More than four in ten Bronx residents say they feel lonely, making the borough New York's most isolated county, a finding that lands in a state already ranked among the loneliest in America. An August 2026 report from Mood.com, a cannabis sales site, analyzed CDC data on community, mood, and loneliness covering 39 states and […] The post The Bronx tops New York's loneliness rankings, with 41% of residents reporting isolation appeared first on American Almanac .
More than four in ten Bronx residents say they feel lonely, making the borough New York's most isolated county, a finding that lands in a state already ranked among the loneliest in America. An August 2026 report from Mood.com, a cannabis sales site, analyzed CDC data on community, mood, and loneliness covering 39 states and 184.2 million American adults. Bronx County came in first among New York's loneliest counties, with a 41% loneliness rate, meaning roughly four out of every ten adults in a borough of more than 1.4 million people told federal surveyors they feel lonely always, usually, or sometimes. The New York Post reported the full county-by-county breakdown. Queens followed at 39.4%. Manhattan came in third at 38.1%. Brooklyn…Open
The Jelly Firkin, a $35 plastic handbag shaped like the iconic Hermès Birkin, has gone viral across the U.S., and women who spent six figures on the real thing are watching its cultural cachet dissolve. On the Upper East Side of Manhattan, 40-year-old Natalie Mileo strolled through one of the wealthiest zip codes in America […] The post A $35 plastic purse is humbling the $100,000 Hermès Birkin — and its owners aren't taking it well appeared first on American Almanac .
The Jelly Firkin, a $35 plastic handbag shaped like the iconic Hermès Birkin, has gone viral across the U.S., and women who spent six figures on the real thing are watching its cultural cachet dissolve. On the Upper East Side of Manhattan, 40-year-old Natalie Mileo strolled through one of the wealthiest zip codes in America carrying a gummy, translucent purse made from the same material as a gym-class kickball. She paid $35 for it. She also owns ten real Hermès bags. She is not confused about the difference. She just does not care. The bag is called the Jelly Firkin, and it has become the most unlikely fashion phenomenon of 2026, a cheap plastic knockoff that is not just undercutting the Birkin's price tag but openly mocking the status…Open
Residential buildings with fewer than 10 units are required to put out their trash in official “NYC Bins” as part of the city’s efforts to deter rats. Owners who don’t comply will be fined.
At the annual West Indian American Day Parade in Brooklyn, many Haitian New Yorkers targeted by an immigration crackdown were absent from the festivities.
Two police shootings last week underscored the challenge police officers face in confronting emotionally disturbed people who are violent or threatening violence.
Condescension has always been an effective sales strategy for the politically naive. Wrap radical ideology in the language of justice, present the speakers as virtuous defenders of the powerless, and enough people will overlook the obvious contradiction. Jim Jones perfected the method decades ago, preaching racial equality, social justice, and communal living while consolidating absolute […] The post Born into Privilege, Preaching Revolution appeared first on StoneZone .
Condescension has always been an effective sales strategy for the politically naive. Wrap radical ideology in the language of justice, present the speakers as virtuous defenders of the powerless, and enough people will overlook the obvious contradiction. Jim Jones perfected the method decades ago, preaching racial equality, social justice, and communal living while consolidating absolute power and leading nearly a thousand of his followers to their deaths with a cyanide-laced grape drink. Fidel Castro followed a related path, born into relative privilege, he wrapped revolutionary expropriation in the language of justice and the people. This pattern of inherited security and radical rhetoric is consistent, only the branding changes. But…Open
Mayor Zohran Mamdani's flagship universal childcare program faces an embarrassing debut, providers contracted to open classrooms on September 10 say the city has not sent the advance payments they need to hire staff, buy supplies, or even fix the plumbing. Across Queens, Staten Island, and Brooklyn, directors of small daycare centers told the New York […] The post NYC childcare providers still waiting on six-figure payments as Mamdani's free pre-K expansion stumbles before day one appeared first on American Almanac .
Mayor Zohran Mamdani's flagship universal childcare program faces an embarrassing debut, providers contracted to open classrooms on September 10 say the city has not sent the advance payments they need to hire staff, buy supplies, or even fix the plumbing. Across Queens, Staten Island, and Brooklyn, directors of small daycare centers told the New York Post they are draining personal savings, maxing out credit lines, delaying staff paychecks, and skipping their own salaries to keep doors open, all while City Hall and the Comptroller's office trade blame over unregistered contracts. The result: the city's 2-K, 3-K, and pre-K programs, the centerpiece of Mamdani's 2025 campaign, risk opening without teachers, without supplies, and without…Open