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It’s the Year of the Dragon in the Chinese zodiac − associated with good fortune, wisdom and success

Among China’s traditional holidays and celebrations, none ranks higher in importance than the Lunar New Year (農曆新年).… more

Mario Poceski, University of Florida, The Conversation | 2/5/24

11 of the strangest theme parks in the world

Stacker explored Fodor's Travel, Culture Trip, and other sources to develop this list of 11 of the strangest theme parks around the world. more

Cu Fleshman | 2/1/24

Are the Grammys biased against hip-hop and rap? Here's what the numbers say.

Stacker dove into Grammy nominations, Billboard charts, and Spotify and Last.fm data to quantify the Recording Academy's predisposition to hip-hop. more

Rahul Mukherjee | 1/31/24

From matchmaking lotteries to commercial juggernaut: The evolution of Valentine's Day

Stacker used historical and news sources to trace the evolution of Valentine's Day from a pagan festival to one of today's most commercialized holidays. more

Andrea Vale | 1/30/24

States where road conditions are deteriorating fastest

TruckInfo.net used Bureau of Transportation Statistics data to map the 20-year change in the share of roads in "acceptable condition" in each state. more

Colleen Kilday | 1/29/24

Robbed near bus station

1. Police said that a 19-year-old and a 17-year-old were waiting to catch a bus at Broadway and West 231st Street at 4:15 a.m. on June 17 when two other men sized them up as easy marks for a robbery. The robbers... more

By Nic Cavell | 6/25/15

Volunteer Duffy Chen, 79, puts gravy on a turkey before serving Thanksgiving lunch at Riverdale YM-YWHA Senior Center on Tuesday. On Saturday Chef Ian Nerwen began this pre work in anticipation of Riverdale YM-YWHA Senior Center lunch in on Tuesday. The menu included Mushroom Barley soup as the started followed by the entrée of turkey with gravy, stuffing, vegetables, cranberry sauce, sweet potato yams – some had chicken or fish and for desserts pumpkin pie with grapes.

Giving thanks [Photo gallery]

11/26/14

Devin Cuddy, 4, gets in a fighting stance as he play battles Rami Lapin and Isacc Veras, both 5, in a ballon sword fight at the annual Jonson Venue Block party on Sunday.

Festival fencing [Photo gallery]

10/1/14

Sheila Nazario, 31, donates blood at the Hebrew Institute of Riverdale’s 9/11 Thirteenth Anniversary Commemorative Blood Drive on Sunday. By mid-afternoon, HIR had received donations from more than 80 people.

Red-blooded donors [Photo gallery]

9/10/14

Photo editor Marisol Díaz captured the moment as a Target truck sped along the Maj. Deegan Expressway past the new Broadway Plaza mall last Friday evening.

Photographer's Eye [Photo gallery]

9/10/14

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50 Years on the Job

Building relationships simply by repairing one kitchen at a time

Felix Lam has been the superintendent at 2465 Palisade Ave., in Spuyten Duyvil for 50 years. The 81-year-old has made his home — and career — at the eight-story co-op since he was a young man. And how does that make him feel? “I’m very happy about it,” Lam said.

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