Sophia Rosenbaum
The Archive
Doorman who died in freak accident was church-going grandfather
An Upper East Side doorman died in a freak accident Thursday when he tumbled through a plate-glass window while shoveling his building’s slippery steps as the city was walloped by...
De Blasio urges New Yorkers to stay off the roads
Mayor de Blasio said on Thursday the city has about 2,300 vehicles plowing and encouraged people to use mass transit so the trucks can continue to clear the streets of...
High-end Whole Foods will spare you the agony of chopping onions
If chopping your own carrots and onions is too much to handle, the folks at Whole Foods have someone they want you to meet — their new produce butcher. Like...
Uber's still pretty popular despite boycott
Uber's popularity may not be in the tank after all, according to a new poll. The ride-sharing app's favorability only dipped 5 percent in the last week, despite the #DeleteUber...
This is the most expensive cup of coffee in America
The caffeine in this cup of coffee isn’t the only thing that will wake you up — the price tag will, too. Extraction Lab, a new java joint in Sunset...
People can't stop trolling Sean Spicer on Venmo
Sean Spicer is paying the price for keeping his Venmo account public after heading to Washington. Users of the cash-sharing app flooded the Press Secretary’s public account with small donations...
Brutally honest Girl Scout is country's best seller
This tough cookie has turned sweet! The New Jersey Girl Scout whose brutally honest cookie reviews earned her gangbuster sales is now primed to be the all-time seller in the...
NYC forecast: Record-high temperature, then snow
The Big Apple is taking a ride on a two-day weather roller coaster. Temperatures are forecast to hit a record-breaking 65 degrees early Wednesday — and then plummet to freezing...
Formerly conjoined twins celebrate first birthday
A formerly conjoined set of twins that were separated during a marathon surgery at a Westchester hospital celebrated their first birthday over the weekend. Ballenie and Bellanie Camacho’s hospital room...
NYPD stalked de Blasio to settle union dispute
The NYPD had a covert operation that helped them finally put an end to its years-long contract negotiations — stalking Mayor de Blasio. Mission Hunt Hizzoner was the secret weapon...
Gaga gets preachy before Super Bowl halftime show
Lady Gaga kept up her poker face hours before the big game — only revealing that she hopes “people get lost” in her halftime performance. The 30-year-old pop star said...
New Yorkers band together to clean Swastika-covered subway car
New Yorkers teamed up to remove swastikas and anti-Semitic messages scrawled onto a subway — less than a day after the Nazi symbol was found on a separate train. The...
'SNL' takes aim at Trump and Spicer
“Saturday Night Live” didn’t hold back on mocking Donald Trump — not only bringing Alec Baldwin back to reprise his role as the president, but also adding a special guest....
January was really warm -- but February could bring heavy snow
It was the warmest January in more than a decade in the Big Apple, according to meteorologists, who predicted a change later this month — with the possibility of "significant...
Don't freak out, but our nation's bacon reserve is dwindling fast
Americans are eating bacon almost as fast as farmers and slaughterhouses can produce it, the USDA revealed in new data that shows a 50-year low in the nation’s pork belly...
'It's a gluten-free wasteland': Girl Scout cashes in on brutal cookie reviews
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ga0IG4QVMXU She’s earned her merit badge in food criticism! A savvy Girl Scout from New Jersey is close to selling more cookies than anyone in history thanks to her brutal...
Slovenia gets tourism boost thanks to Melania Trump
Americans curious to see First Lady Melania Trump's native land are helping spur a tourism boom in Slovenia, officials said Tuesday. There's been a 10-percent bump in U.S. travelers booking...
Pentagon IDs Navy SEAL killed in Yemen
The Navy SEAL killed in a counterterrorism raid on al Qaeda has been identified as a 36-year-old, highly decorated commando from Peoria, Illinois. William “Ryan” Owens was killed Sunday during...
Iraq hits back with tit-for-tat measure against Trump's travel ban
Iraq’s lawmakers are already striking back against President Trump’s travel ban — approving a “reciprocity measure” for Americans trying to enter the country. Deputy Parliament Speaker Sheik Humam Hamoudi said he...
Trump blames Delta for nationwide detainments
President Trump said it wasn’t his executive order on immigration that caused more than 100 people to be detained at airports across the country over the weekend — instead blaming...