved the conversion of the former Domino Sugar refinery into a mixed-income community. While units for poor and middle-income renters are desperately needed in neighborhoods such as Williamsburg, located... Continue Reading »
