3+ day, 8+ hour ago   (239+ words) NEW YORK CITY — ÓOL, pronounced “awl,” has opened in SoHo introducing what it describes as New York’s first cacao café. The concept is inspired by the traditional Mesoamerican "taller de cacao", or cacao atelier, and draws on founder Ilana Gutierrez’s…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (302+ words) HARLEM, NY — A man has been indicted on hate crime charges after allegedly shooting a 23-year-old stranger outside a Harlem deli while making an anti-gay remark, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg announced. Theodore Tucker, 30, was hanging out with a group…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (625+ words) NEW YORK CITY— The fight to save New York City’s neighborhood movie theaters has all the makings of a scrappy underdog story: beloved local institutions on the brink, deep-pocketed owners and a loyal audience refusing to let the lights go…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (119+ words) UPPER EAST SIDE, NY — It was a busy week for the luxury real estate market on the Upper East Side, with six contracts signed worth over $4 million, according to the latest data from the Olshan Report. The most expensive home…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (150+ words) Patch Rental Business Among 16 New Businesses Registered In Brookfield In August 16 new businesses registered in Brookfield in August, including a rental business, a clothing retailer and a salon. BROOKFIELD, CT — Brookfield saw 16 new business registrations in August, according to the…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (172+ words) TARRYTOWN, NY — A Poughkeepsie mom was arrested after smacking her child on a train from Grand Central Terminal, according to police. On Sunday, at approximately 9:35 p.m., at the Tarrytown Metro-North Railroad Station, MTA police officers responded to a report of…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (420+ words) GREAT FALLS, VA — L'Auberge Chez François, the longtime Great Falls restaurant whose roots stretch back more than seven decades, is entering a new chapter with restaurateur Warren Thompson stepping in as steward of the business. Beginning in September, Thompson, president…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (365+ words) UPPER EAST SIDE, NY — A longtime French bistro is returning to the Upper East Side, two years after losing its former neighborhood home to redevelopment. Jean Claude is expected to open within the next two weeks on York Avenue, between…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (131+ words) UPPER EAST SIDE, NY — It was a busy week for the luxury real estate market on the Upper East Side, with 10 contracts signed worth over $4 million, according to the latest data from the Olshan Report. The most expensive home in…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (218+ words) NEWPORT BEACH, CA — A new bakery is opening its doors in Orange County. Levain Bakery will open its doors Friday, Sept. 4 at Fashion Island in Newport Beach, marking the bakery's first Orange County location. Founded in 1995, the business started as…...