NYC’s Tougher Lifeguard Rules May Help Fuel a Shortage The city requires its pool lifeguards to meet standards similar to those set for ocean lifeguards, beyond what the state sets.
We Went on a Lanternfly-Killing Rampage. They’re Still Here. The spotted lanternfly, an invasive pest that ecologists have urged the populace to squish on sight, is back, infesting the New York City area.
Ice Cream Trucks Are the Latest Target of Inflation Inflation and its rising fuel prices have pushed some ice cream truck owners to the brink.
Does Public Art Have an Afterlife? Public artworks have the power to uplift a city. Sometimes they end up in a museum, but other times in a dumpster.
N.Y.C. Pools Open Amid a Swim Lesson Shortage, Raising Safety Fears The city has canceled free swim lessons and private swim programs are feeling the squeeze from a lack of lifeguards. One expert said: “Some of those kids are going to drown.”