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Beetle House Restaurant in NYC Offers Tim Burton-Inspired Halloween Experience Year-Round

Beetle House Restaurant in NYC Offers Tim Burton-Inspired Halloween Experience Year-Round

Beetle House Restaurant in NYC Offers Tim Burton-Inspired Halloween Experience Year-Round
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The Best Restaurants Around Times Square, According to Eater Editors

The Best Restaurants Around Times Square, According to Eater Editors

Where to eat and drink around the bustling center of Manhattan
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New York's Flatiron Building Residential Conversion Nears Sellout

New York's Flatiron Building Residential Conversion Nears Sellout

New York's Flatiron Building Residential Conversion Nears Sellout
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Good Time Country Buffet to Open in East Village, Reviving All-You-Can-Eat Southern Cuisine

Good Time Country Buffet to Open in East Village, Reviving All-You-Can-Eat Southern Cuisine

Good Time Country Buffet to Open in East Village, Reviving All-You-Can-Eat Southern Cuisine
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Inside the Lower East Side Bathhouse Built to Handle 3,000 Visits a Day

Inside the Lower East Side Bathhouse Built to Handle 3,000 Visits a Day

In the bustling, densely populated Lower East Side of Manhattan at the turn of the 20th century, a significant public health initiative took shape....
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Interurban Restaurant to Close Norman, Oklahoma Location After Nearly 50 Years

Interurban Restaurant to Close Norman, Oklahoma Location After Nearly 50 Years

Interurban Restaurant to Close Norman, Oklahoma Location After Nearly 50 Years
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Good Time Country Buffet to Open in East Village, Offering Affordable All-You-Can-Eat Southern Cuisine

Good Time Country Buffet to Open in East Village, Offering Affordable All-You-Can-Eat Southern Cuisine

Good Time Country Buffet to Open in East Village, Offering Affordable All-You-Can-Eat Southern Cuisine
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Giants vs. Jets Is an NFL Rivalry Unlike Most Others

Giants vs. Jets Is an NFL Rivalry Unlike Most Others

The rivalry between the New York Giants and the New York Jets is a storied one, marked by unique circumstances and pivotal moments that have shaped...
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Teenage Tourist Stabbed in Unprovoked Attack Inside Midtown Manhattan McDonald's

Teenage Tourist Stabbed in Unprovoked Attack Inside Midtown Manhattan McDonald's

A 19-year-old Australian tourist was seriously wounded in an unprovoked stabbing attack inside a McDonald's restaurant in Midtown Manhattan early Monday. According to police and law enforcement sources, the incident occurred around 2 a.m. at the fast-food eatery on Eighth Avenue near Penn Station. The victim was sitting and eating when he was stabbed in the rib cage and the back. While words were exchanged between the victim and his attacker, sources described the attack as largely unprovoked. Police arrested 25-year-old Juan Mercedes, from Port Charlotte, Fla., at the scene. Mercedes has been charged with second-degree assault and was in custody pending arraignment. The tourist, whose identity has not been released, was transported to Bellevue Hospital and is reported to be in stable condition. This is an ongoing investigation, and further updates are expected.
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Maven Clinic Launches 'Onward' Summit to Address Future of Women's and Family Health

Maven Clinic Launches 'Onward' Summit to Address Future of Women's and Family Health

Maven Clinic, identified as the world's largest virtual clinic for women and families, has announced its inaugural annual industry summit named 'Onward.' The event is scheduled for September 30 in New York City. This summit is designed to bring together benefits leaders, health plan executives, clinicians, and healthcare innovators to discuss and shape the future of women's and family health. The initiative comes at a time when employers are facing the highest projected healthcare cost increases in over 15 years, making women's and family health a rapidly evolving area of benefits strategy. The summit will feature actress, mother, and breast cancer advocate Olivia Munn as a headliner, who will share her experiences and advocate for early detection and risk assessment. Key topics for discussion include evolving fertility policy, maternity reimbursement models, the role of AI in care delivery, GLP-1s, hormone care, and measuring clinical outcomes.
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NYC Reading Test Scores Fluctuate Dramatically, Prompting Expert Scrutiny

NYC Reading Test Scores Fluctuate Dramatically, Prompting Expert Scrutiny

New York City has experienced significant and unexplained swings in elementary reading test scores, with a dramatic surge last year followed by a sharp decline this year. Preliminary results indicate that half of New York City students were proficient in reading this year, a 6 percentage point drop from the previous year. The share of third, fourth, and fifth graders meeting grade-level standards has reverted to levels similar to 2024 in both New York City and across the state. For instance, third graders' proficiency fell by 14 percentage points after a 13-point rise the year prior. These fluctuations have led testing experts, or psychometricians, to question the validity of the tests themselves, with some suggesting a potential issue with last year's assessment. While the state's testing vendor, NWEA, asserts confidence in the accuracy of the results, a nonprofit advocacy group, EdTrust-New York, has called for an independent audit.
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Pike Place Market Pedestrian Pilot to Scale Back for Winter Months in Seattle

Pike Place Market Pedestrian Pilot to Scale Back for Winter Months in Seattle

The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) is proposing to scale back the pedestrian pilot program at Pike Place Market for the fall and winter months, specifically from October to March. Under the new proposal, 'soft closures' of Pike Place between Pike Street and Virginia Street would only be implemented from 11 am to 4 pm on Fridays through Sundays, with 'hard closures' for full barricades reserved for special events. On Mondays through Thursdays during this period, all vehicles would be permitted to use the corridor without restrictions, though new signage would instruct drivers to yield to pedestrians. This adjustment follows a successful summer pilot that saw increased business and visitor numbers, but also generated mixed feedback from merchants. The proposal, which will be presented to the Pike Place Market Historical Commission, aims to balance pedestrian safety and experience with the needs of businesses that rely on vehicular access, particularly local shoppers during the winter.