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New York energy rebate checks 2026: Who is eligible, when will you get it and how much?New York has begun mailing POWER energy rebate checks to eligible taxpayers in 2026. Payments range from $100 to $200 depending on filing s...- In 2004, truck driver Joe Macken began with a tiny Rockefeller Center building; more than two decades later, his vast handmade New York model entered a city museumJoe Macken began a basement project in 2004, crafting miniature buildings from balsa wood. This hobby evolved into a vast scale model of Ne...
- Trump eyes busy week of meetings as UN General Assembly gathersUS President Trump will attend the United Nations General Assembly in New York. He is scheduled to meet with leaders from Ukraine and the U...
- Trump, Mamdani plan to meet in New York during president's upcoming UN visitUS President Donald Trump will meet New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani. They will discuss issues affecting the city and its residents. This...
- Franklin D. Roosevelt’s father bought this 110-acre New York property for $40,000 in 1867; the estate kept expanding until it covered nearly 1,600 acres when the president died in 1945Franklin D. Roosevelt estate: Franklin D. Roosevelt’s family estate in Hyde Park, New York, began with his father’s purchase of the propert...
- Andy Warhol created digital art in 1985 and left it on obsolete floppy disks; 36 years later, 5 recovered works sold as NFTs for $3.38 millionAndy Warhol created digital art on a Commodore Amiga computer in 1985. Researchers recovered these forgotten digital works from floppy disk...
- The Year of Freak: How an Elon Musk’s SpaceX employee’s big bet on company stock became a $25,000-a-month adventure across Europe and beyond for a yearBrian Aggrey and Phoebe Novack are enjoying a year of travel and creative pursuits. They are spending $25,000 monthly on experiences and pe...
- New York homes cost $832,000, so Gen Z is flocking to a city 90 miles away where they can buy nearly 3 houses for the price of oneNew York City is witnessing a mass exodus of young residents, primarily driven by soaring living costs. Many Gen-Zs are flocking to Philade...
- In 2011, 'Occupy Wall Street' started in New York, prompting similar protests around the U.S., world, decade later Manhattan lady was rich by $431,000Occupy Wall Street quickly became known for the slogan “We are the 99%,” which was used to express concerns about the distribution of wealt...
- A border surge reshaped America. Now, data shows who 4.5 million migrants were and where they wentMillions of migrants from over 150 countries arrived in the United States over the past decade. These individuals settled in both tradition...
- New York wants more tree cover; a 2024 study found that planting certain species could worsen summer ozone when their emissions mix with traffic pollutionWhile New York City’s tree planting efforts aim to enhance urban greenery, they may unintentionally worsen air quality. Species such as oak...
- In 2010, New York spread 2 million tons of clean soil over a former landfill. 7 years later, the site reopened as a 258-acre park with wetlands, woodlands, ponds and trailsNew York City transformed a former landfill into Brookfield Park. This extensive project involved capping and remediating the site for publ...
- In 1984, Lincoln's handwritten final public address emerged from a secret compartment in an antique table; the forgotten manuscript later sold for $231,000A remarkable manuscript discovery at New York City’s Morris-Jumel Mansion brought an overlooked piece of Revolutionary-era history back int...
- 7 countries to visit for some of the world's biggest museumsFor travellers who enjoy art, history, science and culture, some countries offer museums that can take hours or even days to explore. From ...
- In 1788, New York City was declared national capital of United States of America, over 230 years later NYC is set to play pivotal role in midterm elections 2026Although New York City became the first capital under the Constitution, its status was always intended to be temporary. The location of the...
- Meet Aelita Andre, the Australian child artist who began painting as a toddler and had her first solo exhibition at just 2Aelita Andre began painting at nine months old and held her first exhibition at two. She later achieved international solo exhibitions in v...
- In 1995, Bette Midler founded 1 nonprofit, NYRP to restore neglected parks across New York. 30 years later, it had planted 200,000+ trees and renovated 300+ green spacesBette Midler founded the New York Restoration Project in 1995. The organization has since planted over 200,000 trees across the city. NYRP ...
- Yayoi Kusama's last show opens without her: Amsterdam unveils new Infinity Mirrored Room in tribute to the artist who died at 97A major retrospective of Yayoi Kusama's work opens at Amsterdam's Stedelijk Museum. This exhibition serves as a posthumous tribute to the a...
- A quarter-century after 9/11, New York’s Muslims find strength in belongingNew York's Muslim community faced significant Islamophobia and surveillance after the 9/11 attacks. Many Muslims experienced increased hara...
- In 1990, New York City began recycling waste glass into street pavement. 5 years later, the city had reused 250,000 tons of glass in resurfacing projects across the cityNew York City pioneered waste glass use in road construction between 1990 and 1995. Research examined crushed glass as an asphalt aggregate...
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