Did You Know: NYC New Year’s Eve Confetti Is Literally Strangers’ Hopes And Dreams.
To ring in the new year, confetti rains down in New York City. This is a beautiful moment, of course, but knowing what the festive...
Read moreTo ring in the new year, confetti rains down in New York City. This is a beautiful moment, of course, but knowing what the festive...
Read moreYou never know when or where you'll meet the love of your life. For Alex and Sue of the UK, it was on a 1988...
Read moreEvery year, the New York City Marathon garners all kinds of athletic folks who are after those coveted medals. Turns out, humans aren't the only...
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Read moreIn December 2021, Lucy Yu fulfilled a life-long dream when she opened up Yu & Me Books, the first female-owned Asian American bookstore. Located in...
Read moreTim Schulteis is not a real conductor, but he is a born showman! Tim, who is now a teacher, was once a Broadway dancer. Maybe...
Read moreTrue heroes can't simply pass by an emergency without feeling compelled to lend a hand. Fritz Sam was driving his Uber around New York City...
Read moreOn a random street in New York City, a compelling prompt, written on a large chalkboard, awaited passersby: "What's your biggest regret?" You'd think that...
Read morePeople may have been riding horses as far back as 4500 B.C., but this age-old pastime continues to be a therapeutic activity even in modern...
Read moreRunning into a celebrity can be a hit or miss: You never know if they'll be nice or... not so nice. Thankfully, for a little...
Read moreAnyone walking through Washington Square Park on a random Wednesday in the middle of January received a pleasant surprise – Bill Murray putting on an...
Read moreIf two proposals aren't a sign of true love, we don’t know what is! OK, allow us to explain. Twenty-five years ago, Brian Prentiss and...
Read moreThis adorable little girl would make even Johann Sebastian Bach proud! At just 8 years old, Maya M. is already an astonishingly talented musician. The New...
Read moreOf the 14 employees at Janie's Life-Changing Baked Goods, only one has been to culinary school – and it isn't Janie. Janie Deegan opened her...
Read moreMany experts believe serious lifestyle changes begin in the brain. Overeating is a hard habit to break, so changing your relationship with food is often...
Read moreBack in 2018, a group of 31 students from the Monmouth-Roseville High School choir were en route to New York City from Illinois for a...
Read moreThree doctors popped into a New York City restaurant after work one day and wound up saving the life of one very lucky jazz singer....
Read moreThere's one thing that drives Edith Murway-Traina of Tampa, Florida, to push herself every time she steps into the gym: the applause. As a lifelong...
Read moreThis year marks two full decades since the 9/11 terrorist attacks where almost 3,000 lives were lost. Paul Veneto, a former flight attendant, is one...
Read moreWhen a man in a wheelchair was mere seconds away from a life-threatening accident, a kind stranger put his own safety at risk to save...
Read moreWhen the pandemic forced bars and restaurants in New York City to close, Mary O'Halloran didn't know how she and her family would make it....
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Read moreThe instant we heard that JW's Inspirational Singers, a gospel group, was made up of performers from "the Broadway, film, and TV world," we knew...
Read moreWe've all been through a lot during the novel coronavirus pandemic, but few have worked harder or endured more than our brave health care heroes....
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