At 99-years-old, the legendary voice of the Yankees and New York Giants Bob Sheppard has officially called it quits this week ending a truly iconic era in the booth.
Sheppard was the voice of the Yankees for more than fifty years, serving in the booth from 1951 to 2007 and the New York Giants from 1956 to 2006.
There are few sports announcers who are truly revered in the game like Sheppard was but who else can boast a career of announcing starting lineups that included Yankee legends like Joe DiMaggio, Mickey Mantle, Reggie Jackson, Derek Jeter, …continue reading
 Winter is a tough time in New York City. We are a city driven by fashion, delayed by the weather. It can be freakishly cold in the city, and although we never have snow, we always have slush.
Well, here is a list of what to get to look hot in NYC this winter.
1) Either Platform Snakeskin Sandals, Or Booties
Whether PETA runs your life or not, snakeskin is in and currently being sold everywhere. People have gotten tired of the usual plain shoes, and leopard print is generally stereotyped as hooker-ish, so it was decided somewhere along the line that snakeskin is …continue reading
 New York City is the center of the cultural universe and many people from far and wide come here to see our world-renowned museums. However, tourists aren’t the only ones who go to museums here in New York, many of the residents visit all the time.
Picking which museums to go to can be difficult. New York City museums are so diverse though, even the pickiest museum go-er can find a museum where they would have fun.
So here is the list of the coolest museums in New York that everyone MUST visit at least once, and not just the ones that the …continue reading
 The Thanksgiving holidays ended tragically for one family in New Jersey this year, when early on Saturday morning, a man chased down and shot his wife and two sons, killing one of them, before he himself was shot by an off-duty police officer.
Investigators have not yet found a clear motive for the crime.
Paramedics pronounced Adrian Gonzales, 7-years-old, dead at the scene. His 11-year-old brother and mother were hospitalized and currently are in critical condition. The gunman, Edelmiro Gonzales, 54, was also taken to the hospital, where he died several hours later.
A resident that witnessed the shooting, told the Record of Bergen …continue reading
 The police have arrested a 17-year-old for the fatal stabbing that occurred in Chintatown two weeks ago.
The 17-year-old suspect, Victor Fong, was charged with second-degree murder after showing up at the Fifth Precinct station on Monday to surrender, with his lawyer.
The victim of the stabbing was 18-year-old Nelson Rafael Pena, who was coming home from work at the Local Foot Locker on November 18, when he was attacked by Fong, and brutally stabbed in the leg and chest. Pena’s friend, who was with them at the time, was also reportedly stabbed in the neck, but survived.
Investigators say the assault was not …continue reading
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